Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)

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The Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) was the feudal ruler of the Free County of Burgundy, a strategically important principality within the Holy Roman Empire in what is now eastern France.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedInstitution Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Diet
associatedWith House of Capet ⓘ
linked to: Capetian dynasty

House of Habsburg ⓘ
House of Hohenstaufen ⓘ
House of Ivrea ⓘ
House of Valois-Burgundy ⓘ
country Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
distinctFrom Duchess of Burgundy ⓘ
equivalentTitle Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
feudalRank countess ⓘ
genderRestriction female ⓘ
governs Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
heldBy Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy ⓘ
Joan II, Countess of Burgundy ⓘ
Joan III, Countess of Burgundy ⓘ
Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy ⓘ
Margaret II, Countess of Burgundy ⓘ
Margaret of York (as consort of Charles the Bold, Duke and Count of Burgundy) ⓘ
higherRankThan viscountess ⓘ
historicalRegion Burgundy ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Old French ⓘ
linkedTo Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ
locatedIn Franche-Comté ⓘ
eastern France ⓘ
lowerRankThan duchess ⓘ
modernCountry France ⓘ
modernTerritoryCorrespondence French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
politicalRole regional sovereign ⓘ
vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
politicalStatus immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
imperial fief ⓘ
realm Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sovereigntyType feudal monarchy ⓘ
strategicImportance controlled passes between Burgundy and Switzerland ⓘ
controlled routes between France and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
important for trade between northern Europe and Italy ⓘ
successionLaw hereditary succession ⓘ
often allowed female inheritance ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
titleCreatedFor ruler of the Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
titleHolderOf Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy

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Referenced by (6)

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

Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy → nobleTitle → Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
Mary of Burgundy → title → Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders → positionHeld → Suo jure Countess of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Isabella of Portugal → title → Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
Margaret of Bavaria → title → Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
Mary of Burgundy → title → Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
subject linked to: Mary