A ducal house of Burgundy split into the Capetian line (1032-1361) and the Cadet, or Valois, line (1363-1477).
A Portuguese dynasty (1139-1383) beginning with Alfonso I, who made Portugal an independent kingdom.
(bûrˈgən-dē) also Bour·gogne(bo͞or-gônˈyə)
A historical region and former province of eastern France. The area was first organized into a kingdom by the Burgundii, a Germanic people, in the 5th century A.D. At the height of its later power in the 14th and 15th centuries, Burgundy controlled vast territories in present-day Netherlands, Belgium, and northeast France. It was incorporated into the French crown lands by Louis XI in 1477.
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Bur·gunˈdi·an(bər-gŭnˈdē-ən) adjective & n.
(bûrˈgən-dē)
nounpl.Bur·gun·dies
a. Any of various red or white wines produced in Burgundy, France.
b. Any of various similar wines produced elsewhere.
burgundy A dark grayish or blackish red to dark purplish red or reddish brown.