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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.
Jan 19, 2018 · Advertisement. Mary and Maximilian had two children who survived to adulthood: Philip ‘the Fair’ (1478-1506), future Duke of Burgundy and father of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and Margaret (1480-1530), whom we will encounter again in a few weeks. Yet sadly Mary and Maximilian’s marriage was short-lived. In 1482, while out hunting with ...
Jul 18, 2013 · Mary of Burgundy was the last of this line; after her untimely death aged 24 in 1482, brought about by falling from her horse while hunting, her husband Maximilian, a member of the Austrian family of Habsburg, ruled as regent for their young son, the future Philip the Handsome, although his right to rule was fiercely contested by feisty cities ...
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Mary, duchess of Burgundy (1457–1482), was the first wife of Emperor Maximilian I, whom she married in 1477. She wears a tall Burgundian hennin, or steeple headdress, characteristic of 1470s fashion. The heavy band of material over her forehead is pinned to the base of the conical headdress by a distinctive agrafe (ornamental clasp).
Name variations: Isabel or Isabella of Bourbon. Died in 1465 or 1466; daughter of Agnes of Burgundy (d. 1476) and Charles I, duke of Bourbon (r. 1434–1456); second wife of Charles the Bold (1433–1477), duke of Burgundy (r. 1467–1477); children: Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482, who married Maximilian I, Holy Roman emperor).
Oct 7, 2021 · Louis XI attempted to force Mary to wed his son so that France could claim the Burgundian territories. This did not come to pass. Mary wed Archduke Maximilian of Austria in August 1477 instead. Engagement of Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy, c. 1500, by Albrecht Duerer. Mary and Maximilian enjoyed a happy marriage, and had three children together.
Mary of Burgundy (r. 1477-1482) occupies an important place in the history of late medieval and Early Modern Europe, yet her life and principate have received relatively little scholarly attention. They are, however, key to the history both of the Low Countries and of Europe, since her marriage to Maximilian of Austria united the Habsburgs with ...
