Europe · The early medieval west
Kingdom of Lower Burgundy
drawn on the map AD 900–910, 926–935
Created in 879 when Boso of Provence had himself elected king at Mantaille — the first non-Carolingian to seize a western royal title. Centred on the Rhône valley and Provence, it was ruled by Boso and his son Louis the Blind.
- Shown on the map
- AD 900–910, 926–935 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 244k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Created in 879 when Boso of Provence had himself elected king at Mantaille — the first non-Carolingian to seize a western royal title. Centred on the Rhône valley and Provence, it was ruled by Boso and his son Louis the Blind. In 933 it was united with Upper Burgundy.
Common questions
- What was the Kingdom of Lower Burgundy?
- Created in 879 when Boso of Provence had himself elected king at Mantaille — the first non-Carolingian to seize a western royal title. Centred on the Rhône valley and Provence, it was ruled by Boso and his son Louis the Blind.
- When is the Kingdom of Lower Burgundy shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Kingdom of Lower Burgundy AD 900–910, 926–935, in 2 separate periods. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Kingdom of Lower Burgundy?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Kingdom of Lower Burgundy covered about 244,000 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 — Lower Burgundy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Burgundy
This entry was last updated .
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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