Duchy of Lorraine

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duchy former state imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire

The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	duchy → former state → imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire →
annexationDate	1766 →
annexedBy	Kingdom of France →
capital	Metz → Nancy →
coatOfArms	three alerions on a bend gules on an or field →
country	Holy Roman Empire →
endTime	1766 →
followedBy	Kingdom of France → Province of Lorraine →
governmentType	hereditary monarchy →
historicalRegion	Lorraine →
involvedIn	Thirty Years' War → War of the Polish Succession → War of the Spanish Succession →
languageUsed	French → German → Lorraine Franconian →
lastDuke	Stanisław Leszczyński →
locatedIn	Europe → northeastern France → region of Lorraine →
namedAfter	Lorraine →
notableRuler	Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine → Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor → Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine →
partOf	Holy Roman Empire → Upper Lorraine →
precededBy	Duchy of Upper Lorraine →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
resultOfTreaty	ceded to France after death of Stanisław Leszczyński →
rulingDynasty	House of Habsburg-Lorraine → House of Lorraine →
sharesBorderWith	Duchy of Bar → Duchy of Burgundy → Duchy of Luxembourg → Electorate of Trier → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of France →
sovereignState	Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of France →
startTime	10th century → 959 →
strategicImportance	buffer state between France and the Holy Roman Empire →
todayPartOf	France → French region Grand Est →
treaty	Treaty of Vienna (1738) →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis → Treaty of Nijmegen → Treaty of Vienna (1738) →	signatory
Burgundian Wars → War of the Reunions →	belligerent
Louis XI of France →	ally
Duke of Choiseul ("Lunéville, Duchy of Lorraine") →	birthPlace
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier →	borderedBy
League of Augsburg →	country
Martin Waldseemüller →	deathCountry
Nancy →	formerCapitalOf
Nine Years' War →	hasBelligerent
League of Augsburg →	hasMember
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) →	hasParticipant
Lorraine →	historicalStatus
Franco-Dutch War →	mainBelligerent
Duchy of Burgundy →	neighboringEntity
Franco-Dutch War →	opposedBy
Cross of Lorraine →	originatesFrom
Claude Lorrain ("Chamagne, Duchy of Lorraine") →	placeOfBirth
Duchy of Lorraine ("Duchy of Upper Lorraine") →	precededBy
coat of arms of Lorraine →	usedBy