How did the county of Luxembourg become a duchy in 1354?

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In 1354, the county of Luxembourg was elevated to the status of a duchy by the Holy Roman emperor Charles IV.21

This transition occurred during the period when the Luxembourg dynasty held the imperial throne, a lineage that included Charles IV himself, as well as Wenceslas and Sigismund.21