| Duchy of Burgundy Duché de Bourgogne Timeline: Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)
Ducatus Burgundiae OTL equivalent: Duchy of Burgundy | |||||
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 Location of Burgundy in Burgundy, vassals in red.
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| Capital (and largest city) | Dijon | ||||
| Official languages | French, Dutch, Latin | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Demonym | French | ||||
| Government | Feudal Monarchy | ||||
| - | Duke | Charles I | |||
| Legislature | Estates General | ||||
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| - | Philip II | 1363-1406 | |||
| - | John I | 1406-1421 | |||
| - | Philip III | 1421-1450 | |||
| - | Charles I | 1450- | |||
| Currency | Livre | ||||
The Duchy of Burgundy, also known as the Crown of Burgundy, is a state in Western Europe.
History[]
15th Century[]
At the dawn of the 1400s, the Duchy of Burgundy was ruled by Duke Philip II, given the duchy by he relative the king of France. With sea access allowed through Flanders, inherited through marriage in 1384, a new interest in naval affairs came to be. Philip II sponsored the construction of new merchant ships, and new warships to patrol Burgundian waters.
In response to Hesses tolerance of German pagans, Burgundy would join the hessian crusade in 1404, and as a reward, the Papacy would recognize Philip II as the heir to the duchies of Brabant and Limburg. Those territories would be inherited when Joanna of Brabant would pass away in 1406.
Politics[]
Provinces[]
| Province | Capital | Incorporation | Coat of Arms | Location |
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| Duchy of Burgundy | Dijon | 1363 | 
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| Count Palatinate of Burgundy | Dole | 1384 | 
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| County of Flanders | Bruges | 1384 | 
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| County of Artois | Atrecht | 1384 | 
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| County of Rethel | Rethel | 1384 | 
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| Duchy of Brabant | Brussels | 1406 | 
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| Duchy of Limburg | Limburg | 1406 | 
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| County of Nevers | Nevers | 1406 | 
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| County of Holland | The Hague | 1418 | 
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| County of Zeeland | Middelburg | 1418 | 
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| County of Hainaut | Mons | 1418 | 
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| County of Frisia | Leuuwarden | 1418 | 
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| Lordship of Utrecht | Utrecht | 1418 | 
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| County of Namur | Namur | 1429 | 
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| Duchy of Geulders | Geldern | 1449 | 
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| County of Champagne | Troyes | 1464 | 
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| County of Boulogne | Boulogne | 1464 | 
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| County of Ponthieu | Abbeville | 1464 | ||
| County of Amiens | Amiens | 1464 | ||
| County of Vermandois | Saint-Quentin | 1464 |
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