Meurthe | |||||||||||
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Department of France | |||||||||||
1790–1871 | |||||||||||
The Meurthe department (1790–1871) | |||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1790 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1871 | ||||||||||
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Meurthe (French pronunciation: [mœʁt]) is a former department of France created in 1790. Its prefecture (capital) was Nancy. It ceased to exist following the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by Germany in 1871.