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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 ...
Mar 26, 2024 · 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.
Feb 17, 2019 · Mary of Burgundy. Duchess of Burgundy. Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I with His Family. Artist: Bernhard Strigel. Heritage Images/Getty Images / Getty Images. By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on February 17, 2019. Known for: signing "the Great Privilege" and, by her marriage, bringing her dominions under Habsburg control.
Born in Brussels on February 13, 1457; died on March 27, 1482, at the Prinsenhof in Ghent; daughter of Charles the Bold, the last Valois duke of Burgundy (r. 1467–1477), and his second wife, Isabelle of Bourbon (d. 1465); became first wife of Maximilian I of the Habsburgs (1459–1519), archduke of Austria, and Holy Roman emperor (r. 1493–1519), i...
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393 – 30 October 1466) was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, and an elder sister of Philip the Good. Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406. He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417.
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.
Jan 19, 2018 · The Women around an Emperor: Mary of Burgundy. By Natalie Anderson. Mary of Burgundy, c. 1490. During the course of doctoral research, it is inevitable to come across numerous tantalising side-paths, which you wish you had the time (and word count) to explore.
