Duke of Burgundy
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The Duchy of Burgundy, today Bourgogne, has its origin in the small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks.
As it was known as their kingdom of Burgundy to France, the name Burgundy was attached over centuries to this border region, as most lands of the Burgundians lost central power and disintegrated into principalities known by other names. The Western kings appointed governors to this province with the title of Duke, and eventually the ducal position became hereditary.
[edit] List of Dukes of Burgundy
The following is a list of the Dukes of Burgundy (French: Duc de Bourgogne), a title in the peerage of France.
House of Ardennes
- Richard of Autun, the Justicier (880–921)
- Rudolph of Burgundy (king of France from 923) (921–923)
- Hugh the Black (923–952)
- Gilbert of Chalon (952–956)
- Odo of Paris (956-965)
- Otto-Henry the Great (965–1002)
- Otto-William (1002–1004)
In 1004, Burgundy was annexed by France.
All dukes named 'Eudes' are sometimes called 'Odo', they being the same name.
- Robert I (1032–1076), brother of Henry I
- Hugh I (1076–1079)
- Eudes I the Red (1079–1103)
- Hugh II (1103–1143)
- Eudes II (1143–1162)
- Hugh III (1162–1192)
- Eudes III (1192–1218)
- Hugh IV (1218–1271)
- Robert II (1272–1306)
- Hugh V (1306–1315)
- Eudes IV (1315–1349)
- Philip I of Rouvre (1349–1361)
- Philip II, the Bold (1364–1404)
- John, the Fearless (1404–1419)
- Philip III, the Good (1419–1467)
- Charles I, the Bold (1467–1477)
- Mary of Burgundy (1477–1482)
In 1477, the territory of the Duchy of Burgundy was annexed by France. In the same year, Mary married Archduke Maximilian of Austria, giving the Habsburgs control of the remainder of the Burgundian Inheritance.
Although the Duchy of Burgundy itself remained in the hands of France, the Habsburgs remained in control of the other parts of the Burgundian inheritance, notably the Low Countries and the Free County of Burgundy in the Holy Roman Empire, and often used the term Burgundy to refer to it (Burgundian Circle), until the late 18th century, when the Austrian Netherlands were lost to French Republic.
- Maximilian I 1477-1482 (with his wife; regent 1482-1494)
- Philip IV the Handsome 1482-1506
- Charles II (Emperor Charles V and King Charles I of Spain) 1506-1555
- Philip V (King Philip II of Spain) 1555-1598
- Philip VI (King Philip III of Spain) 1598-1621
- Philip VII (King Philip IV of Spain) 1621-1665
- Charles III (King Charles II of Spain) 1665-1700
House of Bourbon (Spain)
- Philip VIII (King Philip V of Spain) 1700-1706
House of Habsburg (Austria)
- Charles IV (Emperor Charles VI) 1713-1740
- Maria Theresa 1740-1780
- Joseph (Emperor Joseph II) 1780-1790
- Leopold (Emperor Leopold II) 1790-1792
- Francis (Emperor Francis II) 1792-1795
At the same time, various members of the French royal family, most notably Louis, duc de Bourgogne, the father of Louis XV of France, also used the title.
[edit] Further reading
- Calmette, Joseph. The Golden Age of Burgundy. Norton, 1962.
- Chaumé, Maurice. Les Origines du Duché de Bourgogne. 2v. in 4 parts. Dijon: Jobard, 1925 (Darmstadt: npub, 1977).
- Nicholas Michael. Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477. Osprey, London 1983. ISBN 0-85045-518-9
- Vaughan, Richard. Valois Burgundy. London: Allen Lane, 1975.
