
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