Burgundy (disambiguation)
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- Burgundy (region), is a historical region and cultural area in Western Europe, which has existed in several different forms with widely varying boundaries:
- Burgundy (French region), French region, a modern-day French administrative région,
- The historical Duchy of BurgundyDuchy of BurgundyThe Duchy of Burgundy , was heir to an ancient and prestigious reputation and a large division of the lands of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy and in its own right was one of the geographically larger ducal territories in the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe.Even in that...
roughly corresponded to modern Burgundy (French region) for part of its history - Franche-ComtéFranche-ComtéFranche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
, former French province and modern-day French région. Originally the Free County of Burgundy in the Holy Roman Empire. - Kingdom of BurgundyKingdom of BurgundyBurgundy is a historic region in Western Europe that has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Two of these entities - the first around the 6th century, the second around the 11th century - have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy; a third was very...
, two different kingdoms in different periods - Upper BurgundyUpper BurgundyUpper Burgundy is the part of Burgundy east of the Jura mountains, that together with the western County of Burgundy from 868 formed the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy, encompassing both sides of the Jura mountains range...
, a duchy of the Carolingian Empire - Lower BurgundyLower BurgundyLower Burgundy was a historical kingdom in what is now southeastern France, so-called because it was lower down the Rhone Valley than Upper Burgundy. Lower Burgundy is sometimes called the Kingdom of Arelat or the Kingdom of Cisjurane Burgundy...
, a kingdom which merged with Upper Burgundy to form the second kingdom of Burgundy - Burgundian NetherlandsBurgundian NetherlandsIn the history of the Low Countries, the Burgundian Netherlands refers to a number of Imperial and French fiefs ruled in personal union by the House of Valois-Burgundy and their Habsburg heirs in the period from 1384 to 1482...
, a medieval agglomeration of territories centred further north than any of the above
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- Burgundy wineBurgundy wineBurgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...
- Burgundy (color)Burgundy (color)Burgundy is a shade of purplish red associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France. The color burgundy is similar to other shades of dark red such as maroon...
- Burgundy RecordsBurgundy RecordsBurgundy Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.- History :In January 2006 the Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group announced the launch of its new record label, Burgundy Records. The new Sony BMG SMG imprint label, which was spearheaded by former Executive...
, a record label - Burgundy (stock market)Burgundy (Stock market)Burgundy is an exchange that operates a regulated market and a multilateral trading facility Multilateral Trading Facility and is authorized and regulated by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Burgundy focuses on the Nordic markets and opened on June 12, 2009 for trading...
an alternative stock exchange - Ron Burgundy, a fictional newscaster in the film, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyAnchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, or simply Anchorman, is a 2004 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film, which was also written by Ferrell and McKay, is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the then-new Action News format...