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Duchy of Burgundy. The Duchy of Burgundy (/ ˈbɜːrɡəndi /; Latin: Ducatus Burgundiae; French: Duché de Bourgogne) emerged in the 9th century as one of the successors of the ancient Kingdom of the Burgundians, which after its conquest in 532 had formed a constituent part of the Frankish Empire. Upon the 9th-century partitions, the French ...
the Duchy of Burgundy west of the Saône. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Burgundy were reunited in 933 as the Kingdom of Burgundy. This kingdom in turn was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire under Conrad II in 1032, and known from the 12th century as the Kingdom of Arles. The Duchy of Burgundy was annexed by the French throne in 1004.
23 December 1482. Succeeded by. Habsburg Monarchy. Kingdom of France. Holy Roman Empire. Habsburg Netherlands. The Burgundian State[1] (French: État bourguignon; Dutch: Bourgondische Rijk) is a concept coined by historians to describe the vast complex of territories that is also referred to as Valois Burgundy.
the County of Burgundy east of the Saône River. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Burgundy were reunited in 937 and absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire under Conrad II in 1032, as the Kingdom of Arles. The Duchy of Burgundy was annexed by the French throne in 1477. The County of Burgundy remained loosely associated with the Holy Roman Empire ...
Burgundy has a rich history and has always been linked with agriculture and before the region was finally annexed to France in 1477, it was the richest of the ancient duchies of France. It has a 2000 year history of cultivating vines and making wine. The name Burgundy is interesting and it is said that the “Burgundii” that conquered the ...
Come and journey back through medieval Burgundy, to the era of the Dukes of Burgundy. After a brief introduction of the most well-known names, set off on an exploration of Burgundy at the time of the dukes, to Dijon, the capital, the Château de Germolles, the former palace of the Dukes of Valois and the Hôtel-Dieu of Beaune, built by Nicolas Rolin, Philip the Good's chancellor, and his wife Guigone de Salins.
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This remarkable passage from Johan Huizinga’s early twentieth-century classicThe Autumn of the Middle Ages anticipated how the history of Burgundy has been written by many later historians: that is, as a series of successive dukes (Philip the Bold, John the Fearless, Philip the Good, and Charles the Bold). The first of these, Philip the Bold ...
