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EVENT 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟳 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 – 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
Lecture by Guy Thewes in cooperation with the <https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-luxembourg-society/> British-Luxembourg Society
𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 (Cercle Cité)

The Treaty of London of 11 May 1867 saved the young Luxembourg state and changed the destiny of the city of Luxembourg. The Great Powers meeting in London declared the Grand Duchy to be perpetually neutral and placed it under their guarantee. Prussia had to withdraw its garrison and the fortress was dismantled. The city was freed from a centuries-old military straight-jacket and could finally expand and industrialise. The country’s international status was strengthened. The lecture will analyse the causes and consequences of the 1867 crisis. It will also highlight the role played by Great Britain in solving the crisis.

Guy Thewes is a Luxembourg historian and museum director.

He has been director of the museums of the city of Luxembourg ( Villa Vauban  and Luxembourg City Museum  ) since September 2018, and was previously, from 1993, historian at the Luxembourg City Museum