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1443. ( 1443) Cadet branches. Luxembourg-Brienne. (extinct in 1648) The House of Luxembourg ( Luxembourgish: D'Lëtzebuerger Haus; French: Maison de Luxembourg; German: Haus Luxemburg) or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as kings of Germany and Holy ...
World War I: • German occupation: 1914-18: Reign of Charlotte: 1919-1964: World War II: • German invasion: 1940 • German occupation: 1940-45 • Government in exile: 1940-45 • Holocaust: 1941: Reign of Jean: 1964-2000: Reign of Henri: 2000-
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October 20: The "Phoney War" begins. November 24: Japan announces the capture of Nanjing, the Chinese capital at the time. November 30: The Soviet Union invades Finland in the Winter War (it wasn’t part of WWII). 1940. 9 April: Denmark surrenders. May 10: Germany invades Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess in the case of a female monarch) is the head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is the world's only extant sovereign grand duchy, a status to which Luxembourg was promoted in 1815 upon its unification with the Netherlands under the House of Orange-Nassau.
Exploring Luxembourg’s World War Two history will take you to the capital, across the country and, possibly, right to your front doorstep. You’ll discover what it was like under Nazi occupation, the legacy of the Battle of the Bulge and the darker side of life in Luxembourg during wartime.
Dec 12, 2022 · The occupation lasts for most of World War Two, until 1944. 1948 - Luxembourg abandons its neutrality and forms an economic union with Belgium and the Netherlands - the Benelux countries....
The House of Luxembourg or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as kings of Germany and Holy Roman emperors as well as kings of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia. Their rule was twice interrupted by the rival House of Wittelsbach. The family takes its name from its ancestral county of Luxembourg which they ...
