Luneville

Luneville is a commune within the Meurthe-et-Moselle branch in France. It is a subprefecture of the department and lies on the Meurthe River at its confluence with the Vezouze. Luneville turned into a renowned inn inside the 18th century, known as the capital of Lorraine. The grand Chateau de Luneville, constructed in 1702 for Leopold, Duke of Lorraine to update an older palace, became the residence of the duke of Lorraine till the duchy turned into annexed by using France in 1766.

The chateau changed into designed within the style of Versailles to satisfy Leopold's spouse, Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans, the niece of Louis XIV, and have become called the "Versailles of Lorraine". It includes a chapel designed by way of Germain Boffrand. Leopold and his wife had been the parents of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor through him they had been the grandparents of Marie Antoinette. The final duke of Lorraine turned into Stanislaus I, the former king of Poland. A devout Catholic, an creator and a philanthropist, Stanislaus had a church built and numerous follies in his gardens for the amusement and training of journeying Polish the Aristocracy and fans of the Enlightenment.