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Country
  
Duchy of Burgundy

Founded
  
1032

Final ruler
  
Philip of Burgundy

Parent house
  
Capetian Dynasty

Founder
  
Robert of Burgundy

House of Burgundy

Titles
  
Duke of Burgundy King of Portugal

The House of Burgundy (Casa de Borgonha, [buɾˈɣoɲɐ]) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of Robert II of France.

The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1032–1361. The main line of the dynasty ended with the death in 1361 of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy. His duchy was inherited by John II of France, whose mother had been a member of the House of Burgundy, so the duchy passed to the House of Valois, then the ruling house of France.

Notable members of the main line of the House of Burgundy include:

  • Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
  • Henry, Count of Portugal
  • Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy
  • Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
  • Margaret of Burgundy, the first wife and Queen of Louis X of France
  • Joan the Lame, the first wife and Queen of Philip VI of France
  • Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
  • The Portuguese Branch

    The Portuguese House of Burgundy was the Portuguese cadet house of the House of Burgundy, founded by Henry, Count of Portugal in 1093. The house would go extinct with the death of King Ferdinand I of Portugal in 1383.

    References

    House of Burgundy Wikipedia