County of Burgundy

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The County of Burgundy, also known as Franche-Comté, was a historic principality of the Holy Roman Empire in eastern France, distinct from the Duchy of Burgundy and strategically important between France and the Empire.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county ⓘ
former subdivision of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
historic principality ⓘ
imperial fief ⓘ
acquiredBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Franche-Comté ⓘ
Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
annexationTreaty Treaty of Nijmegen ⓘ
annexationYear 1678 ⓘ
annexedBy Kingdom of France ⓘ
borderedBy Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Savoy ⓘ
Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
capital Besançon ⓘ
Dole ⓘ
coatOfArms Azure semé-de-lis or, a bend gules ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
distinctFrom Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ
governedAs comital principality ⓘ
historicalRegion Franche-Comté ⓘ
language Franco-Provençal dialects ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
locatedIn Burgundy region ⓘ
eastern France ⓘ
locatedOn western slopes of the Jura Mountains ⓘ
modernEquivalent French region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Burgundy (medieval) ⓘ
politicalStatus imperial immediacy (in parts) ⓘ
predecessor Carolingian Kingdom of Burgundy ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledBy Counts of Burgundy ⓘ
House of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
House of Ivrea ⓘ
House of Valois-Burgundy ⓘ
Kings of France ⓘ
Spanish Habsburgs ⓘ
linked to: Habsburg Spain
sovereign Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
strategicImportance buffer state between France and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
key route between northern Europe and Italy ⓘ
successor French department of Doubs ⓘ
linked to: Doubs department

French department of Haute-Saône ⓘ
French department of Jura ⓘ
linked to: Jura department

province of Franche-Comté (Kingdom of France) ⓘ
traversedBy Doubs River ⓘ

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Referenced by (80)

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

House of Chalon-Arlay → originatesFrom → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Duchy of Burgundy → successor → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Champenois → hasNeighboringVariety → Burgundian (Bourguignon) ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Burgundian Circle → appliesToJurisdiction → County of Burgundy ⓘ
County of Montbéliard → borderedBy → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Dole, Jura, France → historicallyRuledBy → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Burgundian (Oïl) language → historicalRegion → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Louis I of Chalon-Arlay → countryOfCitizenship → County of Burgundy ⓘ
War of the Burgundian Succession → involves → County of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Treaty of Senlis (1493) → recognizedControlOf → Franche-Comté to the Habsburgs ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Castilian House of Ivrea → origin → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Otto I, Count of Burgundy → realm → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy → countryOfCitizenship → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy → placeOfBirth → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy → associatedWith → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Treaty of Arras (1482) → appliesToTerritory → County of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Treaty of Arras (1482) → providedDowryInTerritories → County of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Pope Calixtus II → birthPlace → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Lord of Arlay → locatedIn → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Lord of Arlay → politicalAffiliation → County of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
County of Chalon → borderedBy → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Count of Chalon → locatedIn → County of Burgundy ⓘ
County of Burgundy → alsoKnownAs → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Claudia of Chalon → countryOfCitizenship → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Lordship of Arlay → locatedIn → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Lordship of Arlay → partOf → Franche-Comté of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
William VII of Chalon-Arlay → historicalRegion → County of Burgundy ⓘ
John IV of Chalon-Arlay → historicalRegion → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Philibert of Chalon → associatedWith → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Chalon-Orange → origin → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Duchess of Burgundy → territorialAssociation → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) → country → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) → realm → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) → titleHolderOf → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) → equivalentTitle → Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) → governs → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
Clementia of Burgundy → countryOfCitizenship → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Clementia of Burgundy → placeOfBirth → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Clementia of Burgundy → regionOfActivity → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Jacques de Molay → birthPlace → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Jean de Vienne → placeOfBirth → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Clementia of Auxonne → countryOfOrigin → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Clementia of Auxonne → region → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Clementia of Auxonne → placeOfActivity → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Count of Burgundy → country → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Count of Burgundy → associatedWith → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Count of Burgundy → locatedIn → County of Burgundy ⓘ
Count of Burgundy → relatedEntity → Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy