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Robert II, Duke of Burgundy

1248 - 1306

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Robert II (1248 – 21 March 1306) was Duke of Burgundy between 1272 and 1306 as well as titular king of Thessalonica. Robert was the third son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, and Yolande of Dreux. He married Agnes, youngest daughter of Louis IX of France, in 1279. They had the following children: Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1294–1315) Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of France Joan (1293–1348), married count of Maine and Valois, king Philip VI of France Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350) Louis, Prince of Achaea (1297–1316), married Matilda of Hainaut Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre In 1284, Robert was invested with the duchy of Dauphiné by Rudolf of Habsburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert II, Duke of Burgundy is the 5,805th most popular politician (down from 5,505th in 2019). (down from 807th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Robert II, Duke of Burgundy ranks 5,805 out of 19,576Before him are Jan Smuts, Hakor, Matthias Gallas, Sālote Tupou III, Mahmoud al-Zahar, and Apama. After him are Yaropolk II of Kiev, Artur da Costa e Silva, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia, Casimir II the Just, Huang Chao, and Aurelius of Asturias.

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Among people born in 1248, Robert II, Duke of Burgundy ranks 4Before him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France, Giovanni Pisano, and Angela of Foligno. After him are Otto IV, Count of Burgundy, Blanche of Artois, and Peter John Olivi. Among people deceased in 1306, Robert II, Duke of Burgundy ranks 3Before him are Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, and Khutulun. After him are Jacopone da Todi, and Araniko.

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