Place details
Place nameNancy
CountryFrance
Latitude48.7
Longitude6.2
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Was a 9th-century fortress; scene of defeat and death of Charles the Bold of Burgundy in 1477; center of ducal court of Stanislaus I who ruled Lorraine 1738-1766; passed to the French crown in 1766; ruled by Prussia 1870-1873; important rail center in World War I.
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