Antique Swiss Pottery At The Fitzwilliams Museum In Cambridge Charles Duke Of Burgundy Stock Image

Antique Swiss pottery from the 17th century at the Fitzwilliams museum in Cambridge Charles Duke of Burgundy. Charles's early death at the Battle of Nancy at the hands of Swiss mercenaries fighting for René II, Duke of Lorraine, was of great consequence in European history. The Burgundian domains, long wedged between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg Empire, were divided, but the precise disposition of the vast and disparate territorial possessions involved was disputed among the European powers for centuries.