Lunéville (Lorraine, France) Lunéville is a city (population
20,200 in 1999; 19,065 in 1957) in northeastern France, known as
the residence of Stanislaus Leczinski, King of Poland, when he
was Duke of Lorraine. Peace was concluded here in 1801 between
Austria and France. Luneville was the seat of a small Mennonite
church. The Mennonites living here in the 18th century belonged
to the Welschland congregation. On account of the distance
between the members they divided, the local Mennonites formed
the Luneville-Dieuze church (Mannhardt, Jahrbuch, 1888, 42),
which met twice a month at the homes of the members. The
congregation then consisted of fifteen families, with Christian
Schweitzer as elder. The Franco-Prussian war divided the
congregation politically, but they continued to meet together
until 1893, when border difficulties made it advisable to
separate. The French families joined the congregation at Nancy.
The German families continued to meet once a month in Dieuze.
The number declined because of emigrat