Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine
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The Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine (German: Großherzogtum Niederrhein), or simply known as the Lower Rhine Province (Provinz Niederrhein), was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and existed from 1815 to 1822.
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Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine Großherzogtum Niederrhein | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Province of Kingdom of Prussia | |||||||||||||||||||||
1815–1822 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Lower Rhine Province (red), within the Kingdom of Prussia (blue), within the German Confederation (member states in tan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Koblenz | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• Coordinates | 50°22′N 7°36′E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1816 | 951,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1822 | 1,042,724 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1815 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1822 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Political subdivisions | Aachen Koblenz Trier | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Hesse Saarland Eupen-Malmedy |
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