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The Influence and Legacy of Burgundy in European History
TLDR The Duchy of Burgundy played a crucial role in shaping the low countries, influencing the division between Flemish and French speakers in Belgium. Through its booming woodcloth industry, financial innovations, and artistic developments, Burgundy became incredibly wealthy and influential, earning the title of the "Silicon Valley of the Middle Ages" and leaving a lasting impact on the identity of Belgium and the low countries.
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Burgundy is a historically significant region that encompasses territories in France, Belgium, Holland, and the Netherlands, and its story is often overlooked in English history.
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The Dukes of Burgundy played a significant role in constructing a new realm between the French kingdom and the Holy Roman Empire, creating the low countries and ultimately influencing the division between Flemish and French speakers in Belgium.
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Philip de Bolt, also known as Philip the Bold, becomes the Duke of Burgundy and gains control of the lowlands through his marriage to Margaret of Flanders.
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The Duchy of Burgundy, particularly Flanders, becomes incredibly wealthy and influential due to its booming woodcloth industry, financial innovations, and artistic developments, making it the "Silicon Valley of the Middle Ages" and the birthplace of art history in the low countries.
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The assassination of Louis, the Duke of Orleans, by John the Fearless in 1407 sparks a civil war in France between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians, which eventually leads to England's involvement in the conflict.
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The assassination of John the Fearless leads to the Burgundians blaming the French monarchy and considering Henry V as an alternative king.
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In the wake of John the Fearless's murder, Philip the Good signs the Treaty of Troyes, aligning the Burgundians with the English in the Hundred Years' War.
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The Burgundians sell Joan of Arc to the English for political reasons, but later betray England and align with France, ultimately leading to the end of English power in France.
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The Burgundians used extravagant banquets and the Order of the Golden Fleece to assert their power and status, sending a message to France and England that they were on the same level as kings and even considering becoming kings themselves.
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After the death of Charles the Bold, Burgundy becomes a cause of clay feet and is reconquered by France and the Holy Roman Empire, while the northern part, the low countries, remains under the rule of Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian of Austria, eventually leading to the emergence of the Dutch Republic and Belgium.
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The Burgundian era had a significant influence on the identity of Belgium and the low countries, and without it, Belgium may not have been able to be created in 1830.
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Burgundy could have potentially become an independent state if certain historical events had unfolded differently, but the speaker feels a sense of pride in their Burgundian heritage despite the counterfactual outcome.
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