Duchy of Lorraine

Summary

Duchy of Lorraine is a duchy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of duchy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,703 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Duchy of Lorraine is located in Kingdom of France^[3].
• Duchy of Lorraine is in the country of Kingdom of France^[4].
• Duchy of Lorraine is on the continent of Europe^[5].
• Duchy of Lorraine's instance of is recorded as duchy^[6].
• Duchy of Lorraine's instance of is recorded as historical country^[7].
• Duchy of Lorraine's instance of is recorded as vassal state^[8].
• Duchy of Lorraine's capital is recorded as Nancy^[9].
• Lotharingia is named after Duchy of Lorraine^[10].
• Duchy of Lorraine is part of Holy Roman Empire^[11].
• Duchy of Lorraine's Commons category is recorded as Duchy of Lorraine^[12].
• 959 marks the founding of Duchy of Lorraine^[13].
• Duchy of Lorraine was dissolved in January 1, 1766^[14].
• Duchy of Lorraine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.692778, 'lon': 6.183611}^[15].
• Duchy of Lorraine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Duchy of Lorraine^[16].
• Duchy of Lorraine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Duchy of Lorraine's replaced by is recorded as Lorraine and Barrois^[18].
• Duchy of Lorraine's category for people born here is recorded as Q111907082^[19].
• Duchy of Lorraine's category for people who died here is recorded as Q111907121^[20].
• Duchy of Lorraine's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Duché de Lorraine'}^[21].
• Duchy of Lorraine's language used is recorded as French^[22].
• Duchy of Lorraine's language used is recorded as German^[23].
• Duchy of Lorraine's official religion is recorded as Catholicism^[24].

Body

Founding

959 marks the founding of Duchy of Lorraine^[13].

Identity

Duchy of Lorraine is part of Holy Roman Empire^[11].

Dissolution

Duchy of Lorraine was dissolved in January 1, 1766^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Duchy of Lorraine include Lorraine^[25], a cultural region^[26], in France^[27] and quiche Lorraine^[28].

Why It Matters

Duchy of Lorraine ranks in the top 6% of duchy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,703 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for it include Lorraine^[25], a cultural region^[26], in France^[27] and quiche Lorraine^[28].