Burgundy (disambiguation)

Burgundy is a region in France. The name was from various states that were sometime outside the current borders.

Places

  • Kingdom of Burgundy (intermittently 411–1378) a name given to various states located in or near Savoy in modern south-east France
  • Kingdom of the Burgundians (411–534), an early medieval state founded by the Burgundians
  • Lower Burgundy (879–933), also called the Kingdom of Provence, a kingdom formed from the breakup of the Carolingian Empire,
  • Upper Burgundy (888–933), a kingdom formed of the breakup from the Carolingian Empire, corresponding largely to western Switzerland
  • Kingdom of Arles (933–1378), a medieval state of the Holy Roman Empire, formed from Upper and Lower Burgundy, also called the Second Kingdom of Burgundy
  • County of Burgundy (982–1678), a medieval county of the Holy Roman Empire to the east of the Duchy of Burgundy
  • Duchy of Burgundy (1032–1477), a medieval appanage of the French crown between Savoy and the North Sea
  • Burgundian Netherlands (1384–1482), the parts of the Duchy of Burgundy that correspond Low Countries
  • Franche-Comté (1600s-2016), a former French province and région
  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (2016-present): Current French region formed by the union of Burgundy and the Franche-Comté
  • SS State of Burgundy (never realized), also called the Order-State of Burgundy, a proposed state in Western Europe intended to be formed following a German victory in the Second World War

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