Burgundy is a region of Western Europe which has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Two of these entities have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy, and a third Kingdom of Burgundy was very nearly created.
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First and second Kingdoms of Burgundy
- The territory ruled by the Kings of the Burgundians (an East Germanic tribe) between the late 4th century and the 530s, when the Burgundians were conquered by the Franks is sometimes called the First Kingdom of Burgundy. The Burgundians or Burgundes were an East Germanic tribe which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose The Germanic tribes referred to as East Germanic constitute a wave of Migrants who may have moved from Scandinavia into the area between the Oder The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group
- The second Kingdom of Burgundy existed from 933 to 1378. It occupied some of the lands of the former kingdom of Middle Francia, the central slice created by the three way division of the Frankish Empire by the Treaty of Verdun (843). Middle Francia designates the realm created for Emperor Lothair I (843-855 wedged between East Francia and West Francia. Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire (imperium Francorum Frankish Kingdom (Latin regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of the In the Treaty of Verdun of 843 the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, Charlemagne 's grandsons divided his territories the Carolingian It was created by the unification of Upper Burgundy and Lower Burgundy. Upper Burgundy (also Transjurane Burgundy fr Bourgogne transjurane, also Transjurania) is the part of Burgundy west of the Jura mountains Lower Burgundy was a historical kingdom in Provence, in southeastern France. This second Kingdom of Burgundy was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire under Conrad II in 1032, as the Kingdom of Arles. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Kingdom of Arles ( Arelat) was a Frankish dominion surrounding Arles, established in 933 by combining Upper and Lower Burgundy It was one of the three kingdoms within the medieval Empire, the others being the Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of Italy. The Kingdom of Germany grew out of East Francia in the tenth century The Kingdom of Burgundy or Arles gradually lost its territorial integrity, and it ceased to exist in 1378, when the remnants were absorbed by France.
Other entities called Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal fief within the Kingdom of France. The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the Kingdom of France. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing It roughly conforms to the modern French region of Bourgogne. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France.
The Free County of Burgundy was an entity within the Holy Roman Empire from 867 to 1678, since when it has been the French region (originally province) of Franche-Comté. The Free County of Burgundy, in German Freigrafschaft Burgund, was a Medieval County (from 867 to 1678 AD within the traditional province and modern French The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy
The Burgundian lands, and the failed proposal to create a third Kingdom of Burgundy
The House of Burgundy was a dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1032 to 1361, and the Free County of Burgundy from 1330, when the wife of Eudes IV inherited it from her mother, until 1361. This article is about the ducal house which ruled Portugal for the comital house which ruled in Castile and León see Anscarids. Eudes IV (1295 &ndash 3 April 1350) was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Artois between 1330 It did not rule the Kingdom of Burgundy.
From 1361 to 1477 both the Duchy of Burgundy and the Free County of Burgundy were ruled by a cadet branch of the House of Valois (see Dukes of Burgundy). See also France in the Middle Ages, Early Modern France Unexpected inheritance The Capetian dynasty seemed secure both during and Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which By the mid 15th century this dynasty also ruled most of the provinces in the Low Countries, making it one of the most powerful ruling houses in Western Europe. The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt The territories of the House of Valois-Burgundy in the Low Countries were never part of Burgundy proper, but the combined territories of the ruling house are sometimes referred to as the "Burgundian lands". The term "Valois Dukes of Burgundy" is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after John II of France (also Duke of Burgundy as John I) granted the Duchy However all of these lands were notionally held by the House of Valois-Burgundy as feudal vassals of either the King of France or the Holy Roman Emperor. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed A vassal (also called feodary or fedary) in the terminology that both preceded and accompanied the feudalism of Medieval Europe, Duke Charles the Bold conceived the project of combining his territories into a kingdom of Burgundy with himself as its fully independent monarch, and even persuaded the Emperor Frederick to assent to crown him king at Trier. Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Frederick III of Habsburg ( September 21 1415 &ndash August 19, 1493) was elected as German King as the successor of Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. The ceremony, however, did not take place owing to the Emperor's precipitate flight by night (September 1473), occasioned by his displeasure at the Duke's attitude.
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The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the Kingdom of France. The Free County of Burgundy, in German Freigrafschaft Burgund, was a Medieval County (from 867 to 1678 AD within the traditional province and modern FrenchDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic