Grand Duchy of Luxembourg separates from the Netherlands

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Tweet Report an Error
On the death of King William III, his ten-year-old daughter Wilhelmina becomes Queen of Netherlands under the regency of her mother Emma, but the Salic Law prevents her from succeeding to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which now becomes a separate territory.

42 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg separates from the Netherlands". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19044, accessed 23 November 2024.]

19044 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg separates from the Netherlands 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.