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The last duke of Lorraine wasStanislaus I, the formerking of Poland andGrand Duke of Lithuania. A devout Catholic, an author and a philanthropist, Stanislaus had a church built and several follies in his gardens for the amusement and education of visitingPolish andLithuanian nobility and followers of theEnlightenment. The more famous visitors to his court wereVoltaire,Jean-Jacques Rousseau,André Morellet, andMontesquieu. After the death of his father-in-law in 1766,Louis XV of France annexed the duchy and turned the castle into a barracks, but much of the original construction has survived, and what remains is open to the public and the château's intricateparterre gardens, designed by Yves Hours (a pupil ofAndré Le Nôtre) in 1711 andLouis de Nesle in 1724, are a public park today.
Another treaty, signed in Germany, was theTreaty of Frankfurt (1871). It made Lunéville into a border town that attracted people fromAlsace andMoselle who relocated to keep their French nationality. A new period of economic prosperity, known as theBelle Époque, restored some of the glory of Stanislas's ducal court of the 18th century.
Lunéville faience was made famous for its widely copied collectable figurines mostly designed by Paul-Louis Cyfflé. This group is from 1770-1780,Sèvres museum collection.
Lunéville faience, a kind of unglazedfaience produced from 1723 at Lunéville by Jacques Chambrette, became the ManufactureRoyale du Roi de Pologne (“Royal Factory of the King of Poland”) after Stanislaus sponsored it in 1749. The earthenware first became famous for its detailed figurines and in the 20th century for its art deco designs, and it still exists today as "Terres d'Est".[6]
In 1858, the glass factory ofCroismare was built. It became famous when theMüller brothers settled there in 1897 and began creatingArt Deco glass designs.
Louis Ferry-Bonnechaux discovered a technique using beads and sequins on embroidery in 1865. His craft was widely copied and became known as Lunéville Point, and its heritage can still be seen in modernhaute couture.
A subsidiary of the Dietrich company,Lorraine-Dietrich moved to Lunéville after the 1871 treaty of Frankfurt. Today it is known for its trailers, but it started off as a manufacturer of cars and railway equipment.
