The ducal residence: castle and a small town on the Meurthe, not yet a city.
Who holds it
- Name
- Simon II
- Title
- Duke of Lorraine
- Since
- 1176
- Born
- about 1140
- Family
- House of Lorraine
- Confidence
- high
See Duke of Lorraine
Lord in 1200
Duke Simon II.
Charter
None known for 1200.
Council
Ducal officers.
Walls and castle
Ducal castle.
Trade and crafts
Local market.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Residence attested; town details not pinned.
Primary sources for Lorraine
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Deeds of the archbishops of Trier, continuations (continuations written in the 13th century). The Trier house history for Archbishop John I (1190 to 1212), who held the Moselle between the two kings. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.