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The Free County of Burgundy (French: Franche Comté de Bourgogne; German: Freigrafschaft Burgund) was a medieval feudal state ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It was also known as Franche-Comté, from French: franc comte meaning 'free count', and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté.
Burgundy ( / ˈbɜːrɡəndi /, French: Bourgogne, French: [buʁɡɔɲ] ⓘ; 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.
This is a list of the counts of Burgundy, i.e., of the region known as Franche-Comté, not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy, from 982 to 1678.
NameDate Of BirthDate Of DeathReign96221 September 1026982 to 21 September 10269863 September 105721 September 1026 to 3 September 1057102012 November 10873 September 1057 to 12 November 10871061109712 November 1087 to 1097The Burgundians were a Scandinavian people whose original homeland lay on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea, where the island of Bornholm (Burgundarholm in the Middle Ages) still bears their name.
The County of Burgundy lies in the heart of a sprawling empire, surrounded by towering mountains and endless forests. The people of this land are hardy and fierce, their lives defined by the unrelenting nature that surrounds them.
The Free County of Burgundy ( French: Franche Comté de Bourgogne; German: Freigrafschaft Burgund) was a medieval feudal state ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It was also known as Franche-Comté, from French: franc comte meaning 'free count', and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté.
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the County of Burgundy east of the Saône River. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Burgundy were reunited in 937 and absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire under Conrad II in 1032, as the Kingdom of Arles. The Duchy of Burgundy was annexed by the French throne in 1477.
