Robert II, Duke of Burgundy

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Robert II of Burgundy (1248 – March 21, 1306) was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux. Robert married princess Agnes of France, youngest daughter of king Louis IX in 1279 and had the following issue:

Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1282–1315)
Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward of Savoy
Marguerite (1290- 1315), married king Louis X of France
Joan (Jeanne) (ca.1290–1348), married count of Maine and Valois, king Philip VI of France
Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350)
Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297–1316), married Matilda of Hainaut
Robert, count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre

Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the whole duchy, however already diminished by earlier dowries, passed unfragmented to the eldest son.