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Burgundy (/ˈbɜːrɡəndi/; French: Bourgogne [buʁɡɔɲ] ⓘ; Burgundian: Bregogne) 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.[2] In early Modern Europe, Burgundy was a focal point of courtly culture that set the fashion for European royal houses and their court.[3] The Duchy of Burgundy was a key in the transformation of the Middle Ages toward early modern Europe. Upon the 9th-century partitions of the Kingdom of Burgundy, the lands and remnants partitioned to the Kingdom of France were reduced to a ducal rank by King Robert II of France in 1004. The House of Burgundy, a cadet branch of the House of Capet, ruled over a territory that roughly conformed to the borders and territories of the modern administrative region of

Burgundy - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 47°00′N 4°30′E / 47.000°N 4.500°E / 47.000; 4.500 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Historical region in France This article is about the geographic area and historical region of France. For the wine, see Burgundy wine . For other uses, see Burgundy (disambiguation) . "Bourgogne" redirects here. For other uses, see Bourgogne (disambiguation) . ","href":"./Template:Infobox_settlement"},"params":{"official_name":{"wt":"Burgundy"},"native_name":{"wt":"Bourgogne"},"native_name_lang":{"wt":"fr"},"settlement_type":{"wt":"[[Historical region]]"},

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