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LotharingiaMedieval region west of the Rhine, between the Jura mountains and the North Sea; the northern portion of the lands assigned to Lothair I when the Carolingian empire was divided. It was called after his son King Lothair, and later corrupted to Lorraine; it is now part of Alsace-Lorraine, France. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A particularly dramatic example of the former can be seen in the printed map of Lotharingia from the 1513 Strasbourg edition of Ptolemy's Geography in which arms mark specific dominions on the map as well as decorate the frame. |
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