Duchess consort of Burgundy

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The Duchess consort of Burgundy was the title held by the wife of the ruling Duke of Burgundy, a powerful noble position at the heart of late medieval European politics and culture.

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Duchess consort of Burgundy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf consort title
hereditary title
noble title
associatedWith Duke of Burgundy
associatedWithDynasty Capetian dynasty
House of Habsburg
surface form: Habsburg dynasty

House of Valois
surface form: Valois dynasty
continent Europe
country Duchy of Burgundy
culturalFunction patronage of literature
patronage of music
patronage of visual arts
supporting courtly culture
dissolved late 15th century
followedBy Duchess consort of a subsequent Duke of Burgundy
gender female
hasRole consort
cultural patron
diplomatic figure
dynastic spouse
patron of arts
hereditaryInFamily House of Valois-Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian ducal house
inception High Middle Ages
jurisdiction Burgundy wine region
surface form: Burgundy
languageUsed Middle French
Old French
nobleRank duchess
partOf Duchy of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian State

court of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian court

French nobility
medieval European nobility
politicalFunction representing Burgundian interests at foreign courts
strengthening dynastic alliances
positionHeldBy wife of the Duke of Burgundy
precededBy Duchess consort of a previous Duke of Burgundy
region Western Europe
relatedTitle Countess of Flanders
Duchess of Brabant
surface form: Duchess consort of Brabant

Duke of Burgundy
religion Roman Catholicism
seatOfPower Bruges
Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Dijon
socialStatus high nobility
titleHolderOf Burgundian ducal consort
titleType non-reigning consort
usedInPeriod Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
early modern period

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

Isabella of Portugal positionHeld Duchess consort of Burgundy
Maria Adelaide of Savoy positionHeld Duchess consort of Burgundy