Chapter 7 / 11 · 1467

Charles the Bold and a divided territory

Burgundy: the kingdom that never was

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Charles the Bold inherits one of Europe’s richest states. His great difficulty is geographical: his lands form two large, separate blocks. His policy aims to join them and raise their status, creating an independent Burgundian kingdom in practice or in law.

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Felipe III de Borgoña

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