Count of Burgundy

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The Count of Burgundy was a medieval noble title associated with the ruler of the County of Burgundy (Franche-Comté), an important feudal territory within the Holy Roman Empire and later under French influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Count of Franche-Comté ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy

Count of the Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
associatedWith County of Burgundy ⓘ
Franche-Comté ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Capetian dynasty ⓘ
Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
House of Valois ⓘ
Ivrea dynasty ⓘ
capitalRegion Besançon area ⓘ
coatOfArmsRegion arms of Franche-Comté ⓘ
country County of Burgundy ⓘ
culturalRegion Franco-Imperial borderland ⓘ
economicImportance trade routes between France and the Empire ⓘ
feudalRank count ⓘ
geopoliticalImportance frontier between Holy Roman Empire and France ⓘ
governmentForm feudal monarchy ⓘ
heldBy medieval European nobility ⓘ
historicalRegion Burgundy ⓘ
historicalStatus imperial county ⓘ
languageOfTitle Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
laterOverlord King of France ⓘ
laterStatus French province ⓘ
laterUnderInfluenceOf Kingdom of France ⓘ
legalSystem feudal law ⓘ
locatedIn County of Burgundy ⓘ
Franche-Comté ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
militaryRole defense of eastern frontier of France ⓘ
nobleClass high nobility ⓘ
overlord Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
partOf County of Burgundy nobility ⓘ
politicalRole regional ruler in Burgundy ⓘ
vassal of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
regionToday eastern France ⓘ
relatedEntity Free County of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: County of Burgundy
relatedInstitution Estates of Burgundy ⓘ
relatedTitle Duke of Burgundy ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sovereigntyStatus imperial fief ⓘ
succession hereditary succession ⓘ
titleHolderOf ruler of the County of Burgundy ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction hereditary county ⓘ
usedInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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

Philip V of France → nobleTitle → Count of Burgundy ⓘ
John the Fearless → positionHeld → Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: Count of Burgundy
Philip the Bold → nobleTitle → Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: Count of Burgundy
Philip the Bold → positionHeld → Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ⓘ
linked to: Count of Burgundy
Philip the Bold → titleHeldFrom → Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté), from 1384 ⓘ
linked to: Count of Burgundy
Otto I, Count of Burgundy → title → Count of Burgundy ⓘ
Lord of Arlay → overlord → Count of Burgundy ⓘ
Otto-William, Count of Burgundy → nobleTitle → Count of Burgundy ⓘ
Sibylle de Hauteville → spouseTitle → Count of Burgundy ⓘ
Countess of Burgundy → associatedWithTitle → Count of Burgundy ⓘ