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Mary of Burgundy

1457 - 1482

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Mary of Burgundy (French: Marie de Bourgogne; Dutch: Maria van Bourgondië; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled the Burgundian lands, comprising the Duchy and County of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands, from 1477 to her death. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, Mary inherited the Burgundian lands at the age of 19 upon the death of her father in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477. In order to counter the appetite of the French king Louis XI for her lands, she married Maximilian of Austria, with whom she had two children. The marriage kept large parts of the Burgundian lands from disintegration, but also changed the dynasty from Valois to Habsburg (the Duchy of Burgundy itself soon became a French possession). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary of Burgundy is the 575th most popular politician (down from 464th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Belgium and the 7th most popular Belgian Politician.

Mary of Burgundy was the daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret of York. She was married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Mary is most famous for being the last ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands.

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Among politicians, Mary of Burgundy ranks 575 out of 19,576. Before her are Hafsa Sultan, Yazid I, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Şehzade Bayezid, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, and Shinzō Abe. After her are Friedrich Merz, Władysław II Jagiełło, Suharto, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Morsi, and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1457, Mary of Burgundy ranks 2. Before her is Henry VII of England. After her are Filippino Lippi, Seongjong of Joseon, Jacob Obrecht, Beatrice of Naples, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, and Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1482, Mary of Burgundy ranks 1. After her are Hugo van der Goes, Margaret of Anjou, Luca della Robbia, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Federico da Montefeltro, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, and Louis of Cyprus.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Mary of Burgundy ranks 21 out of 1,190. Before her are Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Orlande de Lassus (1534), Carlota of Mexico (1840), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), and Frans Hals (1582). After her are Georges Simenon (1903), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Philippe of Belgium (1960), and Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Mary of Burgundy ranks 7. Before her are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), and Leopold II of Belgium (1835). After her are Auguste Beernaert (1829), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), and Albert I of Belgium (1875).

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