Burgundy

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Burgundy can refer to:

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  • Burgundy (region), is a historical region and cultural area in Western Europe, which has existed in several different forms with widely varying boundaries:
    • Bourgogne, a modern-day French administrative région,
    • The historical Duchy of Burgundy roughly corresponded to modern Bourgogne
    • Franche-Comté, former French province and modern-day French région. Originally the Free County of Burgundy in the Holy Roman Empire.
    • Kingdom of Burgundy, two different kingdoms in different periods
    • Upper Burgundy, a duchy of the Carolingian Empire
    • Lower Burgundy, a kingdom which merged with Upper Burgundy to form the second kingdom of Burgundy
    • Burgundian Netherlands, a medieval agglomeration of territories centred further north than any of the above

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