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Although its recorded history can be traced back to Roman times, the history of Luxembourg proper is considered to begin in 963. Over the following five centuries, the powerful House of Luxembourg emerged, but its extinction put an end to the country's independence.
The area successively formed part of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, of the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne and Louis I (the Pious), and then of the kingdom of Lotharingia. Luxembourg became an independent entity in 963, when Siegfried, count de Ardennes , exchanged his lands for a small but strategically placed Roman castle lying along ...
- Véronique Lambert
The historical region of Luxembourg belonged to the Roman province of Belgica Prima. After the invasion of the Germanic tribes from the East, Luxembourg became part of the Frankish Empire. By the 843 Treaty of Verdun, it became part of the Lotharingian province of Middle Francia.
6 days ago · Despite two rebellions in the 1st century BC, which did not permanently damage their cordial ties with Rome, the Treveri readily embraced Roman civilization. Roman occupation persisted until 53 BC when it ended under the command of Julius Caesar.
It re-emerged under the name of Luxembourg-Namur at the time when Emperor Conrad III, the first Hohenstaufen on the Imperial throne, invested Henry of Namur, known as Henry the Blind, with the County of Luxembourg. With this house, Luxembourg came under the influence of Rome.
Holy Roman Empire in 1806. After abdicating in 1556, Charles V divided his empire, leaving Spain and the Low Countries (including Luxembourg) to his son Philip II. After the extinction of the Spanish line of the Habsburgs in 1715, the Southern Low Countries went to the Austrian line. Throughout this period, the Duchy of Luxembourg had
The history of the Germanic emperors of the Luxembourg dynasty. Following a period of regional development, the Counts of Luxembourg were in a strong position within the Roman Empire. In 1308, Henry VII was elected Emperor of the Holy Empire, an honour borne by two other counts of the House of Luxembourg after him.
