Editing Limburg (Belgium) (section)

==Name==
The name Limburg was not applied to the territory of Belgian Limburg until the 19th century. Instead, the territory broadly coincides with that of the medieval [[County of Loon]], which was one of the main parts of the [[Prince-bishopric of Liège]]. In the late-18th century, following the [[French Revolution]] and the subsequent [[Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition|French Campaign in the Low Countries]], the region became part of the newly created [[Meuse-Inférieure|Lower Meuse]] [[Departments of France|Department]] of the [[French First Republic]] (later the [[First French Empire]]), along with a significant part of what would become Dutch Limburg.

After the defeat of the French empire and the [[Congress of Vienna]] in 1815, this department was reconstituted into the [[Province of Limburg (1815–39)|Province of Limburg]] as part of the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. The new name had its own medieval history, being associated with the extinct [[Duchy of Limburg]], which had its capital at nearby [[Limbourg-sur-Vesdre]], now in the French-speaking Belgian [[Liège Province|province of Liège]]. The new Dutch monarchy chose this name because it desired to recreate the prestigious old title in a new [[Duchy of Limburg (1839–1867)|Duchy of Limburg]]. 

Because of the [[Belgian revolution]] in 1830, this province of Limburg was divided in 1839 by the [[Treaty of London (1839)|Treaty of London]]; the western portion being recognised as a province of the newly formed Kingdom of Belgium, while the eastern portion remained part of the Netherlands as the modern [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Dutch Province of Limburg]]. Both parts retained the name they had been given by the Dutch monarchy after the defeat of France.