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Upper Lorraine
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Duchy of Lorraine.
Duchy of Upper Lorraine
Since the southern half was located further "up" the river system, it was designated as the "upper" duchy. In time, disputes over the rightful use of Lotharingian designations in ducal titles arose between two ducal centres, both of them claiming precedence. Since it was situated along the river Moselle, the southern duchy was at first also known as the Duchy of Mosellans (Latin: Ducatus Mosellanorum), and particularly during the 11th and 12th centuries (later also) its duke was commonly titled as the Duke of Mosellans (Latin: dux Mosellanorum), while the region itself was referred to as Mosellania, both in charters and narrative sources.