Place details
Place nameBurgundy
Other namesBourgogne, Burgund, Bourgogne, duché de, Burgundy, duchy of, Duchy of Burgundy
CountryFrance
Latitude47
Longitude4.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Historic region that included a kingdom founded by Germanic people in the 5th century CE. It was conquered by the Merovingians and incorporated into the Frankish Empire in the 6th century. It was divided in the 9th century, and united as the Kingdom of Burgundy or Arles in 933. The area flourished culturally during the 14th-15th centuries.
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