Duchy of Lorraine (Q636102)

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959-1766, duchy in France
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Duchy of Lorraine
959-1766, duchy in France

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    1552
    In 1552, Maurice of Saxony sold the Imperial Vicariate of the three imperial cities of Metz, Toul and Verdun, with a majority French-speaking population, to France for 70,000 gold crowns in monthly support. The territorial affiliation was from now onwards politically contested.
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    959
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    1766
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    Lorraine in France (1789).svg
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    48°41'34.001"N, 6°11'1.000"E
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    28 February 1760Gregorian
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