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Three Bishoprics

1552–1790 · 16th century · Also known as Trois-Évêchés

The Three Bishoprics were the cities and ecclesiastical principalities of Metz, Toul and Verdun in Lorraine. Henry II of France occupied them in 1552 in alliance with German Protestant princes, and the Peace of Westphalia formally ceded them to France in 1648. They formed a French province until the Revolution.

Three Bishoprics
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LeuciPrince-Bishopric of ToulPrince-Bishopric of MetzPrince-Bishopric of Verdun

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