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Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
Neder-Lotharingen(Dutch)
959–1190
Banner
Shield
Pink: Lower (Northern) Lotharingia in 977
Orange: Friesland
Status
Part of East Francia until 962 Part of Holy Roman Empire
Capital
Brussels
Common languages
Old Dutch
Old Frisian
Old French
Old Low German
Religion
Christianity
Government
Feudal Duchy
Duke
• 959–964
Godfrey I (first)
• 1142–1190
Godfrey VIII (last)
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Established
959
• Disestablished
1190
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Lotharingia
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Electorate of Cologne
Bishopric of Cambrai
Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Limburg
County of Namur
Landgraviate of Brabant
County of Holland
Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
Counts of Louvain
Duchy of Guelders
County of Hainaut
Duchy of Jülich
Duchy of Berg
County of Loon
The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia,[1] also called Northern Lotharingia,[2][3]Lower Lorraine or Northern Lorraine (and also referred to as Lothier or Lottier[4] in titles), was a stem duchy established in 959, of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, which encompassed almost all of modern Belgium, Luxemburg, the northern part of the German Rhineland province and the eastern parts of France's Nord-Pas de Calais region, it also include almost all of modern Netherlands (the region of Frisia and the rest of the Netherlands was loosely associated with the duchy but duke exercised no de facto control over the territory).
^The Numismatic Chronicle. Royal Numismatic Society. 2006.
^Bachrach, David S. (2014). Warfare in Tenth-Century Germany. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84383-927-9.
^"Treaty of Joinville". (in French) In Davenport, Frances G. European Treaties Bearing on the History of the United States and Its Dependencies. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2004.
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of Guise Duchess of Nemours Duchess of Elbeuf Duchess of Mayenne Duchess of Aumale Over ALL LOTHARINGIA. Over WEST LOTHARINGIA. Over EAST LOTHARINGIA....
of Upper and Lower Lorraine. By inheritance, Godfrey was Count of Verdun and he became Margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of the Duke of Lower Lorraine. The...
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most of the people were within the Duchy of LowerLotharingia. After the disintegration of LowerLotharingia, the Low Countries were brought under the rule...
large part of Western Europe. The region was part of the duchy of LowerLotharingia within the Holy Roman Empire, but neither the empire nor the duchy...
Lower Inn Valley Isengau [de]: between the lower Isar and the lower Inn in Lower Bavaria, around Vilsbiburg Künziggau: along the lower Vils in Lower Bavaria...
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