List of counts of Burgundy

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Coat of arms of the Free County of Burgundy until the 13th century. Blason Bourgogne-comte ancien(aigle).svg
Coat of arms of the Free County of Burgundy until the 13th century.
Coat of arms of the Free County of Burgundy after the 13th century. Blason comte fr Nevers.svg
Coat of arms of the Free County of Burgundy after the 13th century.

This is a list of the counts of Burgundy, i.e., of the region known as Franche-Comté, not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy, from 982 to 1678.

Contents

House of Ivrea (982–1184)

NameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Otto William 96221 September 1026982
to
21 September 1026
Reginald I 9863 September 105721 September 1026
to
3 September 1057
his son
William I the Great 102012 November 10873 September 1057
to
12 November 1087
his son
Reginald II 1061109712 November 1087
to
1097
his son
William II the German 10751 March 11271097
to
January 1125
his son
William III the Child 11101 March 1127January 1125
to
1 March 1127
his son
Stephen I the Rash 106527 May 11021097
to
27 May 1102
his great-uncle
Reginald III 109322 January 114827 May 1102
to
22 January 1148
his son
Beatrice I 114315 November 118422 January 1148
to
15 November 1184
Under regency of William III of Mâcon's till 1156
his daughter
Frederick Barbarossa 112210 June 11909 June 1156
to
10 June 1190
her husband and co-ruler; afterwards sole-ruler

House of Hohenstaufen (1190–1231)

NameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Otto I June/July 117013 January 120010 June 1190
to
13 January 1200
their son
Joan I 1191120513 January 1200
to
1205
his daughter
Beatrice II 11927 May 12311205
to
7 May 1231
her sister
Otto II 11807 May 123421 June 1208
to
7 May 1231
her husband and co-ruler

House of Andechs (1231–1279)

NameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Otto III 122619 June 12487 May 1231
to
19 June 1248
their son
Adelaide 12098 March 127919 June 1248
to
8 March 1279
his sister
Hugh 122012 November 126619 June 1248
to
12 November 1266
her first husband and co-ruler
Philip I 120716 August 128511 June 1267
to
8 March 1279
her second husband and co-ruler

House of Ivrea (1279–1330)

ImageNameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Otto IV 124826 March 13038 March 1279
to
26 March 1303
Adelaide's son by Hugh
Jeanne II, Countess of Burgundy, Queen of France and Navarre.jpg Joan II 129121 January 133026 March 1303
to
21 January 1330
his daughter
Philip V of France.jpg Philip II the Tall 12933 January 132221 January 1307
to
3 January 1322
her husband and co-ruler

House of Capet (1330–1347)

ImageNameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Joan III of Burgundy.jpg
Joan III 2 May 130815 August 134721 January 1330
to
15 August 1347
their daughter
Eudes4.jpg
Odo 12953 April 1349her husband and co-ruler

House of Burgundy (1347–1361)

ImageNameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Rouvre.jpg Philip III of Rouvres 134621 November 136115 August 1347
to
21 November 1361
their grandson

House of Capet (1361–1382)

ImageNameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Le Boucq - Marguerite de France (1310-1382).jpg Margaret I 13109 May 13821 November 1361
to
9 May 1382
his great-aunt, and, Joan III's sister

House of Dampierre (1382–1404)

ImageNameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Louis II of Flanders-Lodewijk van Male (1330-1384).jpg Louis I of Mâle 25 October 133030 January 13849 May 1382
to
30 January 1384
her son
M de flandre (1350-1405).PNG Margaret II of Dampierre 13 April 135016/21 March 140530 January 1384
to
16/21 March 1405
his daughter

House of Valois-Burgundy (1405–1482)

ImageNameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Flemish School - Lille - Philip II, Duke of Burgundy.jpg Philip IV the Bold 15 January 134227 April 140430 January 1384
to
27 April 1404
her second husband and co-ruler
John duke of burgundy.jpg
John the Fearless 28 May 137110 September 141916/21 March 1405
to
10 September 1419
their son
Philip the good.jpg
Philip V the Good 31 July 139615 June 146710 September 1419
to
15 June 1467
his son
Charles the Bold 1460.jpg
Charles I the Bold 10 November 14335 January 147715 June 1467
to
5 January 1477
his son
Maitre de la Legende de Sainte Marie-Madeleine, Sainte Marie-Madeleine (15-16eme siecle).jpg
Mary the Rich 13 February 145727 March 14825 January 1477
to
27 March 1482
his daughter
Bernhard Strigel 007.jpg
Maximilian 22 March 145912 January 1519her husband and co-ruler

House of Habsburg (1482–1678)

ImageNameDate of birthDate of deathReignRelationship with predecessor
Meister der Magdalenenlegende 001.jpg
Philip VI
the Handsome
22 July 147825 September 150627 March 1482
to
25 September 1506
their son
Barend van Orley - Portrait of Charles V - Google Art Project.jpg
Charles II 24 February 150021 September 155825 September 1506
to
16 January 1556
his son
King PhilipII of Spain.jpg
Philip VII 21 May 152713 September 159816 January 1556
to
13 September 1598
his son
Otto van Veen - Portrait of the archdukes Albert and Isabella of Austria.jpg
Isabella Clara Eugenia 12 August 15661 December 16336 May 1598
to
13 July 1621
his daughter
Albert 15 November 155913 July 1621his son-in-law
Philip IV of Spain - Velazquez 1644.jpg
Philip VIII [1] 8 April 160517 September 166531 July 1621
to
17 September 1665
their nephew
Rey Carlos II.jpg
Charles III 6 November 16611 November 170017 September 1665
to
19 September 1678/1700
his son

In 1678 the County of Burgundy was annexed by France as part of the Treaty of Nijmegen.

House of Bourbon, claimants to the title (1700–1713)

House of Habsburg (1713–present)

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References

  1. Philip II (VII) renounced these territories and their titles, but kept for himself and his descendants the title of Duke of Burgundy as sovereigns of the Order of the Golden Fleece . So Philip VIII was Philip III of Spain