Timeline January 1477

Events in January 1477 3

• 1433 – 1477 Charles the Bold (1433-1477) Died 5 January 1477, aged 43 Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, was one of the most powerful rulers in Europe, ruling over the wealthy Burgundian Netherlands and seeking to unite his scattered territories into an independent kingdom. He was killed at the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477 fighting Swiss and Lorrainer forces. His death ended the Burgundian state and triggered a succession crisis that reshaped Western Europe.
• 1477 Louis XI annexes the Duchy of Burgundy France seizes Burgundian lands after Charles the Bold's death Following the death of Charles the Bold at Nancy, King Louis XI of France moved to seize the Duchy of Burgundy, Picardy, and other territories he argued reverted to the French crown as male-line fiefs. Mary of Burgundy retained the remaining Burgundian possessions, including the Netherlands and Franche-Comte, which passed to the Habsburgs through her marriage. The move split the Burgundian inheritance permanently between France and the Habsburgs.
• 1477 Battle of Nancy Charles the Bold killed, Burgundian state collapses Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, was killed at the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477 while besieging the city with a Burgundian army opposed by Swiss and Lorrainer forces allied to Rene II of Lorraine. His death ended Burgundian ambitions to forge an independent realm between France and the Holy Roman Empire. The ensuing succession crisis saw his lands fought over by France and the Habsburgs.