Mary of Burgundy

Duchess of Burgundy and wife of emperor Maximilian I (1457-1482)

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Lived 1457–1482, aged 25France

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1457–1482
Aged 25

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SpouseMaximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

FatherCharles the Bold

ChildPhilip I of Castile

ChildMargaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy

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Updated 2026-05-29

Controlled the Burgundian Netherlands as ruler from 1477 to 1482, though her cousin the French king kept the choicest pieces. Mary the Rich earned her nickname by inheriting a sprawling mess of European lands she had to actually defend.

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Mary of Burgundy, nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy, and ruler in her own right over much of the Valois-Burgundian lands, from 1477 to 1482. Her effective rule extended over major part of the Burgundian Netherlands, while she also claimed the rest of the Burgundian inheritance, including domains that were seized by her cousin, the French king Louis XI in 1477, such as the Duchy of Burgundy, the Free County of Burgundy and several other lands, both within the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire.

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