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Lotharingia
Lotharingia meaning
A historical region, early medieval kingdom and former duchy in Western Europe; a successor kingdom of the Carolingian empire, now politically split between Lorraine in France, western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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In 855, the northern section became fragile Lotharingia, which became disputed by the more powerful states that evolved out of West Francia (i.
In 868, at Metz they agreed definitely to a partition of Lotharingia ; but when Lothair II died in 869, Louis the German was lying seriously ill, and his armies were engaged with the Moravians.
In exchange for agreeing to make Henry II king of Germany, Henry II agreed to relinquish Lotharingia to Lothar.
Italy was lost, Duckett, pg. 30 raiders from Moravia and Hungary were continually raiding his lands, and Lotharingia was in revolt against Zwentibold.
Resistance to the Vikings, if any, came from local nobles, who gained in stature as a result, and that lay the basis for the disintegration of Lower Lotharingia into semi-independent states.
The church dedicated to the veneration of Saint Ursus is first mentioned in 870. Medieval city Solothurn in 1548 During the Early Middle Ages, Solothurn was part of the Kingdom of Lotharingia (Lorraine).
The official founding of Brussels is usually situated around 979, when Duke Charles of Lower Lotharingia transferred the relics of Saint Gudula from Moorsel to the Saint Gaugericus chapel.