Mary of Burgundy

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Mary of Burgundy was the last Valois Duchess of Burgundy, whose vast inheritance and marriage to Maximilian I of Habsburg significantly expanded Habsburg influence in Western Europe.

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Mary of Burgundy canonical 16
Duchess of Burgundy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchess
member of the Burgundian nobility
member of the House of Valois-Burgundy
noblewoman
ruler
causeOfDeath riding accident
child Margaret of Austria
Philip the Handsome
citizenship Duchy of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian State
conflict French–Burgundian conflicts under Louis XI of France
countryOfBirth Duchy of Brabant
dateOfBirth 1457-02-13
dateOfDeath 1482-03-27
endTimeOfPositionHeld 1482
era Late Middle Ages
father Charles the Bold
givenName Mary
mannerOfDeath accidental death
mother Isabella of Bourbon
nobleFamily House of Valois-Burgundy
notableEvent War of the Burgundian Succession
surface form: Burgundian succession crisis of 1477

War of the Burgundian Succession
opponent Louis XI of France
placeOfBirth Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
placeOfBurial Church of Our Lady Bruges
surface form: Church of Our Lady, Bruges
placeOfDeath Bruges
politicalSignificance her inheritance transferred large Burgundian territories to the House of Habsburg
her marriage to Maximilian I strengthened Habsburg influence in Western Europe
positionHeld Duchess of Burgundy
surface form: Sovereign Duchess of Burgundy
predecessor Charles the Bold
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
signedDocument Great Privilege
spouse Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
startTimeOfMarriage 1477-08-18
startTimeOfPositionHeld 1477
successor Philip the Handsome
title Countess of Artois
Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Countess of Flanders
Countess of Hainaut
Countess of Holland
Countess of Namur
Countess of Zeeland
Duchess of Brabant
Duchess of Burgundy
Duchess of Limburg

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

Philip I of Castile mother Mary of Burgundy
Isabella Clara Eugenia title Mary of Burgundy
this entity surface form: Duchess of Burgundy
Burgundian Netherlands notableRuler Mary of Burgundy
Duke of Guelders hasTitleHolder Mary of Burgundy
Hofkirche, Innsbruck hasStatueOf Mary of Burgundy
Philip the Handsome mother Mary of Burgundy
Charles the Rash child Mary of Burgundy
Charles the Rash successor Mary of Burgundy
War of the Burgundian Succession opponent Mary of Burgundy
Charles the Bold child Mary of Burgundy
Charles the Bold successor Mary of Burgundy
Charles of Egmond predecessor Mary of Burgundy
Philip of Habsburg mother Mary of Burgundy
Countess of Hainaut positionHeldBy Mary of Burgundy
Eleonore of Austria grandmother Mary of Burgundy