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Margaret III of Flanders

Heiress of Flanders, Artois and the County of Burgundy, she married Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, in 1369. Her inheritance formed the foundation of her descendants’ great Burgundian state.

1350 – 1405Countess / Duchess consortDampierre · ES

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Historical portraitMargaret of DampierreFlemish school · Fourteenth–fifteenth centuriesPalais des Beaux-Arts de LillePublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1350 Documented

Death: 1405 Documented

Role: Countess / Duchess consort

Dynasty: Dampierre · ES

Territories: Burgundy (ES) · Flanders (ES) · Artois (ES) · County of Burgundy (ES) · Nevers (ES) · Rethel (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Countess · Flanders · County Pending review1384–1405Effective rule

Countess · Artois · County Pending review1384–1405Effective rule

Countess · County of Burgundy · County Pending review1384–1405Effective rule

Countess · Nevers · County Documented1384–1405TitularTitle inherited from Louis of Male; government of the county was granted as an apanage to a son.

Countess · Rethel · County Documented1384–1405TitularTitle inherited from Louis of Male; government of the county was granted as an apanage to a son.

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Louis II of Flanders · ESPending reviewMargaret of Brabant · ESPending review

Partners

Philip II of BurgundyPending review

Children

John I of BurgundyMargaret of Burgundy · ESMaria of Burgundy · ESAnthony of Burgundy · ESPhilip II of Nevers · ES

Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Margaret III of Flanders. Each title retains its own status.

Period

Governments in 1384

Burgundian State3 titles and offices
View titles and jurisdictions
- Flanders · ESCountess · Effective rule1384–1405
- Artois · ESCountess · Effective rule1384–1405
- County of Burgundy · ESCountess · Effective rule1384–1405
Fiefs brought together under the Valois dukes of Burgundy from 1384 and their heirs. Before sharing a duke, each county keeps its colour; the grouping excludes other kingdoms held by the same sovereign. Source for this grouping

Nominal and disputed titles (2)

Nevers · ESCountess · Titular1384–1405 · Title inherited from Louis of Male; government of the county was granted as an apanage to a son.
Rethel · ESCountess · Titular1384–1405 · Title inherited from Louis of Male; government of the county was granted as an apanage to a son.

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

How these titles came together

1384 · Flanders · Artois · County of Burgundy · Nevers · RethelInheritance
Margaret III inherited Louis of Male’s five counties. Nevers and Rethel were granted to younger sons as apanages; Margaret’s title does not amount to subsequent government of each county.
BnF · Margarita III de Flandes y sus cinco condados Reference

Selected explained accessions. Other titles remain in the profile’s list of recorded governments.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

15 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1350
The authority record gives the birth as 1350.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Margarete III., Burgund, Herzogin · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1405
The authority record gives the death as 1405.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Margarete III., Burgund, Herzogin · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Louis II of Flanders
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Margaret of Brabant
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Philip II of Burgundy
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (2/5 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
Countess · Flanders · 1384–1405
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Countess · Artois · 1384–1405
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Countess · County of Burgundy · 1384–1405
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentDocumented
Countess · Nevers · 1384–1405
The BnF records the title; administration was granted as an apanage to John. Title does not equal effective government.
BnF · Marguerite III de Flandre · Titles of Countess of Flanders, Artois, Burgundy, Nevers and Rethel Sigilla/IRHT · Jean Ier de Bourgogne · Titles: Count of Nevers 1384–1404; Flanders, Artois and Burgundy from 1404
Reviewed on 2026-09-30 by El Árbol de Europa ·
GovernmentDocumented
Countess · Rethel · 1384–1405
The BnF records the title; her parents ceded government to Anthony in 1393.
BnF · Marguerite III de Flandre · Titles of Countess of Flanders, Artois, Burgundy, Nevers and Rethel Université de Liège · Trulla et cartae · Article on Anthony of Burgundy: Rethel ceded by his parents in 1393
Reviewed on 2026-09-30 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Successions (4/5 with a precise source)

SuccessionPending review
Flanders · Louis II of Flanders → Margaret III of Flanders · 1384
Margaret inherited rights from her father Louis of Male. Her husband Philip the Bold exercised power through marriage; both are recorded under distinct conditions.A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
SuccessionDocumented
Artois · Margaret III of Flanders · 1384
Margaret III inherited Louis of Male’s five counties. Nevers and Rethel were granted to younger sons as apanages; Margaret’s title does not amount to subsequent government of each county.
BnF · Margarita III de Flandes y sus cinco condados · Source cited in the succession explanation Metropolitan Museum · Formation of the Burgundian Netherlands · Source cited in the succession explanation
No individual review recorded ·
SuccessionDocumented
County of Burgundy · Margaret III of Flanders · 1384
Margaret III inherited Louis of Male’s five counties. Nevers and Rethel were granted to younger sons as apanages; Margaret’s title does not amount to subsequent government of each county.
BnF · Margarita III de Flandes y sus cinco condados · Source cited in the succession explanation Metropolitan Museum · Formation of the Burgundian Netherlands · Source cited in the succession explanation
No individual review recorded ·
SuccessionDocumented
Nevers · Margaret III of Flanders · 1384
Margaret III inherited Louis of Male’s five counties. Nevers and Rethel were granted to younger sons as apanages; Margaret’s title does not amount to subsequent government of each county.
BnF · Margarita III de Flandes y sus cinco condados · Source cited in the succession explanation Metropolitan Museum · Formation of the Burgundian Netherlands · Source cited in the succession explanation
No individual review recorded ·
SuccessionDocumented
Rethel · Margaret III of Flanders · 1384
Margaret III inherited Louis of Male’s five counties. Nevers and Rethel were granted to younger sons as apanages; Margaret’s title does not amount to subsequent government of each county.
BnF · Margarita III de Flandes y sus cinco condados · Source cited in the succession explanation Metropolitan Museum · Formation of the Burgundian Netherlands · Source cited in the succession explanation
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (5)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-30 · Margaret retains the titles, while the territorial governments follow the appanages to John, Anthony and Philip of Nevers. Seal registers and a university study distinguish hereditary title from territorial government.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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