Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Free County of Burgundy
982–1678
Franche-Comté ("Free County"); Latin Comitatus Burgundiae. An imperial fief east of the Saône (within the Kingdom of Arles, later the Empire), seat at Dole (later Besançon), formed c. 982 by Count Otto-William.
- Existed
- 982–1678
- Shown on the map
- 1333–1384
- Peak area
- 23k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Franche-Comté ("Free County"); Latin Comitatus Burgundiae. An imperial fief east of the Saône (within the Kingdom of Arles, later the Empire), seat at Dole (later Besançon), formed c. 982 by Count Otto-William. It prized its "free" status. It passed by inheritance to the counts of Flanders, then to the Valois dukes (1384), then to the Habsburgs and Spain. Louis XIV conquered it definitively; it was ceded to France by the Treaty of Nijmegen (1678).
Common questions
- What was the Free County of Burgundy?
- Franche-Comté ("Free County"); Latin Comitatus Burgundiae. An imperial fief east of the Saône (within the Kingdom of Arles, later the Empire), seat at Dole (later Besançon), formed c. 982 by Count Otto-William.
- When did the Free County of Burgundy exist?
- The Free County of Burgundy existed 982–1678. On this map it is drawn 1333–1384.
- How large was the Free County of Burgundy?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Free County of Burgundy covered about 23,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, cross-checked against Encyclopædia Britannica and specialist snippets, and flags entries built on unreliable foundations — the 911 treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte known only from Dudo of Saint-Quentin, and Arnaud Amalric's alleged order at Béziers attested only decades after the fact. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — County of Burgundy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Burgundy
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