Burgundy
a region of western Europe, so named from the Burgundians, a Teutonic or Germanic people originally from the country between the Oder and the Vistula. They migrated first to the region of the upper Rhine, and, in the beginning of the 5th century, passed into Gaul and obtained possession of the S.
E. part of the country, where they founded a kingdom having its seat of government sometimes at Lyons and sometimes at Geneva. They were at last wholly subdued by the Franks. In 879 Boson, Count of Autun, succeeded in establishing the royal dignity again in part of this kingdom. He styled himself King of Provence, and had his residence at Arles. His son, Louis, added the country beyond the Jura, and thus established Cisjuran Burgundy. second kingdom arose when Rudolph of A BURGUNDY PITCH kingdoms were united, and finally, on land and Savoy. Both these Burgundian juran Burgundy out of part of Switzercorporated with Germany. But a third kingdoms were united, and finally, on the extinction of Rudolph's line, were incorporated with Germany. But a third State, the historical DUCHY OF BUR- GUNDY, consisting principally of the feudal and almost independent province gundy, had been formed as a great feudal and almost independent province of France in the 9th century. This first was, in 1363, granted by King John of France to his son, Philip the Bold, who granted by King John France to his son, Philip the Bold, who thus became the founder of a new line of Dukes of Burgundy. A marriage with Margaret, daughter of Louis III., Count of Flanders, brought him Flan- Duke John the Fearless, whose son and Comté. He was succeeded by his son, Duke John the Fearless, whose son successor, Philip the Good, so greatly extended his dominions that, on his death, in 1467, his son Charles, surnamed the Bold, though possessing only the title of Duke, was in reality one of the richest and most powerful sovereigns of Europe. Charles left a daughter, Mary of Burgundy, the sole heiress of his States, who by her marriage to Maximilian ders, Austria transferred a large part of her dominions to that Prince, while Louis XI., of France, acquired Burgundy gundy then formed a province, and is now represented by the four depart- Loire, and Ain. It is watered by a number of navigable rivers, and is one of the ber of navigable rivers, and is one of the most productive provinces in France, especially of wines. e-et-