Patronage and the Burgundian court (1364-1419).

The Magazine Antiques | October 1, 2004| | Copyright

After the investiture in 1364 of Philip the Bold as duke of Burgundy, the duchy of Burgundy became a cadet branch of the French royal house of Valois. The fourth and last reigning duke of Burgundy of the Valois line, Charles the Bold (r. 1467-1477), died on the battlefield near Nancy, France, leaving no male issue. Thus, the legendary dynasty came to an abrupt end in just over a century. The dukes' Burgundian lands reverted to the French crown while their Netherlandish territories were absorbed by the Habsburgs through the marriage of Charles the Bold's only child, Mary of ...

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