Search results
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 ...
- Mary of Burgundy (Disambiguation)
Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482) was the ruler of the Burgundian...
- Isabella of Bourbon
Life Diptych depicting Isabella and her husband Charles the...
- Margaret
Childhood and life in France Portrait of Margaret aged ten...
- Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393 – 30 October 1466)...
- Mary of Burgundy (Disambiguation)
Mary was the duchess of Burgundy (1477–82), daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy. Her crucial marriage to the archduke Maximilian (later Maximilian I), son of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand III, resulted in Habsburg control of the Netherlands.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482) Duchess of Burgundy, countess of Flanders, and archduchess of Austria, who fought to save her land from France and preserved what was to become the modern country of Belgium.
Mary of Burgundy Facts. Title: Duchess of Burgundy. Father: Charles the Bold of Burgundy, son of Philip the Good of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal. Mother: Isabella of Bourbon (Isabelle de Bourbon), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Agnes of Burgundy.
Mary of Burgundy, 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 until her death in 1482.
Mary, Duchess of Burgundy. By Susan Abernethy. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Mary was the heir of a far-ranging, wealthy and diverse realm and she was sometimes called Mary the Rich. Mary never expected a life of independence or personal happiness.
People also ask
Who was Mary the rich?
Why did Mary and Margaret visit Burgundy?
Who inherited the Burgundian lands?
Who was Mary in the revolt of Ghent?
