Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
| Robert II | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Burgundy | |
 Robert II, Duke of Burgundy | |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes of France |
| Noble family | Burgundy |
| Father | Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy |
| Mother | Yolande of Dreux |
| Born | 1248 |
| Died |
21 March 1306 (aged 57–58) Vernon |
Robert II of Burgundy (1248 – 21 March 1306) was Duke of Burgundy between 1272 and 1306. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux.[1]
He married Agnes, youngest daughter of Louis IX of France, in 1279[2] and had the following issue:
- Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1282–1315)
- Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy
- Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of France
- Joan (1293–1348), married count of Maine and Valois, king Philip VI of France
- Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350)
- Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297–1316), married Matilda of Hainaut
- Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar[1]
- Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre
In 1284, Robert was invested with the duchy of Dauphiné by Rudolf of Habsburg.[3] This was followed by two years of warfare which was ended when King Philip IV of France paid Robert 20,000 livres tournois to renounce his claim to the Dauphiné.[3]
Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the whole duchy, however already diminished by earlier dowries, passed unfragmented to the eldest son.
Notes
- 1 2 Michelle Bubenicek, Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle, (Ecole des Chartes, 2002), 54-55.
- ↑ Anne Echols and Marty Williams, An Annotated Index of Medieval Women, (Marcus Weiner Publishing Inc., 1992), 19.
- 1 2 The kingdom of Burgundy, the lands of the house of Savoy and adjacent territories, Eugene Cox, The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, C.1198-c.1300, ed. David Abulafia, Rosamond McKitterick, (Cambridge University Press, 1999), 371.
See also
| Robert II, Duke of Burgundy Born: 1248 Died: 21 March 1306 | ||
| Preceded by Hugh IV |
Duke of Burgundy 1272–1306 |
Succeeded by Hugh V |
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