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	LORRAINE - LoveToKnow Article on LORRAINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lorraine in Medieval Times,The original kingdom of Lorraine was the northern part of the territories allotted by the treaty of Verdun (August 843) to the emperor Lothair I., and in 85l formed the inheritance of his second son, King Lothair.
		Thi~ kingdom of Lorraine was situated between the -realms of th East and the West Franks, and originally extended along thi North Sea between the mouths of the Rhine and the Ems including the whole or part of Frisia and the cities on the righi bank of the Rhine.
		The majority of the municipal charters of Lorraine were derived from the charter of Beaumont in Argonne, which was at first extended to the Barrois and was granted by Fern, in spite of the hostility of his barons, to La Neuveville in 1257, to Frouard in 1263 and to Lunville in 1265.
	8.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LORRAINE.htm (4736 words)

	House of Guise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Guise was founded as a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine by Claude de Lorraine, first Duke of Guise (1496-1550), who entered French service and was made a duke by King François I.
		The Cardinal of Lorraine was also leader of the French representatives at the final sittings of the Congress of Trent, and, ironically given his family's role in French politics, had fought for a greater willingness to compromise with protestantism than the Italian and Spanish delegates.
		Although Mayenne and other members of the House of Guise had murdered, tortured and wreaked havoc on the lives of many French citizens, for the sake of the country King Henri IV bought peace with him and in January of 1596 a treaty was signed that put an end to the League.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Guise (658 words)

	Duchy of Lorraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Duchy, as well as the modern region of Lorraine, was the focus of centuries of dispute between France and Germany.
		The House of Guise, which played an important role in the Wars of Religion of the 16th century, is a junior branch of the House of Lorraine.
		Lorraine, after siding with the Emperor in the Thirty Years War, was largely occupied by the French in 1641.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Lorraine (512 words)

	GUISE - LoveToKnow Article on GUISE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		GUISE, HOUSE OF, a cadet branch of the house of Lorraine (q.v).
		The Guises, as cadets of the sovereign house of Lorraine and descendants of the house of Anjou, claimed precedence of the Bourbon princes.
		Although his brother, the cardinal of Lorraine, was one of the negotiators, this peace was concluded against the wishes of Guise, and was regarded as a triumph of the constables party.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GU/GUISE.htm (3892 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lorraine
		By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the empire of Charlemagne was divided in three parts: Ludwig the German received Eastern Franconia; Charles the Bald, Western Franconia; and Lothair I, the strip of land lying between the two and reaching from the North Sea to the Rhone, with Italy in addition.
		Lorraine, moreover, included within its boundaries the original home of the Austrasian dynasty, with Aachen, Charlemagne's capital, and the most important centres of ancient culture: two archbishoprics (Cologne and Trier), many bishoprics (Metz, Toul, Verdun, etc.), abbeys and royal castles.
		The southern part, Upper Lorraine, or the Land of the Moselle, extended to the south-east of the Vosges and to the Sichelberg, with the Archbishopric of Trier and the Bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09362a.htm (2400 words)

	Lorraine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Bar and Lorraine were reunited when Lorraine passed by marriage to René of Anjou, duke of Bar; the three bishoprics were finally annexed by France in 1552.
		a cadet branch of the house of Lorraine, the Guise family, gained tremendous influence in France, while Lorraine itself, under Duke Charles II (1559–1608), enjoyed a period of relative order and prosperity amid a Europe torn by religious and imperialistic strife.
		By an arrangement (1735) with Louis XV, he exchanged the duchies of Lorraine and Bar for Tuscany; Lorraine and Bar were given to Louis XV’s father-in-law, Stanislaus I, ex-king of Poland, upon whose death (1766) they passed to France.
	www.bartleby.com /65/lo/Lorraine.html (599 words)

	Duke of Lorraine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Dukes of Lower Lorraine abandoned this style in favour of Duke of Brabant.
		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 last duke of Lorraine, Francis III, abdicated from his possessions in 1737 in order to become Emperor of Austria, by is marriage with Maria Theresa of Austria.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/d/du/duke_of_lorraine.html (311 words)

	Habsburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Division of the House: Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs
		However, the heiress of the last Austrian Habsburg (Maria Theresa) had married Francis Stephan Duke of Lorraine, and their descendants carried on the Habsburg tradition from Vienna under the dynastic name Habsburg-Lorraine.
		NB: Maria Theresa of Austria, Habsburg heiress and wife of emperor Francis I Stephen, reigned as Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740 - 1780
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Habsburg (2539 words)

	Guise. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The family was founded as a cadet branch of the ruling house of Lorraine by Claude de Lorraine, 1st duc de Guise, 1496–1550, who received the French fiefs of his father, René II, duke of Lorraine and Bar.
		Claude’s son François de Lorraine, 2d duc de Guise, 1519–63, became conspicuous, at the accession (1547) of Henry II, as the rival for power of Anne, duc de Montmorency.
		The Cardinal de Lorraine was largely responsible for the persecution of the Protestants during the reign of Francis II.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gu/Guise.html (951 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: House of Guise
		The House of Guise, a branch of the ducal family of Lorraine, played an important part in the religious troubles of France during the seventeenth century.
		The dukes of Guise, however, as descendants of the House of Anjou, had certain pretensions to the Kingdom of Naples, and it was doubtless with the secret intention of defending these claims that François de Lorraine furthered an alliance between Henry II and Pope Paul IV which was menaced by Philip II.
		She lived to see the extinction of the House of Este by the death of Alphonso II, fifth Duke of Ferrara, and to see two of her sons, Henry Duke of Guise, and the Cardinal of Guise (see below) slain at the château de Blois.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07074a.htm (6400 words)

	Encyclopedia: House of Guise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598.
		Claude of Lorraine (October 20, 1496 _ April 12, 1550) was the first Duke of Guise, from 1528 to his death.
		The Amboise conspiracy, or Tumult of Amboise (1560), was a failed attempt by Huguenots and the house of Bourbon to wrest power over France, by abducting the young king, Francis II and arresting François (the Duke of Guise) and his brother Charles (cardinal of Lorraine).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/House-of-Guise (1770 words)

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		Guise -> The Second Duke of Guise and the Cardinal of Lorraine Claude's son François de Lorraine, 2d duc de Guise, 1519-63, became conspicuous, at the accession (1547) of Henry II, as the rival for power of Anne, duc de Montmorency.
		The First Duke of GuiseThe family was founded as a cadet branch of the ruling house of Lorraine by Claude de Lorraine, 1st duc de Guise, 1496-1550, who received the French fiefs of his father, René II, duke of Lorraine and Bar.
		Mary of Guise Mary of Guisegēz, 1515-60, queen consort of James V of Scotland and regent for her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=%22Guise%22 (553 words)

	Precedence on Household Names
		Some house names were taken from the place of origin: House of York, House of Lorraine, House of Valois.
		In particular, since a period house name was so often simply the surname, byname, or epithet of its founder, any such epithet that is acceptable in a Society personal name should be acceptable as a Society household name.
		[House ] " is a real place in the middle ages and should not be registered to a single individual in the SCA." [It is unclear if this means we are protecting every mundane place, or whether was considered famous enough to protect, and the ruling did not mention the fact] (LoAR 2/92 p.20).
	mettlerics.com /pennonfiles/HouseholdNames.htm (1781 words)

	History of Tuscany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gian Gastone 1723-1737: When Gian Gastone died without heirs, the Grand Duchy was inherited by the House of Lorraine.
		Francis of Lorraine 1737-1745: Francis married Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria.
		Leopold I of Lorraine 1745-1790: Leopold was the only progressive reformer in Tuscany.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Tuscany (595 words)

	Democrat and Chronicle \| Day In The Life of Victor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		That is the atmosphere that the people who operate and volunteer at Serenity House strive to create for the residents, their families and friends.
		Lafler was an emergency admission on the night of Oct. 5, recalled Valerie Richter, founder and clinical director of Serenity House.
		Serenity House is not a hospice, which must be certified by the state and federal government, Richter explained.
	www.democratandchronicle.com /homes/community/victor/story11.html (889 words)

	pigmansg
		The Pigman is a story about John and Lorraine, high school sophomores who, not getting what they need from their families, must surreptitiously seek love, reassurance, and meaning on the outside.
		He is taken to the hospital, and in his absence John and Lorraine use the house to throw a wild party.
		John and Lorraine feel remorseful for betraying Pigman's friendship and for the destruction of his precious pigs by their uninvited friend, Norton, a thief, looking for money.
	www.jlc.net /~rwright/pages/pigmansg.html (1045 words)

	Rincon Puerto Rico: Lorraine Vacation Beach House in Rincon PR
		This cozy house offers a huge back yard, with a shady beach and crystal blue waters as its swimming pool,.with a cool screened porch from where you can view the ocean.
		This well-equipped two bedroom house sleeps up to six persons and provides you with the beauty and old-world charm of Rincon, in an exclusive and private setting.
		Lorraine Beach House is located between the Tamboo Guest House and The Landing Restaurant.
	www.rincononline.com /Lorraine (325 words)

	Habsburg-Lorraine (from Habsburg, House of) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Originally housed in a warehouse at Lagos in southern Portugal, it was reestablished in Lisbon with the death of Prince Henry the Navigator (1460).
		The reign of the House of Plantagenet ended in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought between the Lancaster and York families.
		The house originated when Robert of Clermont, the sixth son of French King Louis IX married Beatrix, the heiress to the Bourbon lands.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=32094 (880 words)

	The Rank/Title of Prince in France
		Louis was the ancestor of the houses of Condé and Conti.
		At the death of François-Joseph de Lorraine, duc de Guise in 1675, his paternal great-aunt Marie de Lorraine (1615-88), sister of Henri II de Guise, inherited Joinville, which she left to Charles de Stainville, comte de Couvonges, with a remainder to the younger sons of the duke of Lorraine's younger sons and their heir males.
		The principality passed to the house of Ligne-Arenberg in 1612, and in 1686 to the house of Hennin-Lietart, extinct in 1806.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/frprince.htm (9757 words)

	Francia Media: Lorraine & Burgundy
		To the east, Upper Lorraine bordered on Alsace, part of the Duchy of Swabia, on the south, the Free County of Burgundy, and on the west, Champagne.
		Isabel, the Heiress of Lorraine, marries a grandson of Duke Louis I of Anjou, son of King John II of France.
		This is at the end of the House of Capet, but Jeanne and Philip actually have a number of daughters, through whom the County of Burgundy passes; and since they marry Dukes of Burgundy and Counts of Flanders, the fateful combination of the Duchy of Burgundy with the Counties of Flanders and Burgundy arises.
	www.friesian.com /lorraine.htm (11703 words)

	Re: Who Ruled Alsace
		Alsace and Lorraine were both part of the Holy Roman Empire from the Middle Ages, but over time they became more and more frenchified in culture, and Lorraine became French in language as well.
		Between 1648 and 1681 France acquired Alsace piecemeal by a combination of treaty and conquest, and the border of the Empire was redrawn around it while the westernmore Lorraine remained in the Empire under its French-speaking dukes of the House of Lorraine (the family of Charlemagne).
		In 1729 Francis III of Lorraine was betrothed to Maria Theresa, the heiress of Austria and its vast array of territories in eastern Europe and elsewhere.
	genforum.genealogy.com /reibold/messages/43.html (331 words)

	House of Lorraine 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The early generations of The House of Lorraine are as follows, starting with three brothers:
		Adalbert III of Longwy, Duke in Alsasgau, Duke of Upper Lorraine (1047-48), *ca 1000, +k.a.nr Thuin 1048; m.Clemence de Foix
		Duke Gerhard IV of Alsace, Ct of Metz, Ct of Chatenois, Duke of Upper Lorraine (1048-70), *after 977, +14.4.1070; m.
	genealogy.euweb.cz /lorraine/lorraine1.html (141 words)

	House of Guise - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Founded as a branch of the House_of_Lorraine by Claude de Lorraine, first Duke of Guise, 1496-1563, whom King François I made a Duke.
		This prompted the Conspiracy_of_Amboise in which the Huguenots and the House_of_Bourbon plotted to usurp the power of the House of Guise.
		After an apparent conciliation, in December of 1588 King Henri III had both Henri de Lorraine and his brother, Louis de Lorraine, Cardinal of Guise (1555-1588), murdered during a meeting in the Royal Chateau at Blois.
	www.indexsuche.com /House_of_Guise.html (419 words)

	Lorraine -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		a cadet branch of the house of Lorraine, the Guise family, gained tremendous influence in France, while Lorraine itself, under Duke Charles II (1559-1608), enjoyed a period of relative order and prosperity amid a Europe torn by religious and imperialistic strife.
		Lorraine was occupied by France in the Thirty Years War (1618-48).
		REAL LIVES: The baby lie I told for 12 years; When her youngest child was born, Lorraine Pearce couldn't find the courage to tell her estranged husband that he wasn't the father.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Lorraine_History.asp (1027 words)

	Vilage house in Lorraine France - holiday rentals in France
		This house is set in the village of Ventron (Station Vert) in the heart of the Vosges.
		The house was once a small farmhouse restored in the 60s and consists of 1 double bedroom, 2 twin bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, accommodation on 2 floors, kitchen, sitting room, laundry, and attractive garden with barbecue.
		The house is situated just 5 km from the small local ski resort of Frere Joseph which was recently equipped with 200 snow cannons.
	www.frenchconnections.co.uk /for_holiday_makers/accommodation/597.cfm (568 words)

	Mystery Story 14a (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When Lorraine arrived in the living room her mother was sitting on the couch looking out the window.
		Then Lorraine dragged herself into her father's den, thinking about how excited she was about the new house.
		So, Lorraine and her family flicked the switch several times, and by the end of the month, they had landed on every planet in the solar system.
	www.sd35.bc.ca /lm/div3mysterystory14a.htm (667 words)

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