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Was a composite state that controlled scattered but large territories in modern France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. It was ruled by the House of Valois-Burgundy. It was partitioned between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburgs after the death of its last male ruler, Charles the Bold.
Establishment
January 1338: The manor of the castle was bought by the King of France in 1337 and later passed to the Duke of Burgundy.
Chronology
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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.
1.1.1.First English Campaign (Edwardian War)
Was the first English military campaign in France during the Edwardian War.
September 1339: As Cambrai was an ally of the king of France, on 20 September king Edward's army marched into the bishopric.
October 1339: The army of English king Edward left Cambrai to advance into France proper.
1.2.Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War
Was a conflict between two cadet branches of the French royal family - the House of Orléans (Armagnac faction) and the House of Burgundy (Burgundian faction) from 1407 to 1435. Due to the civil war Burgundy de facto seceeded from France.
November 1407: In 1407, during the Armagnac-Burgundian conflict, the Burgundian territories, led by Duke John the Fearless, de facto seceded from France.
September 1435: Engaged in a patient reconquest of French territory, Charles VII wished to isolate the English from the Burgundians. In 1435, he concluded the treaty of Arras with Philip the Good, ending the civil war.
1.3.Lancastrian War
Was the third and final phase of the Hundred Years' War between France and England. At the end of the war England lost all its continental possessions in France with the exception of the city of Calais.
1.3.1.Second English Campaign (Lancastrian War)
Was an English military campaign in France during the Lancastrian War, the last phase of the Hundred Years' War.
October 1428: English and Burgundian forces started the Siege of Orléans.
1.3.2.French Reconquest (final phase of the Hundred Years' War)
Was a French military campaign in the territories occupied by England. The campaign was succesful and led to the expulsion of the the English from France (with the exception of the city of Calais).
November 1429: The Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier in 1429 was part of the Hundred Years' War between France and England. It was led by French military commander Joan of Arc, who successfully captured the town from the English, further solidifying the territory for the Kingdom of France.
Was a conflict between the Burgundian State and the Old Swiss Confederacy and its allies.
June 1474: The Burgundian army starts the siege of Neuss.
July 1474: End of the Burgundian siege of Neuss.
November 1474: Battle of Héricourt.
December 1474: Battle of Héricourt.
January 1370: Mecheln acquired by Burgundy.
January 1384: Flanders became part of the Valois-Burgundy Domains under the control of the House of Burgundy.
January 1385: During the 14th century, Salins gradually came under the domination of the Dukes of Burgundy. The city notably came into the possession of Philippe le Hardi during the union of the two Burgundies, on the death of Louis de Male, on January 30, 1384.
January 1422: Namur Sold to Burgundy, joins Burgundian Netherlands 1421.
January 1431: Antwerp fell to Burgundy in 1430.
January 1431: Brabant falls to the Duchy of Burgundy.
January 1433: In 1432, Hainaut/Hennegau was acquired by the House of Valois-Burgundy.
January 1434: Holland is acquired by the Duchy of Burgundy.
January 1444: In 1443, Philip of Burgundy conquers the Duchy of Luxembourg.
October 1468: By the Treaty of Péronne of October 1468, Louis XI of France withdrew the French lands of the Duke of Burgundy from the jurisdiction of the Parliament of Paris.
January 1470: In 1469, Siegmund of Austria-Tyrol pledged the county of Pfirt to Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
January 1474: Charles of Burgundy bought the reversion (i.e., the right of succession to the throne) from Duke Arnold of Guelders for 300,000 Rhenish florins. Upon Arnold's death in 1473, Duke Charles added Guelders to the "Low Countries" portion of his Valois Duchy of Burgundy.
January 1478: Through the marriage of Mary of Burgundy to Maximilian of Austria, Pfirt reverted to the Habsburgs.
January 1478: Based on Gustav Droysen's Map of the Holy Roman Empire in the XV century.
January 1478: With the death of Charles the Bold (1477), Burgundian dominance ended, and Cambrais was immediately occupied by the French King Louis XI.
December 1482: The Treaty of Arras, signed on December 1482, planned to marry Mary and Maximilian's daughter, Margaret, to the Dauphin Charles, aged 12. The Burgundy-Habsburgs kept Flanders (and the rest of the Netherlands, which was imperial), while France won the Duchy of Burgundy, Artois and Picardy, and soon the County of Burgundy as the dowry of Margaret.
December 1482: In 1482, the Burgundian territories passed to the Habsburg Domains. This transfer of power occurred during the reign of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, who was married to Mary of Burgundy, the heiress of the Burgundian territories.
Disestablishment
December 1482: Coastline change.
December 1482: In 1482, the Burgundian territories passed to the Habsburg Domains. This transfer of power occurred during the reign of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, who was married to Mary of Burgundy, the heiress of the Burgundian territories.
December 1482: The Treaty of Arras, signed on December 1482, planned to marry Mary and Maximilian's daughter, Margaret, to the Dauphin Charles, aged 12. The Burgundy-Habsburgs kept Flanders (and the rest of the Netherlands, which was imperial), while France won the Duchy of Burgundy, Artois and Picardy, and soon the County of Burgundy as the dowry of Margaret.
Selected Sources
Droysen, G. (1886): Historischer Handatlas, Bielefeld and Leipzig (Germany), pp. 34-35
Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, pp.145
Valois-Burgundy Domains
