Upper Burgundy (also Transjurane Burgundy Bourgogne transjurane, also Transjurania) is the part of Burgundy west of the Jura mountains. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) The Jura Mountains are a small Mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of
It was a dukedom of the Carolingian Empire, ruled by Hugbert, son of Boso of Arles, from 859 ruled by margraves under Louis the German. Carolingian Empire is a historiographical term sometimes used to refer to the realm of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty. Margrave (marchio is the English and French form (recorded since 1551 of the German Title Markgraf (from Mark " Louis (also Ludwig or Lewis) the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian) (806 &ndash August 28, 876
It was reunited with the kingdom of Lower Burgundy in 937 (see Kingdom of Burgundy), and merged into the Kingdom of Arles in 1032. Lower Burgundy was a historical kingdom in Provence, in southeastern France. Events By Place Europe Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan of England defeats the Viking king of Burgundy is a region of Western Europe which has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries The Kingdom of Arles ( Arelat) was a Frankish dominion surrounding Arles, established in 933 by combining Upper and Lower Burgundy
Its area corresponds largely to western Switzerland (the parts west of the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line), including the Romandy, the cantons of Berne, Aargau and Valais, as well as adjacent parts of French départements Haute-Savoie and Ain. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Brünig-Napf-Reuss line forms a geographical boundary in traditional Swiss culture () The Linguistic geography of Switzerland is on the main tripartite with the Swiss German region ( Deutschschweiz) in the northeast The Swiss Canton of Berne is Bilingual (Kanton Bern Canton de Berne and has a population of about 958000 Aargau ( German; rarely anglicized Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. The Valais ( German:) is one of the 26 Cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Haute-Savoie ( Arpitan: Savouè d’Amont / Hiôta-Savouè) is a French department, named for its location in Ain (ɛ̃ Arpitan: En) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France.
Lothar subsumed his portion of Burgundy into the Kingdom of Lotharingia and at his brother Charles' death, gained some northern districts of the deceased's kingdom. Lothair II ( 835 - August 8, 869) was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. Events By Place Europe Louis II succeeds Lothar as Western Emperor Events By Place Asia The Zanj (Black slaves from East Africa) provoked by mercilessly harsh labor conditions in the salt flats --> Lotharingia or Lorraine was a short-lived kingdom in Charles of Provence (845 &ndash 24 January 863) was the Carolingian King of Provence from 855 until his early death in 863 When Lothar II died in 869, his realm was divided between his uncles Charles the Bald and Louis the German in the Treaty of Mersen. Lothair II ( 835 - August 8, 869) was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. Events By Place Asia The Zanj (Black slaves from East Africa) provoked by mercilessly harsh labor conditions in the salt flats Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia Louis (also Ludwig or Lewis) the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian) (806 &ndash August 28, 876 The Treaty of Meerssen or Mersen in 870 was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I, Charles
When Emperor Charles the Fat, who until 884 had reunited all Frankish kingdoms except for kingdom of Provence, died in 888, the nobles and leading clergy of Upper Burgundy assembled at St Maurice and elected Rudolph, count of Auxerre, from the Elder Welf family, as king. Charles the Fat (Carolus Pinguis 13 June 839 – 13 January 888) was the King of Alemannia from 876 King of Italy from Events By Place Europe March 1 — Diego Rodríguez Porcelos founds and repopulates Burgos. The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe. This article is about the year AD 888 For other uses see 888 (disambiguation. Rudolph I, born 859 died October 25, 912, King of (Upper or Transjurane Burgundy from his election in 888 until his death The Elder House of Welf was a Dynasty of European rulers in the 9th through 11th centuries to 1055 At first, he tried to reunite the realm of Lothar II, but opposition by Arnulf of Carinthia forced him to focus on his Burgundian territory. Lothair II ( 835 - August 8, 869) was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. Arnulf of Carinthia (Arnulf von Kärnten Arnulf Koroški 850 &ndash December 8 899) was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887
In 933 Rudolph ceded his claims to the kingdom of Italy to Hugh of Arles and in return gained the kingdom of Provence, thus reuniting the two territories. Rudolph I, born 859 died October 25, 912, King of (Upper or Transjurane Burgundy from his election in 888 until his death This article is about the year AD 888 For other uses see 888 (disambiguation. For the automobile see Porsche 912. Events By Place Europe Orso II Participazio becomes the Doge of Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912&ndash937 Lower Burgundy ( Provence) (933&ndash937 and Italy (effective For the automobile see Porsche 912. Events By Place Europe Orso II Participazio becomes the Doge of Events By Place Europe Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan of England defeats the Viking king of Events By Place Europe Cotentin and Jersey are seized by William Longsword, Duke of Normandy. Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence (before 887 &ndash 10 April 948) was King of Italy from 924 until his death
In 1032 the kingdom of Burgundy was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire as a third kingdom, the Kingdom of Arles, with the King of Germany or Emperor as King of Burgundy. Conrad the Peaceful (c 925 – 19 October 993 was the King of Burgundy from 937 until his death Events By Place Europe Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan of England defeats the Viking king of Events By Topic Religion July 4 — Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized Rudolf III of Burgundy (called Rudolf der Faule in German and Rodolphe le Fainéant meaning sluggard or do-nothing or - le Pieux the Pious in French Events By Topic Religion July 4 — Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized The Kingdom of Arles ( Arelat) was a Frankish dominion surrounding Arles, established in 933 by combining Upper and Lower Burgundy