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unusual facts about Dukes of Burgundy



Coat of arms of Flanders

When the county of Flanders was inherited by the Dukes of Burgundy in 1405, the Flemish lion was placed on an escutcheon in their dynastic arms.

Counts and Dukes of Rethel

The first counts of Rethel ruled independently, before the county passed first to the Counts of Nevers, then to the Counts of Flanders, and finally to the Dukes of Burgundy.

Henri Bellechose

Bellechose was an artist who came from the South Netherlands to Dijon to work for the Dukes of Burgundy.

Jacquemart de Hesdin

Hesdin, the town from which he took his name, was a fortified citadel in the Pas-de-Calais, then part of Flanders and a stronghold of the Dukes of Burgundy.

Joost de Lalaing

1437 - near Utrecht, 5 August 1483), lord of Montigny and of Santes, was a noble from Hainaut who filled several important posts in service of the Burgundian Dukes.

Valliscaulian Order

The tomb of the Dukes of Burgundy, now removed to Dijon, was originally erected at Val-des-Choux; in bas-reliefs of a blind arcading of its base are the only representations of the monks of Val-de-Choux.


see also

House of Valois-Burgundy

The term "Valois Dukes of Burgundy" is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after John II of France (also Duke of Burgundy as John I) granted the Duchy of Burgundy to his youngest son, Philip the Bold.