LEOPOLD I: RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE IN THE FOREST OF HAYE ST URBAIN, Ferdinand de: Lorraine, 1727, Bronze, 64 mm Leopold Joseph Charles (Leopold I) (1679-1729), Duke of
Lorraine and Bar (1697), was the son of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar.
This medal commemorates further the many reconstruction projects that
Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, fostered during his reign, in this
case, the reconstruction of the bridge in the forest of Haye. The reverse
alludes to the fact that the bridge increased commerce (Mercury) in Lorraine
and led to more abundance for its inhabitants. LINK to History of Lorraine (from Proceedings of the Friesian School. Edited by Kelley L. Ross, Ph.D.) |
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