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	Burgundy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Later in time, the region was divided between the duchy of Burgundy (west of Burgundy) and the county of Burgundy (east of Burgundy).
		Later, the duchy of Burgundy became the French province of Burgundy, while the county of Burgundy became the French province of Franche-Comté (literally meaning "free county").
		The two kingdoms of Burgundy were reunited in 937 and absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire under Conrad II in 1032, while the duchy of Burgundy was annexed by the French throne in 1004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burgundy (878 words)

	Burgundy - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Burgundy west of the Saône River is generally hilly; the southeast includes the southern spurs of the Jura Mts.; the center is a lowland, extending south almost to the junction of the Saône and Rhône rivers (see Bresse).
		A rich agricultural country, Burgundy is especially famous for the wine produced in the Chablis region, the mountains of the Côte d'Or, and the Saône and Rhône valleys.
		Burgundy nevertheless survived as a political concept, and after the partitions of the Carolingian empire two new Burgundian kingdoms were founded, Cisjurane Burgundy, or Provence, in the south (879) and Transjurane Burgundy in the north (888).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Burgundy.asp (826 words)

	FRANCIA
		are abbreviated, "Aus" for Austrasia, "Neu" for Neustria, and "Bur" for Burgundy.
		Burgundy is a separate kingdom until attached to Germany.
		The biggest break came when Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, was killed in 1477 and Louis XI was able to secure the return of large parts of the Burgundian domain to France, since the heiress Mary of Burgundy would not inherit under the Salic Law.
	www.friesian.com /francia.htm (14221 words)

	Province of Bourgogne (Burgundy)
		Antagonism between the kings of France and the dukes of Burgundy climaxed with the defeat and death (1477) of Charles the Bold in battle near Nancy.
		Burgundy's northern territories passed to Habsburg rule while the duchy itself was annexed by the French king, Louis XI.
		The Burgundy Canal connects the city with the Asone River and with the rivers of the Paris Basin.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Provinces/Bourgogne.shtml (721 words)

	History Of Burgundy - Dr. Wineman's Best History Of Burgundy Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Anyway, the vine is present in Burgundy for centuries, and shaped the history of Burgundy.
		Burgundy is located between northern and southern Europe and has always been a crossroads of roads and civilisations.
		In 1977 the Burgundy homestead, because of its historical significance was declared a national monument.
	www.drwineman.com /-wine-/historyofburgundy (1255 words)

	A History of Europe, Chapter 10
		This was largely because the French kings still gave their brothers duchies that were about as big as the king's "royal domain" around Paris, ignoring nearly a thousand years of experience which spoke against this practice.
		The duchies acted like independent states and held back taxes and soldiers that should have gone to the crown.
		Spain, her overseas colonies, Italy, Burgundy and the Low Countries would pass to Philip and his descendants (now called the Spanish Hapsburgs), but the Hapsburg lands within the central and eastern parts of the Empire, along with the imperial crown, would belong to Ferdinand and his descendants, henceforth to be known as the Austrian Hapsburgs.
	www.xenohistorian.faithweb.com /europe/eu10.html (18949 words)

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