Below: French House of Burgundy
The Frankish House de Bourgogne
Also known as the Anscarids or the House of Ivrea, the Frankish House of Burgundy was founded by Anscar I upon his elevation to Margrave of Ivrea in the year 888. Prior to that, he had been Count of Oscheret in Burgundy, demonstrating the rich ties between the House of Ivrea and Burgundy that lead to its alternative name. The House gave rise to three Kings of Italy before being forced to flee to the Duchy of Burgundy. Adalbert II made several failed attempts to retake the Kingdom of Italy from Otto the Great before his death in 971. Adalbert II's son, Otto Wilhelm, was the first to be named the Count of Burgundy in 982 by his stepfather, Heinrich I, Duke of Burgundy. The war of succession between Otto Wilhelm and Robert II of France resulted in the division of the County of Burgundy and the Duchy of Burgundy in 1004. Otto Wilhelm kept the County of Burgundy, sealing the predominance of "Bourgogne" over "Ivrea" for the dynasty's name.
In 1148, Reinhold III died, leaving the County of Burgundy to his daughter and sole heir, Beatrix I. Upon her marriage to Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa von Hohenstaufen in 1156, he became her co-ruler and she was elevated to Countess Palatine of Burgundy. Upon her death in 1184, Friedrich Barbarossa succeeded her, and the title formally changed hands from the House de Bourgogne to the House von Hohenstaufen. Their son, Otto, inherited the County Palatine of Bourgogne in 1190 after his father's death. Otto was the first to be styled as Archcount (Erzgraf or Archicomte), a unique title reserved for him and the descendants of his new house, the House of Bourgogne von Hohenstaufen.
The main line of the Frankish House de Bourgogne became extinct in 1330, when it was fully absorbed into the House of Capet and the House of Bourgogne von Hohenstaufen. It was survived by the cadet branch Chalon-Arlay until it too went extinct in 1521.
The House de Bourgogne in Spain
In 1090, Raymond, the fourth son of Count Wilhelm I of Bourgogne, married Urraca, daughter and heir of Alfonso VI, of the House of Jiménez. She was the future Queen of León, Castilla, and Galicia, also called the Empress of All Spain. Raymond de Bourgogne (Raimundo de Borgoña) was given power over the Kingdom of Galicia as his dowry. All of their descendants were of the Castilian House of Ivrea (Borgoña), which ruled Spain until 1369, when Peter the Just was assassinated by his illegitimate brother, Henry of Trastámara. Henry became king, and the illegitimate Trastámara branch of the House de Borgoña ruled Spain until the death of Juana in 1555, when her son, Charles von Habsburg, inherited the throne.
The Castilian House de Borgoña gave rise to several other cadet branches: de la Cerda (extinct in 1383), Manuel de Villena (extinct in 1935), and de Enríquez (extinct 1779). Since 2014, the Head of the House von Hohenlohe has become Head of the House de Medinaceli, itself formed by maternal descent from the last member of the House de la Cerda who died in 1383. The members of the House of Bourgogne von Hohenstaufen remain the most senior legitimate descendants of the Castilian House de Borgoña.
The French House de Bourgogne
La Maison de Bourgogne was founded in 1032 when Robert I de Bourgogne inherited the Duchy of Burgundy from his father, Robert II of France. Robert II had divided the Duchy of Burgundy and the County of Burgundy at the end of his war with Count Otto Wilhelm de Bourgogne of the Anscarid House de Bourgogne. The French House de Bourgogne ruled the Duchy of Burgundy until the final Duke, Philip I, died without an heir in 1361. The House of Bourgogne von Hohenstaufen joined with the French House de Bourgogne and their descendants many times.
The House de Bourgogne in Portugal
The House de Borgonha in Portugal was founded by Henry in 1093 when he was granted the County of Portugal by Alfonso VI as a dowry for marrying the king's illegitimate daughter, Teresa. Henry was the grandson of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy and the younger brother of Hugh I and Odo I, Dukes of Burgundy. Henry's son, Afonso became King of Portugal. The House de Borgonha ruled Portugal until 1383, when Fernando I died. The members of the House of Bourgogne von Hohenstaufen joined multiple times with the legitimate descendants of the Portuguese Casa de Borgonha prior to the extinction of the main branch.
Fernando I's daughter, Beatriz, had married Juan I de Trastámara, King of Castilla, earlier that year. The illegitimate son of Pedro I, João I de Aviz, won the ensuing war of succession, founding the illegitimate branch of the House of Aviz (Casa de Avis). The House of Aviz ruled Portugal until 1580, when Philip II of Spain won the war of succession following the deaths of two childless kings (Sebastião I and Henry the Cardinal-King).
The House of Aviz gave rise to several cadet branches, including de Aveiro (extinct in 1759) and the illegitimate branch of Braganza (de Bragança), founded in 1442, the only extant cadet branch of the Portuguese House of Burgundy. The House of Braganza became the ruling house of Portugal in 1640 and ruled Portugal until 1910 and Brazil until 1889. This illegitimate branch of the Portuguese House de Bourgogne eventually gave rise to the following cadet branches: Orléans-Braganza (current claimants to the Empire of Brazil), Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (extinct since 1932), and Bourbon-Braganza (extinct since 2008).
