Episode 54: Whose Duchy is it Anyway?

In 1447, Philip the Good wrote to Pope Nicholas V where he explained the strategic significance of the Duchy of Luxembourg. He wrote that it, “threatens the Rhine, touches France, surrounds Liege, and restrains Trier.” The Duchy protected the wealthier Burgundian territories and pushed Burgundian Influence further into the Empire.

After adding the Duchies of Brabant and Limburg and the Counties of Hainault, Holland, Zeeland, and Namur to his domains, Philip the Good set his sights on the Duchy of Luxembourg. But the Duke of Burgundy wasn’t the only with designs on the Duchy.

Time Period Covered: 1436-1443

Notable People: Philip the Good, Elizabeth of Gorlitz, Ladislaus the Posthumous, William III of Saxony, Rupert of Virneburg, Ernst of Gliechen, Frederick III, Jacob von Sierck, John of Nevers, Cornille of Burgundy, Anthony of Burgundy

Notable Events/Developments: Burgundian Acquisition of Luxembourg

From Left to Right: Ladislaus the Posthumous, Elizabeth of Gorlitz, and William of Saxony.

Burgundian Expansion under Philip the Good.

Sources

Philip the Good by Richard Vaughan

The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet

Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States by Robert Stein

The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by James Newcomer

The Duchy of Brabant between France, Burgundy, and England by Sergio Boffa in The Hundred Years War Part III Edited by Villalon and Kagay

Philip the Bold by Richard Vaughan

John the Fearless by Richard Vaughan

Charles VII by Malcolm Vale

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