Kingdom of Burgundy (Grand Duke of the West)

The Kingdom of Burgundy was a large monarchy spanning from Frisia in the north to Lorraine in the south. A powerhouse of the Early Modern Period, Burgundy would turn out to be a strong military power on both land and sea. Burgundy would be torn apart by the Burgundian Wars of Religion which would eventually lead to the ascension of the Willem the Silent to the throne in 1559 and the transformation of Burgundy into a constitutional monarchy tolerant of all strains of protestantism as well as Judaism. Burgundy would develop a large colonial empire throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. A series of wars between Burgundy and the other colonial powers of Spain, England, and France would weaken Burgundy and strip them of their American holdings. From 1780 to 1802, Burgundy would become embroiled in the Patriottentijd, where republican patriots inspired by Enlightenment ideas would start a series of revolts in northern Burgundy. After the French Revolution, the French Republic would aid the Patriots and a Franco-Patriot coalition force would capture Luxembourg in 1802, marking an end to the Burgundian monarchy.