germany took alsace-lorraine region from france in the franco-prussian war on 10 may 1871.
germany took alsace-lorraine region from france in the franco-prussian war on 10 may 1871.
when did germany take alsace-lorraine region from france in the franco-prussian war?
10 may 1871
treaty of frankfurt (1871)









































the treaty of frankfurt (; ) was a peace treaty signed in frankfurt on 10 may 1871, at the end of the franco-prussian war.









































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the treaty did the following:









































bullet::::- established the frontier between the french third republic and the german empire, which involved the ceding of 1,694 villages and cities under french control to germany in:









































bullet::::- gave residents of the alsace-lorraine region until 1 october 1872 to decide between keeping their french nationality and emigrating, or remaining in the region and becoming german citizens.
treaty of frankfurt (1871)
after centuries of french invasions and occupations, lorraine was finally ceded to france at the close of the war of the polish succession (1737). in 1766 the duchy was inherited by the french crown and became lorraine. in 1871, after the franco-prussian war, the northern portions of lorraine were merged with alsace to become the province of alsace-lorraine in the german empire. today the greater part of the french side of the franco-german border belongs to the lorraine region of france.









































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bullet::::- list of rulers of lotharingia and lorraine









































bullet::::- duchy of upper lorraine
lotharingia