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Duke of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy

Duchy of Burgundy

The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the France in the Middle Ages. It roughly conforms to the modern Bourgogne. Existing between 843 and 1477, the Duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy, whose extinction with the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 led to the Duchy being absorbed into the French crown...
, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians

Burgundians

File:Roman Empire 125.svgThe Burgundians were an East Germanic language Germanic tribes which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr , and from there to mainland Europe....
west of river Saône

Saône

The Sa?ne is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rh?ne River . Rising at Viom?nil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rh?ne in Lyon ....
which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald

Charles the Bald

File:Charles le Chauve denier Bourges after 848.jpgCharles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith, daughter of Welf....
's kingdom of West Franks.

Robertian dynasty

Robertian dynasty

The Robertians, or Robertines, were a Franks predecessor family of whatbecame the Capetian dynasty. The family included a large number of forms of...

House of Capet

House of Capet

For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty - itself a derivative dynasty from the...

In 1004, Burgundy was annexed by the king, of the House of Capet

House of Capet

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Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy

Duchy of Burgundy

Burgundians

Saône

Charles the Bald

List of Dukes of Burgundy

Bosonid dynasty
Bosonid dynasty

The Bosonids were a dynasty of Franks that have been named in modern times by their descent from Boso the Elder. "Bosonids" produced counts, dukes, bishops during the Carolingian dynasty age....

The first margrave (marchio), later duke (dux), of Burgundy was Richard of the House of Ardennes, whose duchy was created from the merging of several regional counties of the kingdom of Provence which had belonged to his brother Boso

Boso of Provence

Boso was a Franks nobleman from the Bosonid-family, who was related to the Carolingians, who rose to become King of Burgundy .Boso was the son of Bivin of Gorze, a count in Lotharingia....
.

His descendants and their relatives by marriage ruled the duchy until its annexation over a century later by the French crown, their suzerain.

Richard the Justiciar
Richard, Duke of Burgundy

File:Karte Hoch und Niederburgund EN.pngRichard the Justiciar was Count of Autun from 880 and the first Duke of Burgundy. He eventually attained suzerainty over all the counties of Burgundy save M?con and by 890 he was referred to as dux and by 900 as marchio ....
(880–921)
Rudolph (921–923), then King of France
Hugh the Black
Hugh, Duke of Burgundy

Hugh the Black was Duke of Burgundy from 923 until his death. He was a Bosonid through his father, who was the younger brother of Boso of Provence....
(923–952)
Gilbert
Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy

Gilbert of Chalon or Giselbert de Candi?, count of Chalon was duke of Burgundy between 952 and 956. He ruled Burgundy jure uxoris, his wife Ermengarde being sister of Hugh, Duke of Burgundy....
(952–956)

Robertian dynasty
Robertian dynasty

The Robertians, or Robertines, were a Franks predecessor family of whatbecame the Capetian dynasty. The family included a large number of forms of...

Otto (956–965)
Eudes Henry the Great (965–1002)
Otto William (1002–1004)

House of Capet
House of Capet

For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty - itself a derivative dynasty from the...

In 1004, Burgundy was annexed by the king, of the House of Capet

House of Capet

For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty - itself a derivative dynasty from the...
. Otto II William continued to rule what would come to be called the Free County of Burgundy. His descendants formed another House of Ivrea

Anscarids

The Anscarids or Anscarii or the House of Ivrea were a medieval Franks dynasty of Kingdom of Burgundy origin which rose to prominence in Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Regnum Italicum....
.

Robert
Robert II of France

Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
(1004–1016) (also king of France as Robert II)
Henry
Henry I of France

Henry I was King of France from 1031 to his death. The Crown lands of France of France reached its lowest point in terms of size during his reign and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the House of Capet....
(1016–1032) (also king of France as Henry I)

House of Burgundy
House of Burgundy

The House of Burgundy was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of Robert II of France....
(1032-1361)

Arms	Name	Birth	Became Duke	Ruled until	Death	Notes
	Robert I Robert I, Duke of Burgundy Robert I Capet was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris.... the Old (Robert Ier le Vieux)	1011	1032	21 March 1076		Younger son of Robert II of France Robert II of France Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine.... .
	Hugh I Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy Hugh I was duke of Burgundy between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of duke Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. He inherited Burgundy from his grandfather, following the premature death of Henry, but abdicated shortly afterwards to his brother Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy.... (Hugues Ier)	1057	21 March 1076	1079	29 August 1093	Eldest son of Henry of Burgundy Henry of Burgundy Henry of Burgundy was the son and heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, duke of Burgundy. He died shortly before his father and failed to succeed in Burgundy.... , grandson of Robert I. Abdicated in favour of his younger brother, Odo.
	Odo I Borel Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy Eudes I, surnamed Borel and called the Red, was Duke of Burgundy between 1079 and 1103. Eudes was the second son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy.... the Red (Eudes Ier Borel le Roux)	1058	1079	23 March 1103		Younger brother of Hugh I.
	Hugh II Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy Hugh II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy.... (Hugues II)	1084	23 March 1103	1143		Son of Odo I
	Odo II Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy Eudes II of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy between 1143 and 1162. Eudes was the eldest son of duke Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy and Matilda De Turenne.... (Eudes II)	1118	1143	27 June/27 September 1162		Eldest son of Hugh II
	Hugh III Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy Hugh III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1162 and 1192. Hugh was the eldest son of duke Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy and Marie De Champagne, daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne and Mathilda of Carinthia.... (Hugues III)	1142	27 June/27 September 1162	25 August 1192		Eldest son of Odo II
	Odo III Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy Eudes III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218. Eudes was the eldest son of duke Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy and his first wife Alice, daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine.... (Eudes III)	1166	25 August 1192	6 July 1218		Eldest son of Hugh III
	Hugh IV Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy Hugh IV of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271. Hugh was the only son of duke Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy and Alice of Vergy. He was married twice, first to Yolande of Dreux, then to Beatrice of Champagne, princess of Navarre, and had the following issue:... (Hugues IV)	9 March 1213	6 July 1218	27 October 1271		Eldest son of Odo III
	Robert II Robert II, Duke of Burgundy Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs.... (Robert II)	1248	27 October 1271	21 March 1306		Eldest surviving son of Hugh IV.
	Hugh V Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy Hugh V of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy between 1306 and 1315.Hugh was the eldest son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy.... (Hugues V)	1282	21 March 1306	9 May 1315		Eldest son of Robert II.
	Odo IV Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy Eudes IV was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Count of Artois between 1330 and 1347. He was the second son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy.... (Eudes IV)	1295	9 May 1315	3 April 1350		Younger brother of Hugh V.
	Philip I Philip I, Duke of Burgundy Philip I of Burgundy, also Philip II of Palatine Burgundy, Philip II of Boulogne, Philip III of Artois, Philip III of Boulogne, nicknamed Philip of Rouvres was Duke of Burgundy from 1350 until his death.... of Rouvres (Philippe Ier de Rouvres)	1346	3 April 1350	21 November 1361		Grandson of Odo IV.
Arms	Name	Birth	Became Duke	Ruled until	Death	Notes

House of Valois (1361-1482)

Picture	Name	Birth	Became Duke	Ruled until	Death	Notes	Arms
	John I John II of France John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363.... the Good (Jean Ier le Bon)	16 April 1319	28 December 1361	6 September 1363	8 April 1364	Also John II of France. Successfully claimed the Duchy as the nearest heir in proximity of blood to Philip I.
	Philip II Philip the Bold Philip the Bold can refer to:* Philip the Bold, also known as Philip II Duke of Burgundy * Philip III of France ... the Bold (Philippe II le Hardi)	15 January 1342	6 September 1363	27 April 1404		Youngest son of John the Good
	John II the Fearless (Jean II sans Peur)	28 May 1371	27 April 1404	10 September 1419		Eldest son of Philip the Bold
	Philip III the Good (Philippe III le Bon)	31 July 1396	10 September 1419	15 June 1467		Eldest son of John the Fearless
	Charles I the Bold (Charles Ier le Téméraire)	21 November 1433	15 June 1467	5 January 1477		Eldest son of Philip the Good
	Mary Mary of Burgundy Mary, called Mary the Rich , was suo jure Duke of Burgundy from 1477 – 1482. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, she was the heiress to the vast Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's death in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477.... the Rich	13 February 1457	5 January 1477	27 March 1482		Only child of Charles the Bold
Picture	Name	Birth	Became Duke	Ruled until	Death	Notes	Arms

House of Habsburg (1482-1780)

In 1477, the territory of the Duchy of Burgundy was annexed by France. In the same year, Mary married Maximilian

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
, Archduke of Austria, giving the Habsburgs control of the remainder of the Burgundian Inheritance.

Although the territory of the Duchy of Burgundy itself remained in the hands of France, the Habsburgs remained in control of the title of Duke of Burgundy and the other parts of the Burgundian inheritance, notably the Low Countries

Low Countries

The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the country on low-lying land around the river delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse River rivers....
and the Free County of Burgundy in the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
. They often used the term Burgundy

Burgundy

Burgundy is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland....
to refer to it (e.g. in the name of the Imperial Circle

Burgundian Circle

The Burgundian Circle was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1512.In addition to the Free County of Burgundy, the circle roughly covered the Low Countries, i.e....
it was grouped into), until the late 18th century, when the Austrian Netherlands were lost to French Republic. The Habsburgs also continued to claim Burgundy proper until the Treaty of Cambrai

War of the League of Cognac

The War of the League of Cognac was fought between the Habsburg dominions of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor?primarily Spain and the Holy Roman Empire?and the League of Cognac, an alliance including France, Pope Clement VII, the Republic of Venice, England, the Duchy of Milan, and Florence....
in 1529, when they surrendered their claim in exchange for French recognition of Imperial sovereignty over Flanders and Artois.

Maximilian I
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
(1477–1482 with his wife; regent 1482–1494)
Philip IV the Handsome
Philip I of Castile

Philip I , known as the Handsome or the Fair, was the son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the greater part of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands and through his wife Juana of Castile he briefly succeeded to the Kingdom of Castile....
(; ), titular Duke of Burgundy as Philip IV (1482–1506)
Charles II (Emperor Charles V and King Charles I of Spain)
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I of Spain, of the Spanish realms from 1516 until his abdication in 1556....
1506–1555

Picture	Name	Birth	Became Duke	Ruled until	Death	Notes	Arms
	Philip IV Philip I of Castile Philip I , known as the Handsome or the Fair, was the son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the greater part of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands and through his wife Juana of Castile he briefly succeeded to the Kingdom of Castile.... the Handsome (Philippe IV le Bel)	22 July 1478	22 February 1482	25 September 1506		Eldest son of Duchess Mary by Maximilian of Habsburg Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
	Charles II Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I of Spain, of the Spanish realms from 1516 until his abdication in 1556....	24 February 1500	25 September 1506	16 January 1556	21 September 1558	Eldest son of Philip the Handsome. Also Charles I of Aragon and Castile, and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
Picture	Name	Birth	Became Duke	Ruled until	Death	Notes	Arms

House of Habsburg-Spain

Philip V (King Philip II of Spain)
Philip II of Spain

Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, List of monarchs of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England, as husband of Mary I of England, from 1554 to 1558, lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count; and King of Portugal as Philip I...
1555–1598
Philip VI (King Philip III of Spain)
Philip III of Spain

Philip III was the monarch of Spain and King of Portugal, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death. His Political minister was the Francisco Gom?z de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma....
1598–1621
Philip VII (King Philip IV of Spain)
Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV , was List of Spanish monarchs between 1621 and 1665, Sovereignty of the Spanish Netherlands, and List of Portuguese monarchs until 1640....
1621–1665
Charles III (King Charles II of Spain)
Charles II of Spain

Charles II , was the last Habsburg Spain of Spain and the ruler of nearly all of Italy , the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spanish empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines....
1665–1700

House of Habsburg

Charles IV (Emperor Charles VI)
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary from 1711 to 1740, Archduke of Austria. From 1703 to 1711 he was an active claimant to the List of Spanish monarchs as Charles III....
1713–1740
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa of Austria

Maria Theresa was the List of rulers of Austria, List of rulers of Hungary, List of rulers of Croatia, Queen of Bohemia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and a Holy Roman Emperor by marriage to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....
1740–1780
Joseph (Emperor Joseph II)
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....
1780–1790
Leopold (Emperor Leopold II)
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792, King of Hungary, archduke of Austria, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790....
1790–1792
Francis (Emperor Francis II)
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Austerlitz....
1792–1795

Other claimants

The title was shortly claimed by king Philip V of Spain

Philip V of Spain

Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....
(Philip VIII) of the House of Bourbon

House of Bourbon

The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
between 1700–1706 when the succession of the Spanish throne was disputed

War of the Spanish Succession

War of the Spanish Succession was a war fought in 1701-1714, in which several European powers combined to stop a possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under a single Bourbon monarch, upsetting the European Balance of power in international relations....
between the Houses of Habsburg and Bourbon.

At the same time, various members of the French royal family, most notably Louis, Dauphin of France, the father of Louis XV of France

Louis XV of France

Louis XV ruled as List of French monarchs and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1 September 1715 until his death on 10 May 1774. Coming to the throne at the age of five, Louis reigned until 15 February 1723, the date of his thirteenth birthday, with the aid of the R?gence, Philippe II, Duke of Orl?ans, his Cousin, thereafter taking formal p...
, also used the title.