Charles the Bold, by Rogier van der Weyden
Death of Charles the Bold
On 5 January 1477, Charles the Bold of Burgundy died at a battle while laying siege to Nancy in Lorraine. His heiress was his daughter Mary from his second marriage to Isabella of Bourbon. After her death in 1465, he married on 3 July 1468 Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV and Richard III. Margaret would after his death become Mary’s most constant advisor.
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