Orangism was a movement in the 19th century

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favouring the

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of the

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and Luxembourg under the

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. Made up of many notable figures, mainly nobles and Roman Catholic clergy, they were moderate liberals or conservative-liberals and slightly anti-clerical. At first they favoured maintaining the Grand Duchy's autonomous status and, especially during the

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, opposed it being merged into

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. In the end the western part of the Grand Duchy (the present province of

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) passed to Belgium, whilst the eastern part and the Orange grand duchy continued as an independent state. In 1890 the heads of the House of Orange were grand dukes of Luxembourg, but on the death of king and grand duke

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in 1890 he was succeeded by his relation

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as grand duke since Luxembourg's constitution did not allow a woman ( Princess Wilhelmina) to hold the throne. The movement's newsletter was the ''Journal de la Ville et du Pays Luxembourg''.

Members

The movement was led by

Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine (6 January 1787 – 11 February 1871)Thewes (2011), p. 15 was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. He led the Orangist movement and was the first Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for four months, fr ...

(1787–1871) and other notable members included: * Jean-Georges and

Jean-Jacques Willmar Jean-Jacques Madeleine Willmar (6 March 1792 – 20 November 1866) was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. An Orangist, he was the second Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for five years, from 6 December 1848 until 23 September 1853. ...

* Auguste and

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, barons of Tornaco *

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and Félix, barons of Blochausen * Charles-Gérard Eyschen (father of the later prime minister

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) *

François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet (16 April 1801 – 4 February 1885) was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and archaeologist. Born in Luxembourg City, he studied law in Liège and then became a lawyer, judge, prosecutor and in 1848 president of ...

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, Jean-Pierre and

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Jean Ulveling Jean Ulveling (3 April 1796, in Nidderwolz – 7 December 1878, in Luxembourg City) was a Luxembourgian statesman, politician, and historian. He served as a member of the Council of State of Luxembourg for some years, and was a member of the Con ...

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* Collart von Fischbach *

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* Mathieu-Lambert Schrobilgen *

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(Roman Catholic priest) * Michel-Nicolas Muller (Roman Catholic priest and professor at the Atheneum van Luxemburg) * Valentin Trausch (Roman Catholic priest)''Tatsachen aus der Geschichte des Luxemburger Landes'', by: P. J. Muller (1968), p. 221.

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