Lotharingia or Lorraine was a short-lived kingdom in western Europe, the aggregate of territories belonging to Lothair, King of Lotharingia (reigned 855–869), who received it in 855 from his Carolingian father, Lothair I (795-855), Emperor of the Romans. (835 - 8 August 869) Kingdom of Lotharingia The Lotharingian territory was west of the Rhine stretching from the North Sea to the Jura mountains and was the northern section of Middle Francia, which appeared as the result of the division… (More on Lotharingia)