Orangism (Luxembourg)

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 Belgian Revolution, opposed it being merged into Belgium.

In the end the western part of the Grand Duchy (the present province of Luxembourg) passed to Belgium, whilst the eastern part and the Orange grand duchy continued as an independent state.

The movement's newsletter was the Journal de la Ville et du Pays Luxembourg.

[1] The movement was led by Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine (1787–1871) and other notable members included: