Upper Burgundy
Upper Burgundy | |
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| 888–933 | |
Upper Burgundy and other Burgundian regions, at the end of 9th and the beginning of 10th century
Upper Burgundy
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| Common languages | Vulgar Latin Old French Old High German |
| Government | Kingdom |
| Historical era | Early Medieval |
• Established | 888 |
• Disestablished | 933 |
Upper Burgundy (Latin: Burgundia superior; French: Bourgogne supérieure) was a historical region in the early medieval Burgundy, and a distinctive realm known as the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy, that existed from 888 to 933, when it was incorporated into the reunited Kingdom of Burgundy, that lasted until 1032. During those periods, the region of Upper Burgundy was encompassing the entire Juran Burgundy (French: Bourgogne jurane), including the County of Burgundy (modern region of Franche-Comté). The Kingdom of Upper Burgundy was established in 888 by the Welf king Rudolph I within the territory of former Middle Francia. Under his son and successor, king Rudolph II, Upper Burgundy was reunited with Lower Burgundy in 933 to form the Kingdom of Burgundy, that existed until 1032.