LuxembourgHistoire 201 · History and European integration
Why did the personal union with the Netherlands end in 1890?
In the exam (French)
Pourquoi l'union personnelle avec les Pays-Bas prend-elle fin en 1890 ?
- aThe Luxembourgers rejected it in a national referendumLes Luxembourgeois la rejettent par un référendum national
- bPrussia ended it after a war against the NetherlandsLa Prusse y met fin après une guerre contre les Pays-Bas
- cThe Salic law prevented Queen Wilhelmina from reigning in LuxembourgLa loi salique empêche la reine Wilhelmine de régner au LuxembourgCorrect answer
Why?
When William III died, his daughter Wilhelmina inherited the Netherlands, but the Salic law of the House of Nassau excluded women from the Luxembourg throne.
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