War of the Burgundian Succession (1002-1016)
The Burgundian War of Succession from 1002 to 1016 was a war of succession between the French King Robert the Pious from the Capetian dynasty and Odo – Wilhelm from the House of Burgundy-Ivrea about the Burgundian inheritance of Henry the Great .
Course and accompanying circumstances
After Henry the Great died in 1002 without a biological male heir, his nephew Robert II asserted inheritance claims to the Duchy of Burgundy and took it in as a settled fiefdom to add it to the crown domain . He tried to enforce his claim with military force, but met resistance from the Burgundian nobility under the leadership of Heinrich's adoptive son Odo-Wilhelm, who also laid claim to Burgundy. There followed a war of succession that lasted more than 14 years.
Since almost the entire Burgundian nobility sided with Odo-Wilhelm, Robert was initially unable to achieve any military successes or these were ineffective. Only after Robert II had conquered Auxerre in 1005 did Odo-Wilhelm withdraw his claims. In 1006 peace was concluded and Odo-Wilhelm renounced his claim to inheritance and from then on only operated on the other side of the Saône , where he iure uxoris had sovereign rights. The war only ended after the capture of Sens (1015) and finally after the death of the oppositional bishop Brun von Langres (1016).
Outcome of the war
The won duchy did not give Robert II to the French crown domain as planned, but negotiated a compromise with the nobility of Burgundy. He assured the duchy of autonomy, but in return demanded the consent of the nobility for the appointment of his second-born son Heinrich as Duke of Burgundy. The counties of Auxerre and Nevers fell to the French king during the War of Succession, while the Mâcon remained under the rule of the Odo-Wilhelms family, who also ruled the Kingdom of Burgundy .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Hermann Kamp : Burgundy. History and culture. Beck, ISBN 978-3-406-53614-4 , Munich 2007, p. 45.