Mary of Burgundy Kept Ruling Three Days After She Died
Late Medieval Europe

Mary of Burgundy Kept Ruling Three Days After She Died

A dead woman's marriage contract rewrote the map of Europe.

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Late MedievalHabsburg EmpireBurgundyPolitical IntrigueDynastic PoliticsFranceHoly Roman EmpireSuccession CrisisDocumentary FraudEuropean PoliticsMarriage AlliancesRenaissance Europe

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