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Philip II of Burgundy

«the Bold»

He received the Duchy of Burgundy from his father, John II of France. His marriage to Margaret of Flanders laid the foundations for Burgundian expansion in the Low Countries.

1342 – 1404DukeValois-Burgundy

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Historical portraitPhilip II, Duke of BurgundyFlemish school · Fourteenth–fifteenth centuriesPalais des Beaux-Arts de LillePublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1342 Documented

Death: 1404 Documented

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Valois-Burgundy

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

Recorded governments and reigns

Duke · Burgundy · Duchy Pending review1363–1404Effective rule

Count · Flanders · County Pending review1384–1404Jure uxorisMargaret III of Flanders’s rights.

Count · Artois · County Pending review1384–1404Jure uxorisGovernment through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.

Count · County of Burgundy · County Pending review1384–1404Jure uxorisGovernment through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.

Count · Nevers · County Pending review1384–1404Jure uxorisGovernment through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.

Count · Rethel · County Pending review1384–1393Jure uxorisGovernment through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

John II of FrancePending reviewBona of Luxembourg · ESPending review

Partners

Margaret III of FlandersPending 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 Philip II of Burgundy. Each title retains its own status.

Period

Governments in 1384

Burgundian State6 titles and offices
View titles and jurisdictions
- Burgundy · ESDuke · Effective rule1363–1404
- Flanders · ESCount · Jure uxoris1384–1404 · Margaret III of Flanders’s rights.
- Artois · ESCount · Jure uxoris1384–1404 · Government through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.
- County of Burgundy · ESCount · Jure uxoris1384–1404 · Government through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.
- Nevers · ESCount · Jure uxoris1384–1404 · Government through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.
- Rethel · ESCount · Jure uxoris1384–1393 · Government through Margaret III’s hereditary rights, separate from the Duchy of Burgundy.
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

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

1363 · BurgundyAppointment
John II of France granted the duchy to his son Philip; the Flemish inheritance would follow through Margaret III in 1384.
Metropolitan Museum · Formation of the Burgundian Netherlands
1384 · FlandersMarriage · Inheritance
Philip governed through Margaret III’s hereditary rights. The counties remained titles separate from the duchy centred on Dijon.
BnF · Margarita III de Flandes y sus cinco condados Metropolitan Museum · Formation of the Burgundian Netherlands

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

13 recorded claims · 10 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1342
The authority record gives the birth as 1342.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Philippe II., Bourgogne, Duc · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1404
The authority record gives the death as 1404.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Philippe II., Bourgogne, Duc · 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
John II of France
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Bona of Luxembourg
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Margaret III of Flanders
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (0/6 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
Duke · Burgundy · 1363–1404
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Count · Flanders · 1384–1404
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Count · Artois · 1384–1404
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Count · County of Burgundy · 1384–1404
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Count · Nevers · 1384–1404
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Count · Rethel · 1384–1393
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Successions (1/2 with a precise source)

SuccessionPending review
Flanders · Louis II of Flanders → Philip II of Burgundy · 1384
Philip the Bold exercised comital authority through the rights of his wife Margaret III, heiress of Louis of Male. The marriage did not replace Margaret’s own title; it is recorded as government jure uxoris.A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
SuccessionDocumented
Burgundy · Philip II of Burgundy · 1363
John II of France granted the duchy to his son Philip; the Flemish inheritance would follow through Margaret III in 1384.
Metropolitan Museum · Formation of the Burgundian Netherlands · Source cited in the succession explanation
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (6)

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.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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