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Lorraine has far more in the way of historic sites and places of interest. A vacation there is easy to fill with important historical and artistic places.
Originally known as Upper Lorraine and later simply as Lorraine, it was formed by the division of Lorraine (Lotharingia) into two duchies in 959. Upper Lorraine, in the region of the Meuse and Moselle rivers, was ruled by one ducal family from the 11th to the 15th century. Metz, Toul, and Verdun, outside the dukes’ control, were seized by ...
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Dec 26, 2023 · Parc Regional de Lorraine. 14. Phalsbourg. Where to Stay in Lorraine for Sightseeing. Map of Attractions & Places to Visit in Lorraine. 1. Nancy. Nancy. The old capital of Lorraine, Nancy is renowned for its magnificent 18th-century Baroque architecture.
Upper Lorraine was first denominated as the Duchy of the Moselle, both in charters and narrative sources, and its duke was the dux Mosellanorum. The usage of Lotharingia Superioris and Lorraine in official documents begins later, around the fifteenth century. The first duke and deputy of Bruno was Frederick I of Bar, son-in-law of Bruno's ...
Dec 7, 2022 · Meaning & History. From the name of a region in eastern France, originally meaning "kingdom of Lothar ". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France that is now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen (from Latin Lothari regnum ). As a given name, it has been used in the English-speaking ...
Jan 29, 2022 · A brief description of the Lorraine region. The region meets Champagne-Ardenne to the West and Alsace to the East. To the North, three European countries mark the border: Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. To the South lies the region of Franche-Comté (now part of the new Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region). On the 1st January 2016, Lorraine ...
