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Meuse-Inférieure

1795–1814 · 18th century

Meuse-Inférieure was a department of the French Republic and Empire from 1795 to 1814, named after the lower Meuse and centred on Maastricht. It covered parts of the former Prince-Bishopric of Liège and of the Dutch and Austrian lands, roughly today's Dutch and Belgian Limburg.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Meuse-Inférieure. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/meuse-inferieure
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