Lotharingia

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Lotharingia Part of Charlemagne's empire inherited by his descendant Lothair II, after whom it is named. Roughly, Lotharingia included modern Lorraine (whose name is itself a corruption of Lotharingia), Alsace, nw Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

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Lotharingia

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Lotharingia an ancient duchy of northern Europe, situated between the Rhine and the Scheldt from Frisia to the Alps. The name Lorraine derives from this.

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