Duchess consort of Burgundy

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The Duchess consort of Burgundy was the title held by the wife of the ruling Duke of Burgundy, a powerful noble position at the heart of late medieval European politics and culture.

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Duchess consort of Burgundy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf consort title
hereditary title
noble title
associatedWith Duke of Burgundy
associatedWithDynasty Capetian dynasty
Habsburg dynasty
linked to: House of Habsburg

Valois dynasty
linked to: House of Valois
continent Europe
country Duchy of Burgundy
culturalFunction patronage of literature
patronage of music
patronage of visual arts
supporting courtly culture
dissolved late 15th century
followedBy Duchess consort of a subsequent Duke of Burgundy
gender female
hasRole consort
cultural patron
diplomatic figure
dynastic spouse
patron of arts
hereditaryInFamily Burgundian ducal house
inception High Middle Ages
jurisdiction Burgundy
languageUsed Middle French
Old French
nobleRank duchess
partOf Burgundian State
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy

Burgundian court
linked to: court of Burgundy

French nobility
medieval European nobility
politicalFunction representing Burgundian interests at foreign courts
strengthening dynastic alliances
positionHeldBy wife of the Duke of Burgundy
precededBy Duchess consort of a previous Duke of Burgundy
region Western Europe
relatedTitle Countess of Flanders
Duchess consort of Brabant
linked to: Duchess of Brabant

Duke of Burgundy
religion Roman Catholicism
seatOfPower Bruges
Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Dijon
socialStatus high nobility
titleHolderOf Burgundian ducal consort
titleType non-reigning consort
usedInPeriod Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
early modern period

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isabella of Portugal positionHeld Duchess consort of Burgundy
Maria Adelaide of Savoy positionHeld Duchess consort of Burgundy