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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 Duke, and sooner or later the ducal position established as hereditary.
The following is a list of the Dukes of Burgundy (French: Duc de Bourgogne), a title in the peerage of France.
1004: Burgundy annexed by France
Capetian Dukes
All dukes named 'Eudes' are sometimes called 'Odo', they being the same name.
House of Valois
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.
House of Habsburg (Spain)
House of Bourbon (Spain)
House of Habsburg (Austria)
At the same time, various members of the French royal family, most notably Louis, Duke of Burgundy, the father of Louis XV of France, also used the title.
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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).
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See also
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