The Wars of Liège were a series of three rebellions by the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, in the town of Liège in modern-day Belgium, against the expanding...
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The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for...
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modern borders of the province of Liège date from 1795, which saw the unification of the Principality of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège with the revolutionary...
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list of wars that began between 1000 and 1499 (last war ended in 1519). Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended...
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Utrecht, and left a democratic spirit in Liège that survived the Middle Ages. At the end of the Liège Wars, a rebellion took place against rule from...
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Citadel of Liège (French: Citadelle de Liège) was the central fortification of the strategic Belgian city of Liège, Wallonia, until the end of the 19th...
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Louis de Bourbon, Bishop of Liège by William I de La Marck's men during the 15th-century Wars of Liège, as told in chapter 22 of Walter Scott's historical...
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is a list of conflicts in Europe ordered chronologically, including wars between European states, civil wars within European states, wars between a European...
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Battle of Othée was fought between the citizens of Liège and a professional army under command of John the Fearless on 23 September 1408. The militia of Liège...
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university Stephen of Liège (c. 850–920), bishop, writer and musician Alger of Liège (1055–1131), clergyman and writer Jacques de Liège (died after 1330)...
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Liège–Bastogne–Liège [ljɛʒ.bas.tɔɲ.ljɛʒ] , also known as La Doyenne ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium. First run in 1892,...
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Austrian Netherlands (category Subdivisions of the Habsburg monarchy)
of Spain, the vast Episcopal Principality of Liège remained in the hands of its prince, the Bishop of Liège, a vassal of the Emperor. South of Liège,...
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United Belgian States (redirect from Prime Minister of the United States of Belgium)
Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution, creating the modern state of Belgium. Republic of Liège Brabant Revolution "Henri de Crumpipen". Archived from the original...
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Battle of Liège (5–16 August 1914) was the opening engagement of the German invasion of Belgium and the first battle of the First World War. The city of Liège...
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Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (French: Standard de Liège [stɑ̃daʁ d(ə) ljɛʒ]; Dutch: Standard Luik [ˈstɑndɑrt ˈlœyk];...
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Liège waffles are a variety of waffle developed in the Wallonia region of Belgium. The Liège waffle differs from the Brussels waffle (sometimes referred...
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2025 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a Belgian road cycling one-day race that took place on 27 April. It was the 111th edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the...
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incomplete list of wars and conflicts involving Belgium and its colonial empire. List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560 – includes wars on the present...
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Prince-Bishopric of Liège, both of which were part of the Holy Roman Empire. The area was captured by the French during the French Revolutionary Wars and incorporated...
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Burgundian State (category Territories of the Valois dukes of Burgundy)
the Wars of Liège, a series of three rebellions led by the Principality of Liège, refusing the Burgundian protectorate and Louis de Bourbon, nephew of Philip...
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the territory of Liège was divided into nine united départements and became an integral part of France. The Prince-Bishopric of Liège was dissolved and...
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episode from the novel Quentin Durward by Walter Scott set during the Wars of Liège in the fifteenth century. Translated into French, the novel enjoyed...
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Gallia Belgica (category Provinces of Roman Gaul)
Caesar during his Gallic Wars. His report, the Commentarii de Bello Gallico, described Belgic Gaul as one of the three parts of Gaul (Tres Galliæ), the...
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Southern Netherlands (category Early modern history of Luxembourg)
number of smaller states that were never ruled by Spain or Austria: the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the Imperial Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, the County of Bouillon...
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August 1482 in Liège) was Prince-Bishop of Liège from 1456 until his death. He was the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Agnes of Burgundy. His own...
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World War I: The city is captured and occupied by the German Army. 26 August: The city becomes the seat of the Imperial German General Government of Belgium...
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Edouard Zeckendorf (category University of Liège alumni)
University of Liège and joined the Belgian Army medical corps. When Germany invaded Belgium in 1940, Zeckendorf was taken prisoner and remained a prisoner of war...
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Prince-Bishopric of Liège in order to form a buffer state between the major European powers. The polity was a constitutional monarchy, ruled by William I of the House...
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The fortified position of Liège (French: position fortifiée de Liège [PFL]) was established after the First World War by Belgium to block the traditional...
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– includes wars on the present territory of Luxembourg until 1560. List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829) – includes wars on the present...
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