Burgundy (fra)

Burgundy

Burgundy ranks 1,525th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Moscow Oblast, 8th arrondissement of Paris, and Douglas, Isle of Man. Memorable people born in Burgundy include Dagobert I, Rudolph III of Burgundy, and Gundobad. Memorable people who died in Burgundy include Boso, Margrave of Tuscany, and Gesalec. Burgundy has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians. Burgundy is located in France.

Burgundy is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The capital, Dijon, was wealthy and powerful, being a major European centre of art and science, and of Western Monasticism. In early Modern Europe, Burgundy was a focal point of courtly culture that set the fashion for European royal houses and their court. The Duchy of Burgundy was a key in the transformation of the Middle Ages towards early modern Europe. Read more on Wikipedia