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Reunion of Lorraine to France
- When
- 23 February 1766
- Where
- Duchy of Lorraine
On Stanisław's death, Lorraine and Bar reverted to France under the 1736 arrangement, passing to Louis XV.
Under the terms of his 1736 abdication compensation, Stanisław's duchies of Lorraine and Bar were to revert to France on his death. When he died in 1766, his titles passed to his son-in-law Louis XV, and Lorraine became French again.
Sources
- Stanisław Leszczyński Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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