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Luxembourg’s real history began in 963 AD with the building of Luxembourg Castle and the declaration of itself as an independent state following the instatement of Siegfried (Count of Ardennes) as the sovereign of Lucilinburhuc. Nearly a century later, Conrad, one of Siegfried’s descendents shifted the family claim to the country seat by taking the title of Count of Luxembourg.

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Both of the World Wars saw the duchy occupied by Germany with allied forces securing its release in the latter conflict. The duchy, known officially as Luxembourg to all by now; became a part of the Benelux Economic Union (with Belgium and the Netherlands) in 1948 and a member of NATO in 1949.

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