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Anne Charlotte De Lorraine
Anne Charlotte of Lorraine (17 May 1714 – 7 November 1773) was the Abbess of Remiremont and Mons. She was the thirteenth of fifteen children of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, and his spouse Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans. Her mother was the niece of Louis XIV of France and sister of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and Regent of France during the minority of Louis XV of France, Louis XV. Family Anne Charlotte was born at the Château de Lunéville because the Capital of Lorraine, Nancy, France, Nancy, was occupied by French troops of Louis XIV due to the War of the Spanish Succession. She was given her mother's name of Charlotte. At the time of her birth, she had three brothers and a sister alive: Léopold-Clément de Lorraine, Léopold Clément, born in 1707 and heir of the Duchy as the eldest surviving son; Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis Stephen born in 1708; Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Élisabeth Thérèse born in 1711; and then Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Lunéville
The Château de Lunéville, which had belonged to the Dukes of Lorraine since the thirteenth century, was rebuilt as “the Versailles of Lorraine” by Duke Léopold from 1703 to 1723, from designs of Pierre Bourdict and Nicolas Dorbay and then of the architect Germain Boffrand, whose masterwork it became. It became the home of King Stanisław Leszczyński, last duke of Lorraine and Bar. Lunéville was listed as a '' Monument historique'' in 1901 and by successive ordinances; its princely apartments are looked after by the Ministry of Defence while the structure is the responsibility of the ''Conseil départemental de Meurthe-et-Moselle''. On the night of 2 to 3 January 2003, a fire broke out that ravaged the château to the extent that the plaster vault of the ''chapelle royale'' collapsed. Passing through the attics, the fire destroyed the roof over much of the structure. The restoration of the building and its decors is under way. Image:France Grand Est 54 Luneville 03.jpg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |