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Name: County Palatine of Burgundy

Type: Polity

Start: 1170 AD

End: 1361 AD

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Was a medieval county of the Holy Roman Empire, predecessor to the modern region of Franche-Comté.

Establishment

  • January 1170: Barbarossa separated an area from the rest of Burgundy in 1169 and made it a county palatine.

    • Chronology

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    1. Hundred Years´ War

    Were a series of conflicts between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France that spanned more than a century (with interruptions) from 1337 to 1453. The immediate causes of the conflicts were the English possessions in France which were at the same time vassals of the French Kingdom, as well as disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantagenet and the French royal House of Valois. At the end of the war Englans lost all its possessions in France with the exception of the city of Calais.

    1.1.Edwardian War

    Was the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between France and England, lasting from 1337 to 1360.

  • January 1360: Edward III of England led his army into Burgundy, and took Tonnerre.
  • February 1360: After remaining in Tonnerre some days, Edward III of England left the city.

    • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1225: The Duke of Burgundy, Hugh IV, bought Salins in 1224.

  • January 1238: The Duke of Burgundy, Hugh IV, acquired Salins in 1224. In 1237, he exchanged the territory with Jean de Châlon for two counties.

  • January 1291: Bisanz/Besançon is declared a Free Imperial City. It was semi-independent from the Archbishopric of Besançon.

  • January 1361: In 1361, the territory of Burgund (Pfalzgrafschaft) was acquired by the Counts of Flanders. By 1384, it became part of the land holdings of the House of Burgundy, a powerful noble family in medieval Europe.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 1361: In 1361, the territory of Burgund (Pfalzgrafschaft) was acquired by the Counts of Flanders. By 1384, it became part of the land holdings of the House of Burgundy, a powerful noble family in medieval Europe.

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