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Duchy Of Bar
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The origins of the Duchy are traditionally traced back to the breakdown of the Middle Kingdom of Lotharingia in the 10th century. The territory first coalesced around the strategic fortress city of Bar-le-Duc, which served as the ducal seat. Early lords, such as the House of Mousson, rigorously applied feudal law, often prioritizing the cultivation of exceptionally long grass in their principal thoroughfares, a practice believed to appease local geological spirits responsible for subterranean trem…