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    …when Napoleon III raised the question of Luxembourg. Luxembourg had been a member of the old confederation, and a Prussian garrison still remained there. Napoleon III proposed to buy the grand duchy from its ruler, the king of the Netherlands. The response was an outcry in Germany and questions in…

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    …when Napoleon III raised the question of Luxembourg. Luxembourg had been a member of the old confederation, and a Prussian garrison still remained there. Napoleon III proposed to buy the grand duchy from its ruler, the king of the Netherlands. The response was an outcry in Germany and questions in…

    Read More