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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Duchy of Lorraine canonical 67
Duchy of Upper Lorraine 2
Chamagne, Duchy of Lorraine 1

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 ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Rhenish Franconian ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ
surface form: Upper Lorraine
precededBy Duchy of Lorraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Upper Lorraine
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
resultOfTreaty ceded to France after death of Stanisław Leszczyński ⓘ
rulingDynasty House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine

House of Lorraine ⓘ
sharesBorderWith Duchy of Bar ⓘ
Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ
Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier ⓘ
surface form: 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 (73)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Franco-Dutch War → mainBelligerent → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Franco-Dutch War → opposedBy → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Nine Years' War → hasBelligerent → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Cross of Lorraine → originatesFrom → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
League of Augsburg → country → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
League of Augsburg → hasMember → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis → signatory → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) → hasParticipant → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Treaty of Vienna (1738) → signatory → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Treaty of Nijmegen → signatory → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
War of the Reunions → belligerent → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Lorraine → precededBy → Duchy of Lorraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Upper Lorraine
Duke of Choiseul for France → birthPlace → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form: Lunéville, Duchy of Lorraine
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier → borderedBy → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Nancy → formerCapitalOf → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Lorraine → historicalStatus → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Louis XI of France → ally → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Martin Waldseemüller → deathCountry → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Burgundy → neighboringEntity → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
coat of arms of Lorraine → usedBy → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Claude Lorrain → placeOfBirth → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chamagne, Duchy of Lorraine
Burgundian Wars → belligerent → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine → birthPlace → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Charles of Lorraine → familyName → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
this entity surface form: of Lorraine
Duchy of Luxembourg → borderedByHistoricalEntity → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Lunéville → formerCapitalOf → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Catholic League → hasPart → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne → associatedWith → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Nancy, France → formerCapitalOf → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Nancy
War of the League of Augsburg → belligerent → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Francis of Lorraine → placeOfBirth → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Francis of Lorraine → lostTerritory → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor → countryOfBirth → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
House of Lorraine → countryOfOrigin → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Charles the Rash → placeOfDeath → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Charles the Bold → deathPlace → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Georges de La Tour → workLocation → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg → borderedBy → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Matilda of Swabia → realm → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Upper Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine → country → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Stanisław Leszczyński → monarchOf → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Stanisław Leszczyński → deathPlace → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Étienne François de Choiseul → birthPlace → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Bar → borderedBy → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Bar → hasSuccessor → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Bar → politicallyLinkedTo → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Bar → dynasticallyLinkedTo → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Bar → unionWith → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Claude, Duke of Guise → placeOfBirth → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine → associatedWith → Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ