"duke" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The annexation of the duchy to first the Catalan Company and subsequently Aragon came after a disputed succession following the death of the last Burgundian duke.
- Antoine was also a general, playing an important part in the Burgundian dukes' struggle against Charles, Duke of Guelders and his attempts to conquer the Sticht.
- After the acquisition of Flanders by the Burgundian dukes the lion was only used in escutcheons.
- The centre of the Burgundian possessions was the Duchy of Brabant, where the Burgundian dukes held court in Brussels.
- Under the Burgundian dukes, a bell tower was added to the Parthenon.
- The Burgundian dukes who ruled the Netherlandish territories were:
- The taste of the Burgundian dukes tended towards extravagance.
- The separation of Brabant from the Empire was completed by the Burgundian dukes of Brabant in the fifteenth century.
- In the first half of the 15th century, the Burgundian dukes tightened their grip on the cities in the county of Holland (of which they had just obtained control).
- When Charles the Bold of Burgundy was killed at the Battle of Nancy in 1477, the male line of the Burgundian dukes became extinct.
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