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
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.
Charles the Bold, also called the Rash, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. A member of the House of Valois-Burgundy, he was the only surviving legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife
Mary of Burgundy
…of Burgundy, the Free County of Burgundy and several other lands, both within the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. As the only child of Charles the Bold, ruler of the Valois-Burgundian State, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, Mary became the heiress of Valois-Burgundian lands, and at the age of 19, upon…
Charles the Bold in about 1461–1462, wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, painted by Rogier van der Weyden
La Duchesse de Bourgogne arrêtée aux portes de Bruges by Sophie Frémiet. 19th-century depiction of the arrest of Isabella of Portugal, her son Charles, and their entourage at the gates of Bruges
Charles, aged 12 or 13, standing beside his father, Philip, Duke of Burgundy; Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good, 1447
The Duke of Burgundy providing a sumptuous feast for Louis, Dauphin of France, by Job, 1905