Robert II, Duke of Burgundy

Who was Robert II, Duke of Burgundy?

Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1272 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux. Robert married princess Agnes of France, youngest daughter of king Louis IX in 1279 and had the following issue:

Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy

Blanche, married Edward, Count of Savoy

Margaret, married king Louis X of France

Joan, married count of Maine and Valois, king Philip VI of France

Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy

Louis, King of Thessalonica, married Matilda of Hainaut

Mary married Edward I, Count of Bar

Robert, Count of Tonnerre, married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre

Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the whole duchy, however already diminished by earlier dowries, passed unfragmented to the eldest son.