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| 1867, April | |
| The Luxembourg crisis. This grew out of Napoleon's efforts (winter 1866–67) to acquire the duchy of Luxembourg from the king of the Netherlands, who was suzerain. Bismarck had promised not to oppose the deal, provided it was so engineered that German national feeling would not be aroused. The French mismanaged the affair, the news leaked out, Bismarck was interpellated by the new North German Reichstag, and the king of the Netherlands drew back from the arrangements he had made. There followed a period of acute crisis, which was closed by a compromise. | 1 |
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| An international conference at London, which finally signed the Treaty of London (Sept. 9): Prussia abandoned her previous right to garrison the fortress of the town of Luxembourg. The duchy ceased to be a member of the Germanic Confederation. Its neutrality and independence were guaranteed by the powers. This settlement was a profound humiliation for Napoleon, who henceforth looked upon a final reckoning with Prussia as inevitable, reorganized his army, and initiated negotiations for an alliance with Austria and Italy. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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