Lotharingia UK /ˌləʊ.θəˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ə/US /ˌloʊ.θəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ə/ noun1 •(historical) A historical region, early medieval kingdom and former duchy in Western Europe; a successor kingdom of the Carolingian empire, now politically split between Lorraine in France, western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.