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Charles of Burgundy and Margaret of York have been childless. As a result, Mary becames Duchess of Burgundy, at the death of her father, during the Battle of Nancy, on 5 January 1477.

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4th January 1471, Bruges.

Charles the Bold agreed to help King Edward IV to regain his throne. Then he shares Margaret's bed who becomes pregnant. On October 9, 1471, Margaret of York childbears a son, named Phillip of Burgundy, in honour of his paternal grandfather.

What could be the consequences of this boy's birth? Will Charles be more careful in his political choices? Will the birth of his Burgundian state be encouraged?
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