Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)

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The Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) was the feudal ruler of the Free County of Burgundy, a strategically important principality within the Holy Roman Empire in what is now eastern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal title
hereditary title
noble title
associatedInstitution Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
associatedWith House of Capet
linked to: Capetian dynasty

House of Habsburg
House of Hohenstaufen
House of Ivrea
House of Valois-Burgundy
country Free County of Burgundy
linked to: County of Burgundy
distinctFrom Duchess of Burgundy
equivalentTitle Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
linked to: County of Burgundy
feudalRank countess
genderRestriction female
governs Free County of Burgundy
linked to: County of Burgundy
heldBy Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
Joan II, Countess of Burgundy
Joan III, Countess of Burgundy
Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy
Margaret II, Countess of Burgundy
Margaret of York (as consort of Charles the Bold, Duke and Count of Burgundy)
higherRankThan viscountess
historicalRegion Burgundy
languageOfAdministration Old French
linkedTo Duchy of Burgundy
locatedIn Franche-Comté
eastern France
lowerRankThan duchess
modernCountry France
modernTerritoryCorrespondence French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalRole regional sovereign
vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
politicalStatus immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
imperial fief
realm Free County of Burgundy
linked to: County of Burgundy
religion Roman Catholicism
sovereigntyType feudal monarchy
strategicImportance controlled passes between Burgundy and Switzerland
controlled routes between France and the Holy Roman Empire
important for trade between northern Europe and Italy
successionLaw hereditary succession
often allowed female inheritance
timePeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
titleCreatedFor ruler of the Free County of Burgundy
titleHolderOf Free County of Burgundy
linked to: County of Burgundy

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Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy nobleTitle Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Mary of Burgundy title Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders positionHeld Suo jure Countess of Burgundy
linked to: Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Isabella of Portugal title Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Margaret of Bavaria title Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
Mary of Burgundy title Countess of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
subject linked to: Mary