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Duchy of Lorraine
The '''Duchy of Lorraine''' was an independent state for most of the period of time between [[843]] to [[1739]]. The Duchy, as well as the modern region of [[Lorraine]], was the focus of centuries of  dispute between [[France]] and [[Germany]].

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*[[Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine|Nicholas II]] (r. 1634 – [[1661]])
*[[Charles III, Duke of Lorraine|Charles III]] (r. 1661 - [[1669]])
**''From 1669 to 1697, Lorraine is under French control''.  Titular Dukes:
***[[Charles III, Duke of Lorraine|Charles III]] 1669-1675
***[[Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine|Charles IV]] 1675-1690
***[[Leopold, Duke of Lorraine|Leopold Joseph]] 1690-1697
*[[Leopold, Duke of Lorraine|Leopold Joseph]] (r. [[1697]] – [[17
02]] and [[1714]] – [[1729]]; in between Lorraine is again under France29]])
*[[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis III Stephen]] (r. 1729 – [[1737]]) ''in 1745 he became [[Holy Roman Emperor]]''

===House of Leszczy&#324;ski===

*[[Stanislaus I of Poland|Stanislaus Leszczy&#324;ski]] (r. 1737 – [[1766]]) former king of Poland
**''after him, the Duchy is inherited by his son in law, king [[Louis XV of France]] and incorporated in his dominions''

==See also==
* [[Lorraine]] – [[Dukes of Lorraine family tree]]
* [[House of Guise|Duchy of Guise]]

==External links==
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/index.html Genealogy of the Dukes of Lorraine]

[[de:Herzöge von Lothringen]]
[[fr:Duché de Lorraine]]
[[pt:Ducado da Lorena]]

[[Category:Dukes of Lorraine|*]]