Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
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Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy
between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy
, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV
and Yolande of Dreux. Robert married princess Agnes of France
, youngest daughter of king Louis IX
in 1279 and had the following issue:
Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the whole duchy, however already diminished by earlier dowries, passed unfragmented to the eldest son.
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...
between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy
Eudes of Burgundy
Odo of Burgundy was Count of Nevers and Auxerre and the heir of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. His mother was Yolande of Dreux.He never inherited the duchy, due to his death before his father; Burgundy was thereafter ruled by Odo's brother Robert...
, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271. Hugh was the only son of duke Odo III and Alice of Vergy...
and Yolande of Dreux. Robert married princess Agnes of France
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
Agnes of France , Daughter of France by birth, was the youngest daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son.- Family :...
, youngest daughter of king Louis IX
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
in 1279 and had the following issue:
- Hugh V, Duke of BurgundyHugh V, Duke of BurgundyHugh V of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy between 1306 and 1315.Hugh was the eldest son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France. His maternal grandparents were Louis IX of France and Marguerite Berenger of Provence....
(1282–1315) - BlancheBianca of BurgundyBianca of Burgundy , was a Countess Consort of Savoy; married in 1307 to Edward, Count of Savoy. She was mother of Joan of Savoy.-Ancestry:-References:...
(1288–1348), married Edward, Count of SavoyEdward, Count of SavoyEdward , surnamed the Liberal, was the Count of Savoy from 1323 to 1329.He was married to Blanche of Burgundy, daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy. They had a daughter, Joan , who married to John III the Good, duke of Brittany. but was... - Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of FranceLouis X of FranceLouis X of France, , called the Quarreler, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn was the King of Navarre from 1305 and King of France from 1314 until his death...
- JoanJoan the LameJoan of Burgundy , also known as Joan the Lame , was Queen consort of France as the first wife of Philip VI...
(1293–1348), married count of Maine and Valois, king Philip VI of FrancePhilip VI of FrancePhilip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328... - Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350)
- LouisLouis of BurgundyLouis of Burgundy , Prince of Achaea and titular King of Thessalonica, was a younger son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France....
, King of ThessalonicaKingdom of ThessalonicaThe Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived Crusader State founded after the Fourth Crusade over the conquered Byzantine lands.- Background :...
(1297–1316), married Matilda of HainautMatilda of HainautMatilda of Hainaut was the Princess of Achaea from 1313 to 1318.From 1307, when Philip of Savoy relinquished his claim, to 1312, when Isabella of Villehardouin died, Achaea was disputed between two claimants: Isabella and Philip I of Taranto. In 1313, Philip granted it to Matilda, daughter of... - Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar
- Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre
Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the whole duchy, however already diminished by earlier dowries, passed unfragmented to the eldest son.