Robert II of Burgundy (1248 ? 21 March 1306) was duke of Burgundy between 1272 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux. Robert married princess Agnes of France, youngest daughter of king Louis IX in 1279 and had the following issue:Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1282?1315)Blanche (1288?1348), married Edward, Count of SavoyMargaret (1290?1315), married king Louis X of FranceJoan (1293?1348), married count of Maine and Valois, king Philip VI of FranceOdo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295?1350)Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297?1316), married Matilda of HainautMary (1298?1336) married Edward I, Count of BarRobert, Count of Tonnerre (1302?1334), married Joanna, heiress of TonnerreRobert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the whole duchy, however already diminished by earlier dowries, passed unfragmented to the eldest son.
Alias
Robert II de Bourgogne (French)
Fecha de nacimiento
1248-01-01
Año de nacimiento
1248
Fecha de defunción
0021-01-01
Año de defunción
0021
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