Duchy of Burgundy

vassal territory of France, 918–1482

34 dated entries naming Duchy of Burgundy, drawn from 32 separate years between 858 CE and 1529 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

858Richard, duke of Burgundy (approximate date)source

10th century

921Richard, duke of Burgundy (b. 858)source
923June 15 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I is killed; the Frankish army, led by Charles the Simple, is defeated and routed near Soissons. Charles is captured and imprisoned at Péronne. The nobles elect Robert's son-in-law Rudolph, duke of Burgundy, as king of the West Frankish Kingdom (until 936).source
946Henry I, duke of Burgundy (d. 1002)source
952December 17 – Hugh the Black, duke of Burgundysource
956April 8 – Gilbert, duke of Burgundysource
958Otto-William, count of Burgundy (approximate date)source

11th century

1002Alice of Normandy, countess of Burgundy (d. 1038)source
1002October 15 – Henry I, duke of Burgundy, dies and is succeeded by his stepson, Otto-William. He inherits the duchy; this is disputed by King Robert II of France ("the Pious").source
1003King Robert II (the Pious) invades Burgundy, but fails. After this fiasco Robert repudiates his second wife, Bertha of Burgundy, and marries Constance of Arles who becomes queen consort of France.source
1011Robert I (the Old), duke of Burgundy (d. 1076)source
1060Odo I (the Red), duke of Burgundy (d. 1102)source
1065Sibylla of Burgundy, duchess of Burgundy (approximate date)source
1077Hugh I, duke of Burgundy, supports Sancho Ramírez (or Sancho V) in his conquest of the Castle of Muñones from Emir Ahmad al-Muqtadir, who rules the Taifa of Zaragoza.source

12th century

1102Odo I, duke of Burgundy (b. 1060)source
1103Sibylla of Burgundy, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1065)source
1161Beatrice of Albon, duchess of Burgundy (d. 1228)source
1162September 27 – Odo II, duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)source
1166Odo III (or Eudes), duke of Burgundy (d. 1218)source
1182Alice of Vergy, duchess and regent of Burgundy (d. 1251)source

13th century

1218July 6 – Odo III (or Eudes), duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)source
1242Beatrice of Navarre, duchess of Burgundy (d. 1295)source

14th century

1363Philip the Bold becomes duke of Burgundy.source
1378September 20 – Unhappy with Pope Urban's critical attitude towards them, the majority of the cardinals meet at Fondi, elect Clement VII as antipope, and establish a rival papal court at Avignon. This split within the Catholic Church becomes known as the Western Schism, also known as the Great Schism. France, Aragon, Castile and León, Cyprus, Burgundy, Savoy, Naples and Scotland choose to recognise Antipope Clement VII. Denmark, England, Flanders, the Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, northern Italy, Ireland, Norway, Poland and Sweden continue to recognise Pope Urban VI.source

15th century

1405October 5 – Christine de Pizan writes a letter to Queen Isabeau, urging her to intervene in the political struggle between the dukes of Burgundy and Orléans.source
1423July 31 – Hundred Years' War – Battle of Cravant: The French army is defeated at Cravant, on the banks of the River Yonne near Auxerre, by the English and their Burgundian allies.source
1429October 19 – Princess Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King João I, departs her homeland, accompanied by a flotilla of 20 ships and 2,000 Portuguese troops and royal officials, to make the voyage to the Duchy of Burgundy, where she is to formally marry Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Because of storms, the voyage takes more than two months.source
1449June 18 – Mary of Guelders arrives in Scotland at Leith after being escorted from the Duchy of Burgundy to Scotland following her selection by Lord Crichtonsource
1475January 30 – An alliance between the Duchy of Burgundy (ruled by Charles the Bold), the Duchy of Savoy (ruled by Filiberto the Hunter) and the Duchy of Milan (ruled by Galeazzo Maria Sforza) is created by the signing of a treaty at the city of Moncalieri, in Savoy near Turin.source
1475July 4 – Burgundian Wars: Edward IV of England lands in Calais, in support of the Duchy of Burgundy against France.source
1477January 5 – At the Battle of Nancy in France, Charles the Bold of Duke of Burgundy, who had begun the siege of the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine on October 22, is forced to retreat from a larger force of troops from Lorraine, Alsace and the Swiss Army. During the retreat, the Burgundians pursued and then surrounded by the Swiss. Charles is struck in the head by a halberd and killed, while most of the Burgundian troops are slaughtered. The defeat brings an end to the Burgundian Wars.source
1479August 7 – The Battle of Guinegate is fought in the Duchy of Burgundy at what is now the French town of Enguinegatte, as at least 12,000 French infantry, 4,000 cavalry and 8,000 archers commanded by Philippe de Crèvecœur d'Esquerdes are confronted by Maximilian, Duke of Burgundy whose 16,000 men have superior weapons, including the pike. With 11,000 troops grouped in formations of 100 men apiece using the pike square formation" borrowed from Switzerland, the Burgundian troops defeat the French invasion.source
1490Perkin Warbeck claims to be the son of King Henry VII of England, at the court of Burgundy.source

16th century

1529August 5 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Francis I of France sign the Treaty of Cambrai, or Ladies' Peace in the War of the League of Cognac: Francis abandons his claims in Italy, but is allowed to retain the Duchy of Burgundy. Henry VIII of England accedes on August 27.source