French troops occupied Maastricht from 1673 to 1678. In 1748 the French again conquered the city at what is known as the Second French Siege of Maastricht, during the War of Austrian Succession.
The French took the city for the last time in 1794, when the condominium was dissolved and Maastricht was annexed to the First French Empire (1794–1814).
For twenty years Maastricht remained the capital of the French département of Meuse-Inférieure. === 19th and early 20th century === After the Napoleonic era, Maastricht became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815.
When the southern provinces of the newly formed kingdom seceded in 1830, the Dutch garrison in Maastricht remained loyal to the Dutch king, William I, even when most of the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding area sided with the Belgian revolutionaries.
In 1831, arbitration by the Great Powers allocated the city to the Netherlands.
However, neither the Dutch nor the Belgians agreed to this and the arrangement was not implemented until the 1839 Treaty of London.
Between 1851 and 1892 a Francophone newspaper (Le Courrier de la Meuse) was published in Maastricht.
Between 1851 and 1892 a Francophone newspaper (Le Courrier de la Meuse) was published in Maastricht.
Early in World War II, the city was taken by the Germans by surprise during the Battle of Maastricht of May 1940.
On 13 and 14 September 1944 it was the first Dutch city to be liberated by Allied forces of the US Old Hickory Division.
Maastricht University was founded in 1976.
In 1981 and 1991 European Councils were held in Maastricht, the latter one resulting a year later in the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, leading to the creation of the European Union and the euro.
In 1981 and 1991 European Councils were held in Maastricht, the latter one resulting a year later in the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, leading to the creation of the European Union and the euro.
Perhaps best known for the shrine of Our Lady, Star of the Sea in an adjacent Gothic chapel; ** Derlon Museumkelder, a small museum with Roman and earlier remains in the basement of Hotel Derlon. * Markt, the town's market square, completely refurbished in 2006-07 and now virtually traffic free.
In 2008, British newspaper The Guardian proclaimed this the world's most beautiful bookshop. Jekerkwartier, a neighbourhood named after the small river Jeker, which pops up between old houses and remnants of city walls.
English is also a mandatory subject in Dutch elementary and secondary schools. === Religion === In 2010–2014, 69.8% of the population of Maastricht regarded themselves as religious.
All text is taken from Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License .
Page generated on 2021-08-05