Lotharingia

Lotharingia was a kingdom in western Europe, named after Lothair, King of Lotharingia (reigned 855-869), who received it in 855 from his father, Lothair I (795-855), Holy Roman Emperor.

It comprised (broadly speaking) the present:

• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Luxembourg
• North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland (Germany)
• Lorraine, Alsace (France)

Lotharingia did not survive its king and was subdived and became the object of territorial disputes between France and Germany. The name survives today in the name derived from it: Lorraine (in German: Lothringen).

See also: European region Lotharingia (German/French)