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Sign in to saveLorraine is a historical area of Eastern France that today falls within the administrative region of Grand Est. It has its origins in the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia (855–959 AD), named after Emperor Lothair I or King Lothair II, which came to be ruled by the Holy Roman Empire. This kingdom, which extended further north than the modern region, was divided into upper and lower duchies; the lower duchy lasted until the 12th century but the upper duchy persisted and developed into the Duchy of Lorraine. The Kingdom of France annexed the duchy, along with the Duchy of Bar (the two having
Lorraine is a historical region in eastern France that originated from the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia and later developed into the Duchy of Lorraine under Holy Roman Empire rule. It matters because its complex history of territorial divisions and eventual annexation by France shaped the political and cultural landscape of eastern France, and it remains an important part of France's historical identity today.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lorraine
- Settlement.image_map
- Carte Lorraine 2018.png
- Settlement.image_flag
- Lorraine.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Arms of Lorraine.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- France
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Administrative region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Grand Est
- Settlement.seat_type
- Prefecture
- Settlement.seat
- Metz
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 23547
- Settlement.population_total
- 2349816
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 1 January 2012
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Lorrainer, Lorrainian
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- GDP
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Total
- Settlement.demographics1_info1
- €65.828 billion (2022)
- Settlement.demographics1_title2
- Per capita
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cultural region
- Named after
- Duchy of Lorraine
- Country
- France
- Located in
- metropolitan France
- Capital
- Metz
- Population
- 2345197
- Area
- 23547
- Shares border with
- Saarland
- Highest point
- Hohneck
- Image
- Cathedrale metz 2003.jpg
- Coat of arms
- blason de la Lorraine
- Patron saint
- Saint Nicholas
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- end time
- 2016-01-01
- category for people born here
- Q8061880
- Commons category
- Lorraine
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lorraine
- Commons gallery
- Lorraine
- native label
- Lorraine
- topic's main category
- Category:Lorraine
- language used
- Palatinate German
- P12749
- Otto Heyden
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