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The Rise and Fall of Burgundy

Tides of History

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The Valois Dukes of Burgundy

Patrick Weimann: The Valois dukes of Bruges were among the key players in European politics. From 1463 to 1477, 114 years, they pursued their limitless ambitions in France and the Holy Roman Empire. By gift, conquest, purchase, and deceit, they acquired a bewildering variety of counties, duchies, and towns. And then, in the blink of an eye, they were gone.

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