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The Ducal Palace of Nancy (French: ''Palais ducal du Nancy'') is a former princely residence in
Musee Lorrain
/ref> The museum's collections include artefacts from the Gallo-Roman and Merovingian civilisations of the east of France, religious and funeral sculptures and stained-glass windows from the Medieval period, as well as armaments from the 14th and 15th centuries. The museum also includes a collection of Renaissance art including works by Ligier Richier and sculptures relating to the history of the Palace itself, as well as of major works by Georges de La Tour and Jacques Callot, and a rare collection of
Tourist office website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palace Of The Dukes Of Lorraine Palaces in France Art museums and galleries in France Buildings and structures in Nancy, France Monuments historiques of Grand Est Museums in Meurthe-et-Moselle Decorative arts museums in France Tourist attractions in Nancy, France History museums in France 15th-century establishments in France Buildings and structures completed in the 15th century House of Lorraine
The Ducal Palace of Nancy (French: ''Palais ducal du Nancy'') is a former princely residence in Nancy, France
Nancy ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Nanzisch'' is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the northeastern Departments of France, French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was Lorraine and Barrois, an ...
, which was home to the Dukes of Lorraine. It houses the Musée Lorrain, one of Nancy's principal museums, dedicated to the art, history and popular traditions of Lorraine until the early 20th century. It has been listed since 1840 as a ''monument historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...
'' by the French Ministry of Culture. Ancien palais ducal, actuellement musée lorrain
History
The palace was built in the 15th century forRené II, Duke of Lorraine
René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480& ...
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In the 18th century the palace was partly demolished under the rule of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine in preparation of greater projects he intended, but never completed. After the House of Habsburg had ceded Lorraine to French control in exchange for Tuscany, the new duke Stanisław Leszczyński resided in Lunéville. After Stanisław's death, his Duchy was inherited by his son-in-law, King Louis XV of France and incorporated in his dominions.
The palace used to have St George's Collegiate Church, which was the house chapel and also the burial place of members of the house of Lorraine. The chapel does not exist anymore. The functions of the house chapel was then given to the Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, which is located next to the palace.
The first level of the structure contains reception and dining rooms used by the Dukes, known as the ''Galerie des Cerfs''. On the ground floor, there is an open-vaulted gallery overlooking the garden, while a portal marks the Grande Rue entrance. Also built in Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
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*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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style, its décor suggests that it is one of the earliest examples of work from the Renaissance period in nowaday's eastern France.
Musée Lorrain
In 1848 the palace was converted to house the ''Musée Lorrain''./ref> The museum's collections include artefacts from the Gallo-Roman and Merovingian civilisations of the east of France, religious and funeral sculptures and stained-glass windows from the Medieval period, as well as armaments from the 14th and 15th centuries. The museum also includes a collection of Renaissance art including works by Ligier Richier and sculptures relating to the history of the Palace itself, as well as of major works by Georges de La Tour and Jacques Callot, and a rare collection of
Jewish ritual objects
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See also
* List of Baroque residences * Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy *Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy
The Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy or ''Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne'' is a remarkably well-preserved architectural assemblage in Dijon. The oldest part is the 14th and 15th century Gothic ducal palace and seat of the ...
References
External links
Tourist office website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palace Of The Dukes Of Lorraine Palaces in France Art museums and galleries in France Buildings and structures in Nancy, France Monuments historiques of Grand Est Museums in Meurthe-et-Moselle Decorative arts museums in France Tourist attractions in Nancy, France History museums in France 15th-century establishments in France Buildings and structures completed in the 15th century House of Lorraine