The Jonathanian States wrote:The New Lowlands wrote:Luxembourg got arbitrarily attached to the Netherlands in 1815 to make a buffer state bigger, no other reason.
The same literally applies to everything else in the Southern Netherlands.
You may argue that some of the southern Netherlands fit better ethnically but we both know very well that in that century as a whole, and in the conference specifically, ethnic borders mostly meant fuck-all when compared to the balance of powers, the status quo, and similar shared concerns of the european powers.Yes there is. Treaties.
No, there is not - at least as far as I am aware. Treaties not the reason for changes, but the way they are formalized and publicized. They are a path, not a destination.
you're making my point for me
so we agree
there is nothing stopping the south-eastern netherlands staying Austrian or whatever if Flanders become dutch





