Lorraine (fra)

Lorraine

Lorraine ranks 3,089th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Subiaco, Western Australia, Mo i Rana, and Potenza. Memorable people born in Lorraine include Richeza of Lotharingia, Beatrice of Lorraine, and Margaret I, Countess of Flanders. Memorable people who died in Lorraine include Frederuna. Lorraine has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians. Lorraine is located in France.

Lorraine is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia, which in turn was named after either Emperor Lothair I or King Lothair II. Lorraine, originally the southern or "upper" part of this kingdom, came to be ruled by the Holy Roman Empire as the Duchy of Lorraine before the Kingdom of France annexed it in 1766. Read more on Wikipedia