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Henry I, Duke of Burgundy

946–1002 · 10th century

Henry I, known as Henry the Great, was duke of Burgundy from 965 to 1002, a son of Hugh the Great and brother of Hugh Capet. He died without a legitimate son, having adopted his stepson Otto-William, and his nephew King Robert II of France fought a long war to secure the duchy for the royal house, which he achieved by about 1005.

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