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{{stub}}''France > Alsace'' | {{stub}}''[[France|France]] > Alsace'' | ||
== Quick Facts == | == Quick Facts == | ||
{{Wikipedia|Alsace}} | {{Wikipedia|Alsace}} | ||
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The name "Alsace" derives from the Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "Seated on the Ill"[1], a river in Alsace. The region was historically part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century under kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV and made one of the provinces of France. Alsace is frequently mentioned in conjunction with Lorraine, because German possession of parts of these two regions (as the imperial province Elsaß-Lothringen (English: Alsace-Lorraine), 1871–1918) was contested in the 19th and 20th centuries, during which Alsace changed hands four times between France and Germany in 75 years. | The name "Alsace" derives from the Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "Seated on the Ill"[1], a river in Alsace. The region was historically part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century under kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV and made one of the provinces of France. Alsace is frequently mentioned in conjunction with Lorraine, because German possession of parts of these two regions (as the imperial province Elsaß-Lothringen (English: Alsace-Lorraine), 1871–1918) was contested in the 19th and 20th centuries, during which Alsace changed hands four times between France and Germany in 75 years. | ||
In 1792, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Joseph_Rouget_de_Lisle Rouget de Lisle] composed in Strasbourg the Revolutionary marching song La Marseillaise, which later became the anthem of France. | In 1792, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Joseph_Rouget_de_Lisle Rouget de Lisle] composed in Strasbourg the Revolutionary marching song La Marseillaise, which later became the anthem of France. | ||
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