Duchy of Burgundy

E83969

feudal monarchy former duchy medieval state

The Duchy of Burgundy was a powerful medieval and early modern European polity centered in eastern France and the Low Countries, whose territories and legacy later came under Habsburg and Spanish control.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Burgundian Franche-Comté (in personal union context)	1
Burgundian State	1
Burgundian court	1
Duché de Bourgogne	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	feudal monarchy ⓘ former duchy ⓘ medieval state ⓘ
capital	Dijon NERFINISHED ⓘ
coatOfArms	banded blue and gold with red border and golden fleurs-de-lis ⓘ
commonName	Duchy of Burgundy self-link ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
conventionalLongName	Duchy of Burgundy self-link ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
currency	livre tournois ⓘ
endDate	1477 ⓘ late 15th century ⓘ
era	Middle Ages ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
event	Burgundian Wars ⓘ Hundred Years' War ⓘ Treaty of Arras (1435) ⓘ Treaty of Arras (1482) ⓘ Treaty of Senlis (1493) ⓘ War of the Burgundian Succession ⓘ
governmentType	feudal duchy ⓘ hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hadTerritory	County of Artois ⓘ surface form: Artois Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ historical province of Burgundy ⓘ surface form: Burgundy (historical region) Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ Hainaut ⓘ Holland ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Burgundy ⓘ
knownFor	Burgundian School of music ⓘ Burgundian court culture ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ political power in late Middle Ages ⓘ
language	Middle French ⓘ Old French ⓘ
legacy	Burgundian inheritance under Habsburg control ⓘ integration into Spanish Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
nativeName	Duchy of Burgundy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Duché de Bourgogne
neighboringEntity	Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ surface form: Swiss Confederacy
notableRuler	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Charles the Bold ⓘ John the Fearless ⓘ Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip the Bold ⓘ Philip the Good ⓘ
partOf	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
predecessor	Carolingian Empire ⓘ Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Burgundy
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rulingDynasty	House of Burgundy ⓘ Capetian dynasty ⓘ surface form: House of Capet House of Habsburg ⓘ House of Valois ⓘ surface form: House of Valois-Burgundy
startDate	0880 ⓘ 09th century ⓘ
successor	County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ County of Burgundy ⓘ surface form: Free County of Burgundy Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
titleHeldBy	Duke of Burgundy ⓘ surface form: duke of Burgundy
vassalOf	Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ King of France ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

Duke of Burgundy → associatedWith → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burgundian State

Burgundian Wars → belligerent → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Duchy of Bourbon → borderedBy → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Duchy of Burgundy → commonName → Duchy of Burgundy self-link ⓘ

Duchy of Burgundy → conventionalLongName → Duchy of Burgundy self-link ⓘ

Burgundian Netherlands → country → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Dijon → formerCapitalOf → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Capetian dynasty → hasMainTerritory → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Northern Renaissance → hasNotablePatron → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burgundian court

Hundred Years' War → hasParticipant → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Philip II of Spain → monarchOf → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Duchy of Burgundy → nativeName → Duchy of Burgundy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duché de Bourgogne

French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes → placeOfBirth → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes

House of Valois → ruled → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Duchy of Lorraine → sharesBorderWith → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Burgundian Netherlands → territoryIncludes → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burgundian Franche-Comté (in personal union context)

Bishopric of Tournai → underInfluenceOf → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

Cross of Burgundy → usedBy → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ

County of Artois → wasPartOf → Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ