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Marriage of Margaret of York and Charles the Bold

Type Event Region Burgundy Time 1468

On 3 July 1468, Margaret, princess of England's York dynasty, wed Duke Charles the Bold at the Burgundian port of Damme in a grand ceremony.

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  1. 1468Sluys–Damme port · FlandersMargaret of York crossed from England to Flanders, where Charles the Bold personally welcomed her. Welcome ceremonies were held along the way in Bruges and elsewhere, showcasing Burgundian wealth and the importance of the English alliance.
  2. 1468Damme · FlandersThe wedding was formally held at Damme, and the Burgundian court staged lavish festivities including the 'Feast of the Golden Fleece', with tournaments, banquets and processions, displaying the duke's power to all of Europe and publicly declaring the alliance with Yorkist England.
  3. 1468–1470Western Europe · Western EuropeThe marriage made Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, and she played a diplomatic role in Low Countries politics; the English–Burgundian alliance created strategic pressure on Louis XI, but the resurgence of the Wars of the Roses in England in 1469–1470 and Edward IV's brief exile in Burgundy complicated the alliance's actual effectiveness.

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