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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 until her death in 1482.
Apr 4, 2024 · Rudolf I (died Oct. 25, 912) was the first king of Juran (Upper) Burgundy (888–912). The son of Conrad, count of Auxerre of the powerful German Welf (Guelf) family, Rudolf succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy in 885 or 886. In January 888 he was crowned king at the abbey of St. Maurice d’Agaune and quickly extended his rule over much of ...
Dec 24, 2023 · Gundobad King of Burgundy, in the Lex Gundobada, names as his predecessors "Gebicam, Godomarem, Gislaharium, Gundaharium, patrem quoque nostrum et patruum"[1]. It is assumed that this passage should be interpreted as referring to four named individuals and the king´s unnamed father and paternal uncle.
Apr 2, 2024 · Philip III was the most important of the Valois dukes of Burgundy (reigned 1419–67) and the true founder of the Burgundian state that rivaled France in the 15th century. Philip was the son of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria. When he became duke of Burgundy at the age of 23, his first aim.
Oct 23, 2022 · English Translation. Conrad III of Burgundy or Provence or Conrad I of Arles, known as Conrad the Pacific (born around 925 and died on October 19, 993) is king of Arles or the Two Burgundies from 937 to his death. In Elder House of Welf ancestry, he was the son of Rudolf II of Burgundy.
Apr 11, 2024 · Theodoric II (born 587—died 612 or 613, Metz, France) was the younger son of the Merovingian Childebert II; he succeeded his father as king of Burgundy in 595, at first under his grandmother Brunhild’s regency and later under her influence. Cooperation with his brother, Theodebert II of Austrasia, was followed by discord, and in 612 ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Gondioc (Latin: *Candiaco; [citation needed] also called Gundioc, Condiaco, Candiacus and Gundowech, died 473) was king of Burgundy following the destruction of Worms by the Huns in 436, succeeding Gundahar. Gondioc married the sister of Ricimer, the Gothic general at the time ruling the Western Roman Empire.
