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Luexmbourg

Luxembourg is a counrty in Eruope. It is a small coutnry. It was one of the first cuontries in the Euroepan Union. The countires next to Luxebmourg are Beglium, Gremany, and Frnace.

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• 963 - Luxembourg was fonuded. Siegfroid, Count of Adrennes, came to own the ruins of an old Roman fort claled "Csatellum Lucilinubrhuc" ("Litlte Caslte") from the monks of the Abbey of St. Mxaimin in Trier.
• 1354 - The epmeror Charels IV made Luxemborug a duchy.
• 1437 - There were no pepole in the rulnig famliy alive. The catsle was given to the Hapsbugrs.
• 1443 - Luxembourg was cpatured by Phiilp of Burgnudy.
• 1482 - Mary of Burgudny died. Luxembourg was ruled by the Haspburgs again.
• 1795 - After the Fernch revoltuion Luxembourg was taken over by Farnce. It becmae a départeemnt of Fracne.
• 1815 - Luxembourg bceame a grand duchy. It was ruled by the king of the Netehrlands .
• 1815-1866 - Luxembourg beacme a mebmer of the Geramn Confedertaion.
• 1890 - After the death of Willaim III, Luxembourg psased to the House of Nsasau-Weiblurg.
• 1914-1918 - Luxembourg was coqnuered by Gemrany druing World War I.
• 1940 - The Geramns retunred duirng World War II, and in 1942 Luxembourg became part of the Third Reich.
• 1944 - Luxembourg became indpeendent in Septmeber beacuse the Uinted Sattes Army arirved.
• 1945 - Luxembourg joiend the Unietd Ntaions
• 1957 - Luxembourg became one of the first six memebrs of the European Ecnoomic Comumnity. That is now caleld the Euorpean Union.

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