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Birth: Jan. 15, 1342 Death: Apr. 27, 1404 French Royalty. Duke of Burgundy, also known as Philip the Bold and as Philip II of Bourgogne. He was the younger son of King of France John II "the Good" and Bonne of Luxembourg. In 1369 he married Margaret of Dampierre, widow of Philip de Rouvre and heiress of Flanders. After his death, the corpse was embalmed and the heart was sent to Paris to be buried with his ancestors at St. Denis. On May 1, 1404 the body was transferred to Dijon accompanied by sixty official mourners, Philip’s sons, John the Fearless and Antoine De Valois, Duke of Brabant, with two counts and six leading Flemish nobles. Leading members of Philips household and administration as well as sixteen chaplains also escorted the company. On June 1 the cortege reached Dijon, where it was greeted by 100 burgesses and 100 poor men all dressed in black, along with all the clergy of Dijon. On June 16 the Duke was finally laid to rest in the choir, at the Charterhouse. (bio by: MC) Family links: Parents: King John (1319 - 1364) Bonne of Luxembourg (1315 - 1349) Children: John of Burgundy (1371 - 1419)* Catherine of Burgundy (1378 - 1425)* Antoine of Burgundy (1384 - 1415)* Marie de Bourgogne (1386 - 1422)* Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389 - 1415)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Philip Le Hardi Burial: Chartreuse de Champmol Dijon Departement de la Cote-d'Or Bourgogne, France Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: MC Record added: Nov 18, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12407831
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