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In the early period, Lorraine was known as Kingdom of Lotharingia, ruled by members of the Carolingian French dynasty. At some time, during the 10th century, Lorraine was divided in Upper and Lower region. The Dukes of Lower Lorraine abandoned this style in favour of Duke of Brabant. The Upper Lorraine part was known simply as Lorraine and its rulers are listed below.

The House of Guise, who played an important role in the Wars of Religion of the 16th century is a junior branch of the House of Lorraine. The penultimate duke of Lorraine, Francis III, abdicated from his possessions in 1737 in order to become Emperor of Austria, by his marriage with Maria Theresa of Austria. The last Duke of Lorraine was Stanislaus Leszczynski, former king of Poland. On his death, Lorraine reverted to king Louis XV of FranceLouis XV ( February 15, 1710 May 10, 1774) was king of France from 1715- 74. He was born at the Palace of Versailles. Until the royal legal age of maturity at fourteen, his uncle, Philippe d'Orleans, acted as Regent. Cardinal Fleury, until his death ( 174, his son in law. From then on, the Duchy of Lorraine changed several times between German and French dominion, the last of which at the end of the Second World War.

1 Kings of Lotharingia

• Lothar I (r. 843- 855Events Louis II succeeds Lothair as western emperor. Two other sons, Lothair and Charles, also get parts of the kingdom. Succession of Pope Benedict III (855 858). Anastasius is made anti-pope by Lothair. Ethelwulf, king of Wessex and Bretwalda, abdicates), also Holy Roman EmperorThe Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. The terminology of the title is somewhat confusing. The title of and King of Italy and Bavaria
• Lothar IILothair ( 825 August 8, 869), was the second son of the emperor Lothair I. On his father's death in 855, he received for his kingdom a district lying west of the Rhine, between the North Sea and the Jura mountains, which was called Regnum Lotharii and ear (r. 855 – 869Events Western Emperor Louis II allies with eastern Emperor Basil I against the Saracens. Charles the Bald tries to take the kingdom of Lothair II after the latter's death, but finds resistance from Louis the German The Fourth Council of Constantinople ()

2 Dukes of Lorraine

2.1 First rulers

• Reginald I (r. 900Alternate uses, see Number 900. Events Gyeonhwon formally establishes the kingdom of Hubaekje in southwestern Korea. Births Deaths August 13 Zwentibold, last King of Lotharingia Donald II, King of the Scots and Picts; succeeded by Constantine II.- 911) styled Duke of Lotharingia
• Giselbert (r. 924 – 939) styled Duke of Lotharingia
• Henry I (r. 939 – 944)
• Conrad, the Red (r. 944 – 953)
• Bruno (r. 953 – 959), also Archbishop of Köln
• Friedrich I (r. 959 – 978)
• Thierry I (r. 978 – 1027)
• Friedrich II (r. 1027 – 1033)
• Gothelo, the Great (r. 1033 – 1044)
• Godfrey, the Bearded (r. 1044 – 1046)