__NOTOC__ Robert II (1248 – 21 March 1306) was

Duke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy () was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by the Crown lands of France, French crown in 1477, and later by members of the House of Habsburg, including Holy Roman E ...

between 1272 and 1306 as well as titular king of Thessalonica. Robert was the third son of

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, and Yolande of Dreux. He married Agnes, youngest daughter of

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, in 1279. They had the following children: * Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1294–1315) * Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy *

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(1290–1315), married king

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* Joan (1293–1348), married count of Maine and Valois, king

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(1295–1350) *

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(1297–1316), married

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*Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar *Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre In 1284, Robert was invested with the duchy of

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by Rudolf of Habsburg. This was followed by two years of warfare which was ended when King PhilipIV of

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paid Robert 20,000 to renounce his claim to the

. He was among the French negotiators for the 1303 Treaty of Paris that ended the 1294–1303 Gascon War. Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the entire duchy (albeit diminished by earlier dowries) passed via

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