Kingdom of Arles

Kingdom of Burgundy
Regnum Burgundiae (Latin)
Kingdom of Arles
Regnum Arelatense (Latin)
933–1378
The Kingdom of Burgundy within Europe at the beginning of the 11th century
The Kingdom of Burgundy within Europe at the beginning of the 11th century
Burgundy in the 12th–13th century:
  Kingdom of Arles
  Ducal dependencies
Status
CapitalArles
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• 912–937 (first)
Rudolph II
• 1346–1378 (last)
Charles IV
Historical eraHigh Middle Ages
• Union of Upper and Lower kingdoms
933
• Rudolph III pledged succession to King Henry II of Germany
May 1006
• Rudolph III died without issue; kingdom inherited by Emperor Conrad II
6 September 1032
1361
• Dauphin Charles made Imperial Vicar of Burgundy
7 January 1378
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Upper Burgundy
Lower Burgundy
County of Burgundy
Comtat Venaissin
Principality of Orange
County of Savoy
Today part of

The Kingdom of Burgundy, known from the 12th century[1]: 140  as the Kingdom of Arles, also referred to in various context as Arelat, the Kingdom of Arles and Vienne, or Kingdom of Burgundy-Provence,[2] was a realm established in 933 by the merger of the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Burgundy under King Rudolf II. It was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire in 1033 and from then on was one of the empire's three constituent realms, together with the Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of Italy.[1] By the mid-13th century at the latest, however, it had lost its concrete political relevance.[2]: 35 

Its territory stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the High Rhine River in the north, roughly corresponding to the present-day French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes and Franche-Comté, as well as western Switzerland. Until 1032 it was ruled by independent kings of the Elder House of Welf.[3]

  1. ^ a b Grosse, Rolf (2014). Du royaume franc aux origines de la France et de l'Allemagne 800–1214 (in French). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.
  2. ^ a b Jean-Marie Moeglin (2011). L'Empire et le Royaume : Entre indifférence et fascination 1214–1500 (in French). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.
  3. ^ The New Columbia Encyclopedia 1975, 150

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