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| 1457 | Marriage |  |
| Marries Isabella, daughter of Charles I de Bourbon |
| 1465 | League Public Weald | |
| Burgundy Dedicated to Burgundian independence from France |
| Burgundy Leads the League of Public Weald against Louis XI |
| Burgundy Recaptures French land taken by Louis XI |
| 1467 | Rebellion | |
| Dinant Puts down a rebellion in Dinant |
| 1467 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as Duke of France |
| 1468 | Marriage | |
| Marries Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV of England |
| 1470 | Alliance | |
| Burgundy After Louis XII declares war on Burgundy Charles allies with Edward IV & Richard III |
| 1474 | Siege of Neuss | |
| 5th Jan Neuss Charles ' expansionist strategy suffers a first setback when his attack on the Archbishopric of Cologne fails after the unsuccessful Siege of Neuss |
| 1476 | Battle of Grandson | |
| 2nd Mar Grandson Defeated in the battle of Grandson & forced to flee the battlefield, leaving behind his artillery and many provisions and valuables |
| 1476 | Battle of Morat | |
| 22nd June Morat Besieges Morat & but is defeated by the Swiss who kill 10,000 |
| 1476 | Siege of Morat | |
| 22nd June Morat Besieges Morat & but is defeated by the Swiss who kill 10,000 |
| 1476 | Siege of Nancy | |
| Nancy Charles besieges the city of Nancy, capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, following its successful recapture by Ren‚, Duke of Lorraine's forces |
| 1477 | Battle of Nancy | |
| 5th Jan Nancy 10-12,000 men from Lorraine and 10,000 Confederation Swiss mercenaries smash the Burgundian army of Charles the Bold that is besieging Nancy |
| 5th Jan Nancy Dies in battle retreating from the Swiss advance into Burgundian territory |
| 5th Jan Nancy Final & decisive battle of the Burgundy Wars, fought outside the walls of Nancy between Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and Ren‚, Duke of Lorraine, Ren‚'s forces win the battle, Charles ' body is found 3 days later |
| 5th Jan Nancy The Duchy of Burgundy and several other Burgundian lands become part of France, while the Burgundian lands in the Netherlands and the Franche Comt‚ are inherited by Charles 's daughter, and eventually pass to the House of Habsburg |
| 1477 | Death | |
| 5th Jan Nancy Death of Charles the Bold, during the battle of Nancy, end of the House of Burgundy |
| 5th Jan Nancy Death of Charles the Bold, during the battle of Nancy |
| 1477 | Invasion of Burgundy | |
| 5th Jan Nancy Dies in battle retreating from the Swiss advance into Burgundian territory |
| 1477 | Rule of Burgundy | |
| 5th Jan Burgundy The Duchy of Burgundy and several other Burgundian lands become part of France, while the Burgundian lands in the Netherlands and the Franche Comt‚ are inherited by Charles 's daughter, and eventually pass to the House of Habsburg |
| 1477 | Rule of Franche Comte | |
| 5th Jan Franche Comte The Duchy of Burgundy and several other Burgundian lands become part of France, while the Burgundian lands in the Netherlands and the Franche Comt‚ are inherited by Charles 's daughter, and eventually pass to the House of Habsburg |
| 1477 | Siege of Nancy | |
| 5th Jan Nancy 10-12,000 men from Lorraine and 10,000 Confederation Swiss mercenaries smash the Burgundian army of Charles the Bold that is besieging Nancy |
