County of Burgundy

countship

Key facts

Status: Part of Upper Burgundy and, the Kingdom of Arles , then state of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital: Dole
Religion: Catholicism
Government: Feudal monarchy (County)
Historical era: Middle Ages Early modern period

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Commons category: County of Burgundy
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1678-01-01
inception: 0982-00-00

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The Free County of Burgundy (Latin: Comitatus Burgundiae) was a medieval and early modern feudal polity ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It became known as Franche-Comté (the Free County) and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté. It belonged to the wider historical region of Upper Burgundy, and bordered the Duchy of Burgundy to the west.

Its territory had initially been part of the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy (888–933) and then the united Kingdom of Burgundy, later known as the Kingdom of Arles. The county was formed in 982 by count Otto-William, encompassing his domains in northern parts of the Burgundian realm. In 1032, the Kingdom of Arles was inherited by Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, who incorporated the Kingdom, including the County of Burgundy, into the Holy Roman Empire (HRE).