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| Gries is a commune in the canton of [[Brumath (Canton), France|Brumath]] in the department of [[Bas-Rhin]].   | Gries is a commune in the canton of [[Brumath (Canton), France|Brumath]] in the department of [[Bas-Rhin|Bas-Rhin, France]].   | ||
| Before 1736 Gries (spelled Grieß in the earliest church registers, apparently until the mid-18th century), in [[Amt Brumath|''Amt ''Brumath]], was in the territory of [[Hanau-Lichtenberg]]. When that line was extinguished in 1736 it was transferred to [[Hesse Darmstadt (Landgrave)]]. The rights of all nobility over Gries were abolished effective 11 Aug 1789 by France. This was confirmed by the Peace of Lunéville on 9 February 1801.  From 1871 to 1919 Gries was in the German Reich (Gries, Straßburg, Unter=Elsaß, Deutsches Reich).<br>   | Before 1736 Gries (spelled Grieß in the earliest church registers, apparently until the mid-18th century), in [[Amt Brumath|''Amt ''Brumath]], was in the territory of [[Hanau-Lichtenberg]]. When that line was extinguished in 1736 it was transferred to [[Hesse Darmstadt (Landgrave)]]. The rights of all nobility over Gries were abolished effective 11 Aug 1789 by France. This was confirmed by the Peace of Lunéville on 9 February 1801.  From 1871 to 1919 Gries was in the German Reich (Gries, Straßburg, Unter=Elsaß, Deutsches Reich).<br>   | ||
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