enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Dijon - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijon

    Dijon (UK: / ˈ d iː ʒ ɒ̃ /, US: / d iː ˈ ʒ oʊ n /; [2] [3] French: ⓘ; in Burgundian: Digion) [a] is a city that serves as the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. [4]

  3. Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/.../Palace_of_the_Dukes_of_Burgundy

    The Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy or Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne is a remarkably well-preserved architectural assemblage in Dijon.The oldest part is the 14th and 15th century Gothic ducal palace and seat of the Dukes of Burgundy, made up of a logis still visible on Place de la Liberation, the ducal kitchens on Cour de Bar, the Tour de Philippe le Bon, a "guette ...

  4. Burgundy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgundy

    Tourist sites of Burgundy include the Rock of Solutré, the Hospices de Beaune, the Ducal Palace in Dijon, and many Renaissance and mediaeval châteaus, castles, churches and abbeys. [ 16 ] Earlier, the southeastern part of Burgundy was heavily industrial, with coal mines near Montceau-les-Mines and iron foundries and crystal works in Le Creusot .

  5. Duchy of Burgundy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Burgundy

    Burgundy as part of the Frankish Empire between 534 and 843. The Duchy of Burgundy was a successor of the earlier Kingdom of the Burgundians, which evolved out of territories ruled by the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe that arrived in Gaul in the 5th century.

  6. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

    Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: [buʁɡɔɲ fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te] ⓘ; lit. ' Burgundy-Free County ', sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: Borgogne-Franche-Comtât) is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté.

  7. History of Burgundy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Burgundy

    Coat of arms of the second Duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy within the Frankish realms.. The history of Burgundy stretches back to the times when the region was inhabited in turn by Celts, Romans (Gallo-Romans), and in the 5th century, the Roman allies the Burgundians, a Germanic people perhaps originating in Bornholm (Baltic Sea), who settled there and ...

  8. We Tried 12 Different Dijon Mustards and The Winner Won ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/tried-12-different-dijon-mustards...

    Dijon mustard has been a key element of French cuisine for centuries, with its origins dating back to the 14th century in the city of Dijon, located in the Burgundy region.

  9. Charles the Bold - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bold

    Charles Martin (second forename) [16] was born on 10 November 1433 in Dijon, capital of the Duchy of Burgundy. He was the third child of Philip the Good with his third wife Isabella of Portugal and the only one to survive past infancy. His mother, fearing that she would lose another child, consecrated the infant to the Blessed Sacrament. Philip ...