Cornille of Burgundy, also called Cornille of Beveren (1420 – May 16, 1452) was an illegitimate son of

Philip the Good Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...

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 ...

, and Catherine Scaers. Cornille was the first and favorite bastard son of Philip the Good and received the titles of ''Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne'', Lord of

Beveren Beveren () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene. The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') is in Beveren ...

and

Vlissingen Vlissingen (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Vlissienge), historically known in English as Flushing, is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic l ...

, and was also Governor and Captain-General of the

Duchy of Luxembourg The Duchy of Luxemburg ( nl, Luxemburg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg; lb, Lëtzebuerg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, the ancestral homeland of the noble House of Luxembourg. The House of Luxembourg, now Duke of Limburg, becam ...

. Although he never married, Cornille had two children with Margareta Courbaulde, Lady of Elverdinge: * Jérôme, Bastard of Burgundy (1450–1471) * Jean, Bastard of Burgundy (1450–1479), killed in the

Battle of Guinegate (1479) The First Battle of Guinegate took place on 7 August 1479. French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke (later to be Emperor) Maximilian of Habsburg. This battle was the first in which the innovative Swiss pike s ...

, Lord of Elverdinge and Vlamertinge, married with Marie de Halewyn, and father of two daughters. After his death in the

Battle of Bazel The Battle of Bazel was fought in the Belgian village of Bazel on June 16, 1452 between the army of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and the rebelling city of Ghent. The battle was part of the Revolt of Ghent, and a victory for the Duke. The b ...

near

Rupelmonde Rupelmonde is a village in the municipality of Kruibeke, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It stands on the bank of the river Schelde opposite the confluence of the eponymous Rupel, and is famed for its sundials as well as having what is ...

, Cornille was buried in the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. All his titles and possessions went to his younger half-brother

Anthony, bastard of Burgundy Antoine de Bourgogne (1421 – 5 May 1504), known to his contemporaries as the Bastard of Burgundy or ''Le grand bâtard'' ("the Great Bastard"), was the natural son (and second child) of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, and one of his mistresses ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corneille of Burgundy Nobility of the Burgundian Netherlands 1420 births 1452 deaths House of Valois-Burgundy Philip the Good (Duke of Burgundy)