London Conference (1838–1839)

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In 1838 the London Conference between Belgium and the Netherlands began . It dealt again with the consequences of the Belgian Revolution and ended on April 19, 1839 with the signing of the Treaty of London, also known as (nl) Verdrag der XXIV artikelen or (fr) Traité des XXIV articles .

According to the London Protocol of January 20, 1831 , discontent had flared up again and troops had been marched; In 1833 an armistice was signed. Efforts by King William I of the Netherlands to regain the territories of Luxembourg and Limburg led to renewed tension between the two states and also called France onto the scene. The result of the conference was that the territories were divided between the Belgian and Dutch crowns. Belgium's neutrality was guaranteed by the major European powers in the London Protocol on April 19, 1839.

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