French annexation of the Duchy of Burgundy

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The French annexation of the Duchy of Burgundy was the 1477 incorporation of the powerful Burgundian heartlands into the French crown’s domain following the death of Charles the Bold and the ensuing War of the Burgundian Succession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
late medieval event
territorial annexation
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Burgundian heartlands
Duchy of Burgundy NERFINISHED
chronology late 15th century
conflict War of the Burgundian Succession NERFINISHED
conflictType succession dispute
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
followedBy consolidation of royal authority in Burgundy
follows Battle of Nancy NERFINISHED
reign of Charles the Bold
hasCause War of the Burgundian Succession NERFINISHED
death of Charles the Bold
hasEffect decline of Burgundian state
integration of Burgundian institutions into the French monarchy
rivalry between France and the Habsburgs
shift in balance of power in Western Europe
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
historicalRegion Burgundy NERFINISHED
involves Louis XI of France NERFINISHED
Mary of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
legalBasis reversion of French fiefs to the crown on extinction of the male line
location Burgundy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
opposedBy Mary of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Maximilian of Habsburg NERFINISHED
participant Duchy of Burgundy NERFINISHED
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
House of Valois NERFINISHED
House of Valois-Burgundy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
partOf Valois–Habsburg power struggle NERFINISHED
centralization of the French monarchy
pointInTime 1477
relatedTo Treaty of Arras (1482) NERFINISHED
Treaty of Senlis (1493) NERFINISHED
result end of Burgundian ducal independence
expansion of French royal territory
incorporation of the Duchy of Burgundy into the French royal domain
strengthening of the French crown
significance marked the end of the independent Burgundian state
significantEvent War of the Burgundian Succession NERFINISHED
division of Burgundian inheritance
startTime 1477

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War of the Burgundian Succession result French annexation of the Duchy of Burgundy