County of Luxembourg

County of Luxembourg
Grofschaft Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish)
Grafschaft Luxemburg (German)
Comté de Luxembourg (French)
Comitatus Luxemburgensis (Latin)
1059–1353
Luxembourg within the Low Countries, 1350
Luxembourg within the Low Countries, 1350
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalLuxembourg
Common languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Count of Luxembourg 
• 1059–1086
Conrad I (first)
• 1346–1353
Charles IV (last)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Obtained by Sigfried
963
1059
• Raised to county
1214
• Raised to duchy by the Emperor
1353
• Held by the Dukes of Burgundy
1443
• To Habsburg
1482
• Occupied by France
1795
• Grand Duchy re-established
1815
ISO 3166 codeLU
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Lower Lorraine
Duchy of Luxembourg
Today part of
Bock Fiels, Luxembourg
Lützelburg territory (orange) about 1250

The County of Luxembourg (French: Luxembourg; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It arose from medieval Lucilinburhuc ("Little Fortress")[1] Castle in the present-day City of Luxembourg, purchased by Siegfried, Count of the Ardennes in 963. His descendants of the Ardennes–Luxembourg dynasty began to call themselves Counts of Luxembourg from the 11th century onwards. The House of Luxembourg, a cadet branch of the Dukes of Limburg, became one of the most important political forces of the 14th century, contending with the House of Habsburg for supremacy in the Holy Roman Empire.

  1. ^ "Luxembourg | national capital, Luxembourg". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 27 October 2016.