Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)

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The Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) was the feudal ruler of the Free County of Burgundy, a strategically important principality within the Holy Roman Empire in what is now eastern France.

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Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal title
hereditary title
noble title
associatedInstitution Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWith House of Capet NERFINISHED
House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
House of Hohenstaufen NERFINISHED
House of Ivrea NERFINISHED
House of Valois-Burgundy NERFINISHED
country Free County of Burgundy NERFINISHED
distinctFrom Duchess of Burgundy NERFINISHED
equivalentTitle Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) NERFINISHED
feudalRank countess
genderRestriction female
governs Free County of Burgundy NERFINISHED
heldBy Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Joan II, Countess of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Joan III, Countess of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Margaret II, Countess of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Margaret of York (as consort of Charles the Bold, Duke and Count of Burgundy) NERFINISHED
higherRankThan viscountess
historicalRegion Burgundy NERFINISHED
languageOfAdministration Old French
linkedTo Duchy of Burgundy NERFINISHED
locatedIn Franche-Comté NERFINISHED
eastern France NERFINISHED
lowerRankThan duchess
modernCountry France NERFINISHED
modernTerritoryCorrespondence French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalRole regional sovereign
vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
politicalStatus immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
imperial fief
realm Free County of Burgundy NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
sovereigntyType feudal monarchy
strategicImportance controlled passes between Burgundy and Switzerland
controlled routes between France and the Holy Roman Empire
important for trade between northern Europe and Italy
successionLaw hereditary succession
often allowed female inheritance
timePeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
titleCreatedFor ruler of the Free County of Burgundy
titleHolderOf Free County of Burgundy NERFINISHED

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Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy nobleTitle Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Mary of Burgundy title Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)