Nov 24, 2023 · Burgundy, historical region and former région of France. As a région, it encompassed the central départements of Côte-d’Or, Saône-et-Loire, Nièvre, and Yonne. In 2016 the Burgundy région was joined with the région of Franche-Comté to form the new administrative entity of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
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1 day ago · Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564. [1] [2] Before his accession as Emperor, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the House of Habsburg in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy ...
- 27 August 1556 – 25 July 1564
- Joanna of Castile
Nov 25, 2023 · Louis II, (born Nov. 29, 1330, Mâle Castle, near Bruges, Flanders—died Jan. 30, 1384, Saint-Omer, Flanders), count of Flanders, Nevers, and Réthel (1346–84), who, by marrying his daughter Margaret to the Burgundian duke Philip the Bold (1369), prepared the way for the subsequent union of Flanders and Burgundy. The reign of Louis of Mâle ...
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Nov 24, 2023 · The result was Germanic invasion, most dramatically the mass crossing of the Rhine in 405–406, and civil war. By 418 Franks and Burgundians were established west of the Rhine, and the Visigoths settled in Aquitania (Aquitaine).
3 days ago · Mary of Burgundy; Duchess of Burgundy (1477) 1. Charles of Habsburg; Holy Roman Emperor (1519) Archduke of Austria (1519) King of Castile (1516) King of Aragon (1516) Duke of Burgundy (1506) 6. Ferdinand II of Aragon; King of Aragon (1479) 3. Joanna of Trastámara; Queen of Castile (1504) Queen of Aragon (1516) 7. Isabella I of Castile; Queen ...
- 28 June 1519 –, 27 August 1556
- Philip I of Castile
- 22 September 1558, El Escorial, Spain
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1 day ago · List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter. The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member ...
1 day ago · The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century.