Richard, Duke of Burgundy

Richard, Duke of Burgundy, also known as Richard of Autun or Richard the Justiciar (858-921) is Count of Autun from 880 and the first Margrave and Duke of Burgundy.

He eventually attains suzerainty over all the counties of Burgundy save Mâcon and by 890 he is referred to as dux (duke) and by 900 as marchio (margrave).

By 918, he is being called dux Burgundionem or dux Burgundiae, which probably signifies less the existence of a unified Burgundian dukedom than feudal suzerainty over a multiplicity of counties in a specific region.

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