Modern history Limburg (Belgium)

map showing 2 contemporary provinces called limburg, (the left 1 in belgium, , other 1 in netherlands), medieval duchy both named after. (the small overlap villages of teuven , remersdaal in eastern part of voeren, 1 of municipalities in modern belgian limburg since 1977.

loon, , rest of prince-bishopric of liège, not joined politically rest of become belgium until french revolution. nevertheless, in 16th, 17th, , 18th centuries population of loon , badly affected large-scale international wars of neighbouring spanish netherlands , dutch republic, including eighty years war, war of spanish succession, war of austrian succession, 7 years war, , brabant revolution. during period region s episcopal government unable maintain law , order, , economy of area desperately bad, affected plundering soldiers , gangs of thieves such bokkenrijders . nevertheless, population contained conservative catholic elements, , not supported conservative brabant revolution, rebelled unsuccessfully against revolutionary french regime in peasants war of 1798.

the modern limburg region, containing belgian , dutch provinces of name, first united within 1 province while under power of revolutionary france, , later napoleonic empire, under name of french department of lower meuse (maas). after napoleon s defeat, united kingdom of netherlands formed, containing modern belgium, luxembourg, , netherlands. while kept many of french provincial boundaries, first king, william i, insisted name changed province of limburg , based on name of medieval duchy of limburg. part of belgian or dutch limburg in duchy of limburg extreme east of voeren, villages of teuven , remersdaal, , these became part of belgian limburg in 1977.

after belgian revolution of 1830, province of limburg @ first entirely under belgian rule, status of both limburg , luxembourg became unclear. during ten days campaign , 2–12 august 1831, dutch armies entered belgium , took control of several belgian cities in order negotiate stronger position. several belgian militias , armies defeated including belgian army of meuse near hasselt, on 8 august. french , british intervened, leading ceasefire. after conference in london, signed treaty in 1839 , established after both limburg , luxemburg split between 2 states. happened; limburg split so-called dutch limburg , belgian limburg.