Key facts
- Status
- Part of East Francia (until 962), Part of the Holy Roman Empire
- Capital
- Brussels
- Common languages
- Old Dutch Old Frisian Old French Old Low German
- Religion
- Christianity
- Government
- Feudal duchy
- 959 964
- Godfrey I (first)
- 1142 1190
- Godfrey VIII (last)
- Historical era
- Middle Ages
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- inception
- 0959-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1190-00-00
- native label
- Neder-Lotharingen
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The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, also known as Northern Lotharingia, and alternatively called Lower Lorraine or Northern Lorraine (in titles, also referred to as Lothier or Lottier), was a duchy of the medieval Kingdom of Germany within the Holy Roman Empire, established upon the division of the Stem Duchy of Lotharingia in 959/965. It existed until the end of the 12th century, encompassing almost all of modern Netherlands (the region of Frisia was loosely associated with the duchy, but the dukes exercised no de facto control over the territory), Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of modern Germany and France.
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list of rulers of Lorraine
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Duke of Lothier
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Lotharingia
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County of Hainaut
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Duchy of Guelders
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Duchy of Berg
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County of Namur
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Frisian freedom
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France
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Germany
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Belgium
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Netherlands
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Luxembourg
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Christianity
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Latin
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Middle Ages
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Rhine
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Holy Roman Empire
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International Standard Book Number
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Brussels-Capital Region
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Categories
10th-century establishments in Europe1190s disestablishments in Europe959 establishmentsDuchies of the Holy Roman EmpireEurope articles missing geocoordinate dataFormer states in the Low CountriesLower LotharingiaMedieval history of the Low CountriesStates and territories disestablished in the 1190sStates and territories established in the 950sStates and territories established in the 970s