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Mary of Burgundy
Duchess of Burgundy, Brabant, Guelders, Limburg, Lothier and Luxembourg, Margravine of Namur, Countess of Artois, Charolais, Flanders, Hainault, Holland, Zeeland and Zutphen, Countess Palatine of Burgundy
Reign5 January 1477–27 March 1482
Full nameCalled "Mary the Rich"
TitlesDuchess of Burgundy (5 January 1477–27 March 1482 - disputed), Countess of Artois, Flanders, Countess Palatine of Burgundy &c, (5 January 1477–27 March 1482)
Born13 February 1457
BirthplaceBrussels, Brabant
DiedMarch 27, 1482 (aged 25)
Place of deathBruges, Flanders
BuriedBruges, Flanders
PredecessorCharles the Bold
SuccessorPhilip the Handsome
ConsortMaximilian of Austria (1459–1519)
IssuePhilip the Handsome (1478–1506)
Margaret (1480–1530)
Royal HouseValois of Burgundy
FatherCharles the Bold (1433-1477)
MotherIsabella of Bourbon (1436-1465)


Duchy of Burgundy-
House of Valois, Burgundian Branch
John the Good
Children
   Charles V of France
   Louis I of Anjou
   John, Duke of Berry
   Philip the Bold
Philip the Bold
Children
   John the Fearless
   Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing
   Catherine of Burgundy
   Anthony, Duke of Brabant
   Mary, Duchess of Savoy
   Philip, Count of Nevers
John the Fearless
Children
   Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves
   Margaret, Countess of Richemont
   Philip the Good
   Anne of Burgundy
   Agnes of Burgundy
Philip the Good
Children
   Charles the Bold
   Anthony the Bastard
Charles the Bold
Children
   Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy

Mary, called Mary the Rich (13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), was suo jure Duchess of Burgundy from 1477 – 1482. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates counts of Artois (French Comtes d'Artois Dutch Graven van Artesië were the Rulers over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition counts of Flanders were the Rulers over the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the Countship by the French revolutionaries This is a list of the counts of Burgundy, ie of the region known as Franche-Comté not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy, from 867 to 1678 Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin The term "Valois Dukes of Burgundy" is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after John II of France (also Duke of Burgundy as John I) granted the Duchy Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Not to be confused with Elisabeth of Bourbon daughter of Henri IV and Marie de Medici Isabella of Bourbon (1436 &ndash September 25 1500 Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which See also France in the Middle Ages, Early Modern France Unexpected inheritance The Capetian dynasty seemed secure both during and John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member Louis I of Anjou ( July 23, 1339 &ndash September 20, 1384) was the second son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg John of Valois, the Magnificent, ( November 30 1340 &ndash March 15 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne Philip the Bold (Philippe le Hardi also Philip II Duke of Burgundy ( January 15, 1342, Pontoise &ndash April 27, 1404 Philip the Bold (Philippe le Hardi also Philip II Duke of Burgundy ( January 15, 1342, Pontoise &ndash April 27, 1404 John the Fearless (Jean sans Peur also John II Duke of Burgundy, known as John of Valois and John of Burgundy ( May 28 1371 Antoine of Burgundy (August 1384 &ndash October 25 1415, in the Battle of Agincourt) was Duke of Brabant Lothier and Limburg. Phillip II Count of Nevers (October 1389 Villaines-en-Duesmois &ndash October 25, 1415, Agincourt) was the youngest son of Philip the John the Fearless (Jean sans Peur also John II Duke of Burgundy, known as John of Valois and John of Burgundy ( May 28 1371 Margaret of Burgundy (1393 &ndash 1441 was the daughter of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Margaret of Bavaria. Philip the Good (Philippe le Bon also Philip III Duke of Burgundy ( July 31, 1396 &ndash June 15, 1467) was Duke of Burgundy Anne of Burgundy (Anne de Bourgogne 1404 &ndash November 14 1432) was the daughter of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (1404-1419 and his wife Agnes of Burgundy ( 1407 - December 1 1476) was the daughter of John the Fearless (1371-1419 and Margaret of Bavaria. Philip the Good (Philippe le Bon also Philip III Duke of Burgundy ( July 31, 1396 &ndash June 15, 1467) was Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Antoine (1421 &ndash 1504 known to his contemporaries as "the Bastard of Burgundy " or "the Grand Bastard - le grand bâtard " Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her his own right" Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, she was the heiress to the vast Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's sudden death on 5 January 1477. Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Not to be confused with Elisabeth of Bourbon daughter of Henri IV and Marie de Medici Isabella of Bourbon (1436 &ndash September 25 1500 Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Her mother died in 1465, but Mary was on very good terms with her step-mother Margaret of York, whom Charles married in 1468. Margaret of York ( May 3, 1446 &ndash November 23, 1503) &ndash also by marriage known as Margaret of Burgundy &ndash was a

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History

Heiress of Burgundy

Mary of Burgundy was born in Brussels, at the Ducal castle of Coudenberg. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Coudenberg or Koudenberg (older Dutch for cold hill) is a small hill in Brussels where the Palace of Coudenberg was built Her birth, according to the court chronicler, Georges Chastellain, was attended by a clap of thunder ringing from the otherwise clear twilit sky. Georges Chastellain (died 1475 Burgundian chronicler and poet was a native of Aalst in Flanders. Her godfather was Louis the Dauphin, in exile in Burgundy at that time; he named her for his mother, Marie of Anjou. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle Marie of Anjou ( October 14 1404 &ndash1463 was the daughter of Louis II of Anjou, King of Naples titular King of Sicily and Yolande of Aragon Reactions to the child were mixed: the baby's grandfather, Philip the Good, was unimpressed, and "chose not to attend the [Baptism] as it was only for a girl"; his wife, Isabel, was simply delighted at the birth of a granddaughter. Philip the Good (Philippe le Bon also Philip III Duke of Burgundy ( July 31, 1396 &ndash June 15, 1467) was Duke of Burgundy Other people with the same name include Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539. [1]

As the only child of Charles the Bold, Mary was heiress to a vast and wealthy domain, made up of the Duchy of Burgundy, the Free County of Burgundy, and the majority of the Low Countries, and her hand was eagerly sought by a number of princes. Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the Kingdom of France. The Free County of Burgundy, in German Freigrafschaft Burgund, was a Medieval County (from 867 to 1678 AD within the traditional province and modern French The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt The first proposal was received by her father when she was only five years old, to marry the future Ferdinand II of Aragon. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Later the younger brother of Louis XI, Charles de Valois, Duc de Berry made an approach, to the intense annoyance of his brother the King, who attempted to prevent the necessary Papal dispensation for consanguinity. Charles de Valois ( 26 December 1446 &ndash 24 May 1472) was the son of Charles VII, King of France and Marie of Anjou Consanguinity (" con- (with sanguine (blood -ity" refers to the property of being from the same Lineage as another person

Coat of arms of Mary of Burgundy.
Coat of arms of Mary of Burgundy.

As soon as Louis produced a male heir who survived infancy, the future Charles VIII of France, Louis wanted his son to be the one to marry Mary, despite his son being thirteen years younger than Mary. Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine was a few years older than Mary, and his Duchy lay alongside Burgundian territory, but his plan to combine his territory with hers was frustrated by his death in battle in 1473. Nicholas of Anjou ( Nancy, 1448 &ndash 1473 in Nancy was the son of John II Duke of Lorraine and Marie de Bourbon

When her father fell upon the field at the siege of Nancy, on 5 January 1477, Mary was only nineteen years old. Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Louis XI of France seized the opportunity afforded by his rival's defeat and death to attempt take possession of the Duchy of Burgundy proper, and also of Franche Comté, Picardy and Artois. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy Picardy (Picardie is an historical Province of France, in the north of France. Artois (Artesië (adjective Artesian) is a former province of northern France.

Louis was anxious that Mary should marry Charles, the Dauphin of France, and thus secure the inheritance of the Low Countries for his descendants, by force of arms if necessary. Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death The Dauphin of France (Dauphin de France—strictly Dauphin of Viennois ( Dauphin de Viennois)—was the title given to the Heir apparent of the The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt Mary, advised by Margaret, distrusted Louis, declined the French alliance, and turned to her Netherland subjects for help. Sensing her weakness, she obtained their help only at the price of great concessions.

The Great Privilege

Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy

On 10 February 1477 at Ghent on the occasion of her formal recognition, known as the Joyous Entry, as Charles' heir, she was compelled to sign a charter of rights, called the Great Privilege. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a A Joyous Entry ("Blijde Intrede" "Blijde Inkomst" or "Blijde Intocht" in Dutch, "Joyeuse Entrée" The Great Privilege was an instrument signed by Mary of Burgundy on February 11 1477 which reconfirmed a number of privileges to the States-General of the Netherlands. Under this agreement, the provinces and towns of Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, and Holland recovered all the local and communal rights which had been abolished by the decrees of the dukes of Burgundy in their efforts to create a centralized state on the French model out of their separate holdings in the Low Countries. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. This article deals with the historical county of Hainaut for other meanings see Hainaut. Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century In particular, the Parliament of Mechelen (established formally by Charles the Bold in 1470) was abolished and replaced with the pre-existing authority of the Parlement de Paris, which was considered an amenable counterweight to the encroaching, if informal, centralisation undertaken by both Charles and Philip the Good. This article is for the Ancien Régime institution For the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution see French Parliament. Mary also had to undertake not to declare war, make peace, or raise taxes without the consent of the States, and to employ only native residents in official posts.

Such was the hatred of the people for the old regime that two of her father's influential councillors, the Chancellor Hugonet and the Sire d'Humbercourt, having been discovered in correspondence with the French king, were executed at Ghent despite the tears and entreaties of the youthful duchess. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a

Marriage

Mary now made her choice among the many suitors for her hand, selecting the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, afterwards the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. The marriage took place at Ghent on 18 August 1477. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. In this way the Low Countries came to the Habsburgs, initiating two centuries of contention between France and the Habsburgs, later of Spain, then of Austria, for their possession, which climaxed in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701–1714. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting

In the Netherlands, affairs now went more smoothly, the French aggression was temporarily checked, and internal peace was in a large measure restored.

Death and legacy

Mary's tomb effigy in the Church of Our Lady, Bruges.
Mary's tomb effigy in the Church of Our Lady, Bruges. ||-||}The Church of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th 14th and 15th centuries

Five years later, the 25-year-old Duchess met her death by a fall from her horse on 27 March 1482 near the Castle of Wijnendale. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The Castle of Wijnendale is a historically important castle near Wijnendale in West Flanders, Belgium She loved riding, and was falconing with Maximilian when her horse tripped, threw her, and then landed on top of her, breaking her back. She died several days later, having made a detailed will. She is buried in Bruges. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.  

Louis was swift to re-engage, and forced Maximilian to agree to the Treaty of Arras (1482) by which Franche Comté and Artois passed for a time to French rule, only to be exchanged for Burgundy and Picardy in the Treaty of Senlis (1493), which established peace in the Low Countries. The Treaty of Arras (1482 was a treaty between King Louis XI of France and the governments of the Low Countries. Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy Artois (Artesië (adjective Artesian) is a former province of northern France. The Treaty of Senlis was signed at Senlis in May of 1493 between representatives of the Holy Roman Empire ( Maximilian I) and France

Family

Three children had been the issue of her marriage, and her eldest son, Philip, succeeded to her dominions under the guardianship of his father.

Her children were:

Ancestors


Mary's ancestors in three generations
Mary of BurgundyFather:
Charles the Bold
Paternal Grandfather:
Philip the Good
Paternal Great-grandfather:
John the Fearless
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Margaret of Bavaria
Paternal Grandmother:
Isabel of Portugal
Paternal Great-grandfather:
John I of Portugal
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Philippa of Lancaster
Mother:
Isabella of Bourbon
Maternal Grandfather:
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Maternal Great-grandfather:
John I, Duke of Bourbon
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Marie, Duchess of Auvergne
Maternal Grandmother:
Agnes of Burgundy
Maternal Great-grandfather:
John the Fearless
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Margaret of Bavaria

Titles

Mary and Maximilian
Mary and Maximilian

See also

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Aline, Isabel of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy
Cadet branch of the House of Valois
Born: 13 February 1457 Died: 27 March 1482
Preceded by
Charles the Bold
Titular Duchess of Burgundy
5 January 1477–27 March 1482
Succeeded by
Philip the Handsome
Duchess of Brabant, Limburg and Lothier,
Duchess of Luxemburg, Margravine of Namur,
Countess of Artois and Flanders,
Countess of Charolais,
Countess of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland,
Countess Palatine of Burgundy

5 January 1477–27 March 1482
Duchess of Guelders, Countess of Zutphen
5 January 1477–27 March 1482
The term "Valois Dukes of Burgundy" is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after John II of France (also Duke of Burgundy as John I) granted the Duchy See also France in the Middle Ages, Early Modern France Unexpected inheritance The Capetian dynasty seemed secure both during and Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184 The title " Duke of Brabant " was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of counts of Limburg rose to prominence when one of their house was appointed Duke of Lower Lorraine. Lothier refers to the territory within the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, governed by the Dukes of Brabant and their successors after 1190 until the end of For other uses of Luxembourg see Luxembourg (disambiguation The territory of Luxembourg was ruled successively by Counts following is a list of Marquisses or Margraves of Namur. Namur was not often an independent state rather under the dominion of other entities like the counties counts of Artois (French Comtes d'Artois Dutch Graven van Artesië were the Rulers over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition counts of Flanders were the Rulers over the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the Countship by the French revolutionaries The counts of Hainaut were the rulers of the County of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries. Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century This is a list of the counts of Burgundy, ie of the region known as Franche-Comté not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy, from 867 to 1678 Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates This article deals with the rulers of the historical county and duchy of Guelders for other meanings see Guelders. The title of Count of Zutphen historically belonged to the ruler of the Dutch province of Gelderland ( Zutphen being one of the major cities in the Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
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