House of Valois-Burgundy
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The House of Valois-Burgundy, or the Younger House of Burgundy, was a noble French family deriving from the royal House of Valois.. The Valois-Burgundy family ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1363 to
Marriage of Philip the Bold and Margaret of Flanders, Chroniques de France, late 14th century
Military flag of the Burgundian State during the reign of Charles the Bold
Jean II Le Bon Bn F Musée du Louvre Peinures RF 2490
Philippe II de Bourgogne
Mary of Burgundy
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Mary of Burgundy, nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy, and ruler in her own right over much of the Valois-Burgundian lands, from 1477 to 1482. Her effective rule extended
House of Valois-Burgundy
…sparked the Burgundian Wars of 1474 to 1477 and was killed in the Battle of Nancy in January 1477. The final ruler of the dynasty was his daughter, Mary (r. 1477–1482). On her death in 1482 her lands outside of France passed to her eldest son, Philip the Handsome, to become the Habsburg Netherlands; in…
Portrait (c. 1490) possibly painted by Michael Pacher
Flanders, double briquet, struck under Mary of Burgundy in 1478
The contenders for the hand of Mary of Burgundy
Portrait of Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, attributed to Niklas Reiser, around 1500.