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History of Luxembourg

13 recorded states lay in what is now Luxembourg, from the Treveri (300 BCE) to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 2 of them have a full profile, and 7 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

4th century BCE

  1. Treveri300 BCE – 51 BCE · tribal confederation

6th century

  1. Austrasia511 CE – 751 CE · kingdom

9th century

  1. Kingdom of Lotharingia855 CE – 900 CE · kingdom
  2. Electorate of Trier898 CE – 1803 CE · electorate

10th century

  1. Duchy of Lotharingia903 CE – 959 CE · duchy
  2. County of Luxembourg963 CE – 1795 CE · duchy

14th century

  1. Burgundian State1363 CE – 1482 CE · duchy

15th century

  1. Habsburg Netherlands1482 CE – 1556 CE · other

16th century

  1. Spanish Netherlands1556 CE – 1714 CE · other

18th century

  1. Austrian Netherlands1714 CE – 1797 CE · other

19th century

  1. German Confederation1815 CE – 1866 CE · profile
  2. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg1815 CE – present · profile
  3. United Kingdom of the Netherlands1815 CE – 1839 CE · kingdom

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of France and the Low Countries → States of Germany and Central Europe → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Luxembourg. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/luxembourg
MLA
“History of Luxembourg.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/luxembourg. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Luxembourg.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/luxembourg.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Luxembourg’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/luxembourg (Accessed: ).