Duchy of Burgundy

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The Duchy of Burgundy was a powerful medieval and early modern European polity centered in eastern France and the Low Countries, whose territories and legacy later came under Habsburg and Spanish control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal monarchy
former duchy
medieval state
capital Dijon
coatOfArms banded blue and gold with red border and golden fleurs-de-lis
commonName Duchy of Burgundy
continent Europe
conventionalLongName Duchy of Burgundy
country France
currency livre tournois
endDate 1477
late 15th century
era Middle Ages
early modern period
event Burgundian Wars
Hundred Years' War
Treaty of Arras (1435)
Treaty of Arras (1482)
Treaty of Senlis (1493)
War of the Burgundian Succession
governmentType feudal duchy
hereditary monarchy
hadTerritory Artois
linked to: County of Artois

Brabant
Burgundy (historical region)
Flanders
Franche-Comté
Hainaut
Holland
Luxembourg
Zeeland
historicalRegion Burgundy
knownFor Burgundian School of music
Burgundian court culture
patronage of the arts
political power in late Middle Ages
language Middle French
Old French
legacy Burgundian inheritance under Habsburg control
integration into Spanish Habsburg monarchy
locatedInPresentDay Belgium
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
nativeName Duché de Bourgogne
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
neighboringEntity Duchy of Lorraine
Kingdom of France
Swiss Confederacy
notableRuler Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles the Bold
John the Fearless
Philip II of Spain
Philip the Bold
Philip the Good
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
predecessor Carolingian Empire
Kingdom of Burgundy
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Burgundy
House of Capet
linked to: Capetian dynasty

House of Habsburg
House of Valois-Burgundy
linked to: House of Valois
startDate 0880
09th century
successor County of Flanders
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Luxembourg
Free County of Burgundy
linked to: County of Burgundy

Habsburg Netherlands
Kingdom of France
Spanish Netherlands
titleHeldBy duke of Burgundy
linked to: Duke of Burgundy
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor
King of France

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Philip II of Spain monarchOf Duchy of Burgundy
Hundred Years' War hasParticipant Duchy of Burgundy
Cross of Burgundy usedBy Duchy of Burgundy
Northern Renaissance hasNotablePatron Burgundian court
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
House of Valois ruled Duchy of Burgundy
County of Artois wasPartOf Duchy of Burgundy
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes placeOfBirth Duchy of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy associatedWith Duchy of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy associatedWith Burgundian State
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Lorraine sharesBorderWith Duchy of Burgundy
Capetian dynasty hasMainTerritory Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Bourbon borderedBy Duchy of Burgundy
Burgundian Netherlands country Duchy of Burgundy
Burgundian Netherlands territoryIncludes Burgundian Franche-Comté (in personal union context)
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Dijon formerCapitalOf Duchy of Burgundy
Bishopric of Tournai underInfluenceOf Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy commonName Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy conventionalLongName Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy nativeName Duché de Bourgogne
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Burgundian Wars belligerent Duchy of Burgundy
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux placeOfBirth Duchy of Burgundy
Sibylla of Burgundy placeOfBirth Duchy of Burgundy
William Caxton associatedWith Duchy of Burgundy
arms of Burgundy country Duchy of Burgundy
arms of Burgundy usedBy Duchy of Burgundy
arms of Burgundy associatedWith Burgundian State
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Prince-Bishopric of Basel borderedBy Duchy of Burgundy
Nivernais borderedBy Burgundy (Duchy)
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
House of Burgundy ruled Duchy of Burgundy
Aspa de Borgoña originatesFrom Duchy of Burgundy
Truce of Leulinghem signatory Duchy of Burgundy
Charolais historicallyPartOf Duchy of Burgundy
Treaty of Arras (1435) hasSignatory Duchy of Burgundy
Rogier van der Weyden patron Burgundian court
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Battle of Fontaine-Française locatedIn Duchy of Burgundy
Philip of Chalon residence Burgundian region
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Philip of Chalon realm Burgundian State
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Philip of Chalon associatedWith Burgundian court
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Burgundian (Oïl) language historicalRegion Duchy of Burgundy
Louis I of Chalon-Arlay memberOf Burgundian court
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Louis I of Chalon-Arlay allegiance Duchy of Burgundy
House of Artois associatedWith Duchy of Burgundy
John the Fearless birthPlace Duchy of Burgundy
Burgundian School of music locatedIn Burgundian court
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy
Burgundian School of music locatedIn Duchy of Burgundy
Charles the Rash countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Burgundy
Charles the Rash placeOfBirth Duchy of Burgundy