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GEOGRAPHY Burgundy was virtually an independent state under the terms of an Appanage for nearly a hundred years during the fourteeenth and fifteenth centuries. During that era its lands extended far beyond the modern French province, including much of what is now Belgium , Luxembourg , the Netherlands and northwestern France. At times Paris itself was under Burgundian control. Prosperous textile manufacture in the Low Countries made this among the wealthiest realms in Europe. POLITICS Partisan use of the term "Burgundian" arose from a feud between John, Duke Of Burgundy and Louis Of Valois, Duke Of Orléans . Both were cousins to Charles VI . When madness interrupted the king's ability to rule they vied for power in a bitter dispute. Popular rumor attributed an adulterous affair to the Duke of Orléans and French queen Isabeau Of Bavaria . Supporters of the two dukes became known as "Burgundians" and " Armagnacs ," respectively. The partisan terms outlasted the lives of these two men. John, Duke of Burgundy ordered the assassination of Louis, Duke of Orléans in 1407 . Burgundian partisans at the University Of Paris published a treatise justifying this as Tyrannicide in the belief that the Duke of Orléans had been plotting to kill the king and usurp the throne. Armagnac supporters murdered John, Duke of Burgundy in retailiation in 1418 . Leadership of the Armagnac party moved between Bernard VII, Count Of Armagnac and Queen Yolande until the death of King Charles VI in 1422 . Thereafter it passed to Charles VII . Burgundian party leadership passed to Philip III, Duke Of Burgundy . Duke Philip entered an alliance with England against France following his father's murder. The two sides finally reconciled at the Treaty Of Arras in 1435 . SEE ALSO |