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  1. 5 days ago · The Burgundians, the Low Country empire that time forgot. In the Middle Ages, Burgundy was a fabulously wealthy realm that spread over a huge swathe of medieval Europe, eventually seating their power in modern Belgium and the Netherlands. While it has long vanished from the map, it was a cradle for art and architecture, as well as violence and ...

  2. 21 hours ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...

  3. 2 days ago · Mandate to the legate Ottobon, to inform the pope as to the benefices which Philip, then archbishop elect of Lyons, now count of Burgundy, held at the presentation of, but not belonging to, laymen in England; the pope having deprived him of all his benefices except the archbishopric, reserving them to himself.

  4. 4 days ago · The residence, known as the Coudenberg Palace, was the seat of counts, dukes, regents, kings and emperors. It was the pride of Brussels until it was consumed in a blaze that, according to one account, was sparked by a lazy chef who let his jam overheat and catch fire.

  5. 3 days ago · Mary of Burgundy (French: Marie de Bourgogne; Dutch: Maria van Bourgondië; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of Namur, Holland, Hainaut and other territories, from 1477 ...

  6. 2 days ago · Elias (eh-LEE-as) Meaning: The Lord is my God. Background: Another form of Elijah, is widely used across various cultures, including France. Enrico (en-REE-ko) Meaning: Home ruler. Background: The Italian form of Henry was used in France, particularly in regions with Italian influence. Ephrem (eh-FREM)

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  8. 5 days ago · Six Royal Charters. During the twenty-seven years (1174 to 1201) in which there are no records of the names of the priors, with the one exception above, several additional charters were obtained, both from King Henry and King Richard.

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