War of the Burgundian Succession

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The War of the Burgundian Succession was a late 15th-century conflict over the inheritance of the vast Burgundian territories following the death of Charles the Bold, pitting France against the Habsburgs and their allies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century conflict
succession war
war
chronology follows the death of Charles the Bold at the Battle of Nancy (1477)
concludedBy Treaty of Arras (1482)
conflictType dynastic conflict
territorial conflict
endTime 1482
follows reign of Charles the Bold
hasCause French claims to Burgundian fiefs
Habsburg claims through Mary of Burgundy
death of Charles the Bold
dispute over Burgundian inheritance
hasEffect long-term Franco-Habsburg rivalry over the Low Countries
rise of Habsburg power in the Low Countries
strengthening of French royal domain
hasParticipant Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire (as framework for Habsburg claims)

Brabant
surface form: States of Brabant

States of Flanders
States of Holland and West Friesland
surface form: States of Holland
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
late 15th century
involves County of Artois
surface form: Artois

Brabant
Burgundian Netherlands
County of Burgundy
surface form: County of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)

Duchy of Burgundy
Flanders
County of Guelders
surface form: Guelders

Hainaut
Holland
Luxembourg
Mechelen
Namur
Picardy
Utrecht NERFINISHED
Zeeland
location Burgundian Netherlands
Franche-Comté
Low Countries
northern France
mainBelligerent Burgundian Netherlands
County of Flanders
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Guelders
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

House of Habsburg
House of Valois
Kingdom of France
opponent Louis XI of France
Mary of Burgundy
Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian of Habsburg
relatedTo Duchy of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian State

Burgundian Wars
history of Burgundy
history of the Low Countries
result Artois and Franche-Comté ceded to France by Treaty of Arras
French annexation of the Duchy of Burgundy
Habsburg control over most Burgundian Netherlands
betrothal of Margaret of Austria to the French Dauphin Charles
partition of Burgundian territories between France and Habsburgs
significantEvent French occupation of the Duchy of Burgundy
Great Privilege of 1477
siege and battles in Flanders and Artois
startTime 1477

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Duke of Burgundy successionConflict War of the Burgundian Succession
Duchy of Burgundy event War of the Burgundian Succession
Treaty of Senlis (1493) subject War of the Burgundian Succession
this entity surface form: Burgundian inheritance
Mary of Burgundy notableEvent War of the Burgundian Succession
this entity surface form: Burgundian succession crisis of 1477
Mary of Burgundy notableEvent War of the Burgundian Succession
Treaty of Arras (1482) category War of the Burgundian Succession
this entity surface form: Burgundian inheritance