Timeline April 1839

Events in April 1839 3

• 1839 First Treaty of London Partition & autonomy The First Treaty of London cedes the French-speaking western half of Luxembourg to Belgium; the remaining German-speaking territory takes the shape of the modern country and gains greater autonomy.
• 1839 Treaty of London Independence & neutrality recognised The Treaty of London formally recognises Belgian independence and guarantees its neutrality — the "scrap of paper" Germany would violate in 1914.
• 1839 Treaty of London guarantees Belgian neutrality Great powers settle the Belgian-Dutch separation Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, and Russia signed the Treaty of London recognizing Belgium as an independent and perpetually neutral state, while the Netherlands retained part of Luxembourg. The treaty settled the territorial disputes left over from the 1830 Belgian Revolution. Germany's violation of this guaranteed neutrality in 1914 helped draw Britain into the First World War.