Margraviate Nomeny

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Territory in the Holy Roman Empire
Margraviate Nomeny
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Ruler / government Margrave ( marquis )
Today's region / s FR-M
Parliament 1 virile vote
Reich register Reichsfürstenrat (secular bank)
Reichskreis Upper Rhine Empire Circle
District council 1 virile voice on the prince's bench
Capitals / residences Noun
Denomination / Religions Catholic
Language / n French


Incorporated into Kingdom of France


The Margraviate of Nomeny was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire in Lorraine that was elevated to margravate in 1567 . In 1766 Nomeny became French with the entire Duchy of Lorraine .

history

First mentioned in a document in 609, the place Nomeny belonged for a long time to the bishopric of Metz . The bishops of Metz, who temporarily resided in Nomeny, fortified the place and also resided there for a time. In 1548 Nomeny came into the possession of Nicolas de Lorraine, duc de Mercœur . In 1558 his son Philippe-Emmanuel was born in Nomeny. Since 1567 he has held the title of Margrave ( Marquis ) of Nomeny, conferred by Emperor Maximilian II . Françoise de Lorraine-Mercœur , daughter of Philippe-Emmanuel, sold the Margraviate of Nomeny to her cousin, Duke Henry II of Lorraine in 1612 . Heinrich II's widow, Duchess Margarita Gonzaga , lived in Nomeny from 1624 to 1629. In 1632 Nomeny suffered badly from the plague and the unrest of the Thirty Years' War . Richelieu had the towers of the city walls torn down. 40 years later, Louis XIV ordered the demolition of the fortifications and Nomeny Castle.

In 1735, the then Duke of Lorraine, Franz (III), had to go to Lorraine and thus to the benefit of the overthrown Polish King Stanislaus I. Leszczyński . a. also renounce nomeny, otherwise France would have refused to marry him to the Habsburg Maria Theresa . Franz received the right to continue to function as an imperial estate on behalf of Nomeny. With Leszczyński's death in 1766, Nomeny - like the entire Duchy of Lorraine - became French.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Berghaus: Germany for a Hundred Years, Leipzig, 1861
  2. ^ Alfred von Arneth :  Franz Stephan . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, pp. 278-285.