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Hugh IV, Duke Of Burgundy
Hugh IV of Burgundy (9 March 1213 – 27 or 30 October 1272) was Duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1272 and from 1266 until his death was titular King of Thessalonica. Hugh was the son of Odo III, Duke of Burgundy and Alice de Vergy. Issue Hugh married twice, first to Yolande of Dreux when he was 16 and she 17 years of age.Michael Lower, ''The Barons' Crusade: A Call to Arms and Its Consequences'', (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005), 97. He then married Beatrice of Navarre, when he was 45. With Yolande, he had: * Margaret, Lady of Molinot (1230s–1277), married first to William III, lord of Mont St JeanDu Chesne, A. (1628) Histoire géneálogique des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de France (Paris), Preuves, p. 79-80. and then to Guy VI, viscount of Limoges; their daughter was the first wife of Duke Arthur II of Brittany * Odo (1230–1266), who married Countess Matilda II of Nevers * John (1231–1268), who married Agnes of Dampierre and had Beatrice, heiress of Bour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy (french: duc de Bourgogne) was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by France in 1477, and later by Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Spain from the House of Habsburg who claimed Burgundy proper and ruled the Burgundian inheritance in the Low Countries. The Duchy of Burgundy was a small portion of the traditional lands of the Burgundians west of the river Saône which, in 843, was allotted to Charles the Bald's West Franks, kingdom of West Franks. Under the Ancien Régime, the Duke of Burgundy was the premier lay Peerage of France, peer of the kingdom of France. Beginning with Robert II of France, the title was held by the House of Capet, Capetians, the French royal family. It was granted to Robert's younger son, Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, Robert, who founded the House of Burgundy. When the senior line of the House of Burgundy became extinct, it was inherited by John II of France through proximity of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
