Duke of Burgundy () was a title used by the rulers of the

Duchy of Burgundy The Duchy of Burgundy (; ; ) was a medieval and early modern feudal polity in north-western regions of historical Burgundy. It was a duchy, ruled by dukes of Burgundy. The Duchy belonged to the Kingdom of France, and was initially bordering th ...

, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by the French crown in 1477, and later by members of the

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, including

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s and

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, who claimed Burgundy proper and ruled the Burgundian Netherlands. The Duchy of Burgundy was a small portion of the traditional lands of the

Burgundians The Burgundians were an early Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe or group of tribes. They appeared east in the middle Rhine region in the third century AD, and were later moved west into the Roman Empire, in Roman Gaul, Gaul. In the first and seco ...

west of the river

Saône The Saône ( , ; ; ) is a river in eastern France (modern Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté). It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department an ...

which, in 843, was allotted to

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's kingdom of the West Franks. Under the

Ancien Régime ''Ancien'' may refer to * the French word for " ancient, old" ** Société des anciens textes français * the French for "former, senior" ** Virelai ancien ** Ancien Régime ** Ancien Régime in France {{disambig ...

, the duke of Burgundy was the premier lay peer of the

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. Beginning with

Robert II of France Robert II ( 972 – 20 July 1031), called the Pious () or the Wise (), was List of French monarchs, King of the Franks from 996 to 1031, the second from the Capetian dynasty. Crowned Junior King in 987, he assisted his father on military matters ...

(), the title was held by the Capetians, the French royal family. In 1032 King Henry I of France granted the duchy to his younger brother,

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...

, who founded the

House of Burgundy The House of Burgundy () was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of King Robert II of France. The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1032 to 1361 and achieved the recognized title ...

. When the senior line of the House of Burgundy became extinct in 1361, the title was inherited by King John II of France through proximity of blood. John granted the duchy to his younger son, Philip the Bold, in 1363. The Valois dukes gradually came to rule over a vast complex of territories known as the

Burgundian State The Burgundian StateB. Schnerb, ''L'État bourguignon'', 1999 ( ; ) was a composite monarchy ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy from the late 14th to the late 15th centuries, and which ultimately comprised not only the Duchy of Burgundy, Duchy and ...

, and became dangerous rivals to the senior French royal line of the

House of Valois The Capetian House of Valois ( , also , ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the List of French monarchs, French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. ...

. When the male line of the Valois dukes of Burgundy became extinct in 1477, the Duchy of Burgundy was confiscated by

Louis XI of France Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the ...

. The title "duke of Burgundy" passed to Habsburg monarchs after Mary of Burgundy married Maximilian I of Austria in 1477. The Habsburgs used this connection to claim Burgundy proper and to rule their Burgundian inheritance until the Napoleonic era. The title was subsequently revived for several younger sons of the

House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Kingdom of Navarre, Navarre in the 16th century. A br ...

and since 1975, branches of it have used "duke of Burgundy" as a revived

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List of dukes of Burgundy

Bosonid dynasty (880–956)

The first margrave (''marchio''), later duke (''dux''), of Burgundy was Richard of the

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, whose duchy was created from the merging of several regional counties of the kingdom of Provence which had belonged to his brother Boso. Richard was the son of Eccard of Macon and Richildis of Arles, Boso the son of Bivin of Gorze and Richildis of Arles. His descendants and their relatives by marriage ruled the duchy until its annexation over a century later by the French crown, their suzerain. * Richard the Justiciar (880–921) * Rudolph (921–923), then

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* Hugh the Black (923–952) * Gilbert (952–956)

Robertian dynasty (956–1002)

* Otto (956–965) * Eudes Henry ''the Great'' (965–1002)

House of Ivrea (1002–1004)

* Otto William (1002–1004)

House of Capet (1004–1032)

In 1004, Burgundy was annexed by the king, of the

House of Capet The House of Capet () ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians and the Karlings. The direct line of the House of Capet came to an ...

. Otto William continued to rule what would come to be called the

Free County of Burgundy The Free County of Burgundy (; ) was a medieval and early modern feudal polity ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It became known as Franche-Comté (the ''Free County''), and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté. It belonged to t ...

. His descendants formed another House of Ivrea. *

(1004–1016) (also king of the Franks as Robert II) * Henry (1016–1032) (also king of the Franks as Henry I)

House of Burgundy (1032–1361)

, son of

, received the Duchy as a peace settlement, having disputed the succession to the throne of France with his brother Henry.

House of Valois-Burgundy (1363–1482)

John II of France, the second Valois king, successfully claimed the duchy after the death of

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

, the last Capet duke. John then passed the duchy to his youngest son

as an apanage.

Family tree

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Hugh Capet Hugh Capet (; ; 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as t ...

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rect 450 415 545 458 Otto-William of Burgundy rect 6 461 151 521 Henry I Capet rect 156 478 241 494 Hélie of Semur rect 313 473 419 507 Robert I, Duke of Burgundy rect 494 475 600 506 Ermengarde of Anjou rect 420 528 491 557 Hildegard of Burgundy rect 528 516 641 563 William VIII of Aquitaine rect 16 542 101 570 Hugh of Burgundy (1034–1059) rect 337 553 404 581 Constance of Burgundy rect 457 557 570 584 Alfonso VI of Castile rect 13 643 101 688 Robert of Burgundy, Bishop of Langres rect 111 645 201 688 Renauld of Burgundy, abbot of St. Pierre rect 244 644 295 671 Beatrice of Burgundy (born 1063) rect 330 644 379 673 Guy I of Vignory rect 408 644 470 673 Hélie of Burgundy (born 1061) rect 511 644 621 692

Henry, Count of Portugal Henry (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Henrique'', French language, French: ''Henri''; 1066 – 22 May 1112), Count of Portugal, was the first member of the Capetian House of Burgundy to rule Portugal and the father of the country's first kin ...

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Theresa, Countess of Portugal Theresa (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Teresa''; Galician-Portuguese: ''Tareja'' or ''Tareixa''; Latin: ''Theresia'') ( 1080 – 11 November 1130) was Countess of County of Portugal, Portugal, and for a time claimant to be its independent ...

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Roger II of Sicily Roger II or Roger the Great (, , Greek language, Greek: Ρογέριος; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily and Kingdom of Africa, Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon, C ...

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Raoul II of Lusignan Raoul II of Lusignan (c. 1200 – c. September 1, 1246, buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont) was the son of Raoul I of Lusignan and his wife Alix, Countess of Eu. He became Seigneur d' Exoudun and Count of Eu upon his father death in 1219. He ...

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Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy Beatrice of Navarre (1242? – 1295), was List of Burgundian consorts, Duchess of Burgundy, by marriage to Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. She was a daughter of Theobald I of Navarre and his third wife Margaret of Bourbon (1211–1256), Margaret of Bou ...

rect 214 1273 319 1305 Hugh IV of Burgundy rect 373 1277 483 1309 Yolande de Dreux (1212–1248) rect 58 1323 163 1367 Isabelle of Burgundy rect 204 1331 336 1367 Rudolf I of Habsburg rect 346 1324 436 1369 Hugh, Viscount of Avallon rect 469 1328 534 1359 Maguerite of Chalon rect 535 1325 620 1367 Beatrice, Lady of Grignon rect 662 1326 729 1370 Hugh VIII of La Marche rect 89 1382 162 1413 Alice of Burgundy (1233–1273) rect 193 1382 287 1413 Henry III of Brabant rect 324 1382 487 1413 Marguerite, Lady of Molinot rect 528 1380 608 1406

William III of Mont-St. Jean William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

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Charles I of Naples Charles I (early 1226/12277 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was King of Sicily from 1266 to 1285. He was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the House of Anjou-Sicily. Between 1246 and ...

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John of Burgundy (1231–1268) John of Burgundy (; 1231 – 29 September 1268) was a Count of Charolais and Lord of Bourbon. He was a younger son of Duke Hugh IV of Burgundy and his wife, Yolande of Dreux. John married in February 1248 to Agnes (d. 1288), the heires ...

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Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy Agnes of France ( 1260 – 19 December 1327) was List of Burgundian royal consorts, Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Robert II, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son's reign in 1306–1311. Life She wa ...

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Philip VI of France Philip VI (; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (), the Catholic (''le Catholique'') and of Valois (''de Valois''), was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign w ...

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Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France Margaret of Burgundy (; 1290 – 30 April 1315) was Queen of France and List of Navarrese royal consorts, Navarre as the first wife of King Louis X and I, Louis X; however, she was locked in prison during her whole French queenship. Life Margar ...

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Louis X of France Louis X (4 October 1289 – 5 June 1316), known as the Quarrelsome (), was King of France from 1314 and King of Navarre (as Louis I) from 1305 until his death. He emancipated serfs who could buy their freedom and readmitted Jews into the king ...

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Philip V of France Philip V ( 1291 – 3 January 1322), known as the Tall (), was King of France and List of Navarrese monarchs, Navarre (as Philip II) from 1316 to 1322. Philip engaged in a series of domestic reforms intended to improve the management of the kingd ...

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Anne of Burgundy Anne of Burgundy, Duchess of Bedford () (30 September 1404 – 13 November 1432) was a daughter of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (1371–1419), and his wife Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1423). Duchess of Bedford In June 1423 at Troyes, Anne ...

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House of Habsburg (1482–1700)

In 1477, the territory of the Duchy of Burgundy was annexed by France. In the same year, Mary married Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, giving the

Habsburgs The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ...

control of the remainder of the Burgundian Inheritance. Although the territory of the Duchy of Burgundy itself remained in the hands of France, the Habsburgs remained in control of the title of Duke of Burgundy and the other parts of the Burgundian inheritance, notably the

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and the

in the

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as well as the County of Charolais in France. They often used the term

Burgundy Burgundy ( ; ; Burgundian: ''Bregogne'') is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. ...

to refer to it (e.g. in the name of the Imperial Circle it was grouped into), until the late 18th century, when the

Austrian Netherlands The Austrian Netherlands was the territory of the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire between 1714 and 1797. The period began with the acquisition by the Austrian Habsburg monarchy of the former Spanish Netherlands under the Treaty of Ras ...

were lost to the

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. The Habsburgs also continued to claim Burgundy proper until the Treaty of Cambrai in 1529, when they surrendered their claim in exchange for French recognition of Imperial sovereignty over Flanders and Artois. * Maximilian I (1477–1482 with his wife; regent 1482–1494) * Philip IV the Handsome (; ), titular Duke of Burgundy as Philip IV (1482–1506) * Charles II (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and King Charles I of Spain) 1506–1555 * Philip V (King Philip II of Spain) 1556–1598 * Isabella I (infanta Isabella Clara of Spain) and Albert I (Albert VII of Austria) (''

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'') 1598–1621 * Philip VI (King Philip IV of Spain) 1621–1665 * Charles III (King Charles II of Spain) 1665–1700

House of Bourbon, claimants of the title (1682–1761)

* Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712) * Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1751–1761)

House of Habsburg (1713–1918)

* Charles IV (Emperor Charles VI) 1713–1740 *

Maria Theresa Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the ...

1740–1780 * Joseph (Emperor Joseph II) 1780–1790 * Leopold (Emperor Leopold II) 1790–1792 * Francis (Emperor Francis II) 1792–1795/1835 * Ferdinand (Emperor Ferdinand I) (1835–1848 titular only) * Franz Joseph (Emperor Franz Joseph I) (1848–1916 titular only) * Charles V (Emperor Charles I) (1916–1918 titular only later renounced)

House of Bourbon, revived title (1975–present)

* King Juan Carlos I of Spain (1975–2014) *King

Felipe VI of Spain Felipe VI (; Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. In accordance with the Spanish Constitution, as monarch, he is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed For ...

(2014–present) – the title is one of the titles of the Spanish Crown * Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (

Carlist Carlism (; ; ; ) is a Traditionalism (Spain), Traditionalist and Legitimist political movement in Spain aimed at establishing an alternative branch of the Bourbon dynasty, one descended from Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain, Don Carlos, ...

claimant to the throne of Spain as "Enrique V", 1977–present) – the title is one of the titles of the Spanish Crown. He is considered the legitimate successor to the Catholic Monarchy of the Spains as heir to Infante Carlos María Isidro ("Carlos V"). *Louis, Dauphin of France (2010–present) – the title is used by eldest son of the Legitimist claimant to the French throne, Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou ("Louis XX").