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Lorrain

Lorrain is a term used to denote something related to Lorraine, a historical region in north-eastern France. A Lorrain is a person from Lorraine, and the word is used to refer to the region’s people, culture, and historical artifacts. The region lies in the north-east and is now part of the Grand Est administrative area, comprising the former provinces of Lorraine and the departments Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges. The region’s principal cities include Nancy and Metz.

Historically, the name derives from Lotharingia, the medieval kingdom named after Lothar (Lothaire), a part of

Notable person: Claude Lorrain (born Claude Gellée; c. 1600–1682) was a French Baroque painter renowned for his

the
Frankish
empire.
Lorraine’s
borders
and
sovereignty
changed
over
the
centuries
as
it
was
contested
by
France
and
the
Holy
Roman
Empire.
In
1766,
the
Duchy
of
Lorraine
passed
to
France
and
became
part
of
the
French
crown.
Following
the
Franco-Prussian
War,
Alsace-Lorraine
was
ceded
to
Germany
in
1871
and
returned
to
France
after
World
War
I
in
1919;
it
was
briefly
annexed
by
Germany
from
1940
to
1944
and
restored
in
1945.
In
2016,
Lorraine
ceased
to
exist
as
an
administrative
region
and
became
part
of
the
Grand
Est.
idealized
landscape
paintings
and
luminous
treatment
of
light.
He
worked
mainly
in
Rome
and
is
considered
a
major
influence
on
the
development
of
European
landscape
painting.
The
surname
Lorrain
is
also
used
by
other
individuals
to
denote
Lorraine
origin.