Interim
The D’Albon Residency in Burgundy
St Guignes, The Great - Patron Saint of the D'Albons (ruled 1066-1103)
Achievements:
• Ruled as Count of Dauphine Viennois from 1066
• Became Duke of Dauphine in 1080
• Became Duke of Svaoy 1081
• Became King of Burgundy 1096
• Patron Saint of the D’Albons
Pros:
• Took D’Albons from petty Counts to a strong Kings
• Frequently stood up to Emperor and defeated him in war
• Pious
• Kind to his vassals
Cons:
• Slightly Warmongering
Ferrand I (ruled 1103-1139)
Achievements:
• Took wealthy city of Genoa
• Won a civil war
• Invaded North Africa and took Tunis
Pros:
• Secured his father’s legacy by pushing for his canonization
• Set up the Crusading tradition of the D’Albons
Cons:
• Uninspiring
• Suffered civil war
• Cruel to North Africans
Ives, The Crazed (ruled 1139-1147)
Achievements:
• Expanded realm in Africa and Italy
• Became King of Africa in 1145
Pros:
• Secured D’Albons in Africa
Cons:
• Held heretical beliefs
• Insane
• Attempted to kill his own son
Doumenge, The Crusader (ruled 1147-1196)
Achievements:
• Took Jerusalem and Antioch in Crusades
• Set up Christian Holy Land
• Expanded realm in Europe and Africa
• Conquered much of Sicily from the Arabs
• Secured grandson’s succession in Flanders
Pros:
• Great Crusader
• Fantastic General
• Loved by people
• Pious
Cons:
• Less effective as a statesman
• Wasted money on needless expeditions
Guy, The Fleming (ruled 1196-1214)
Achievements
• United Burgundy and Flanders
• Conquered much of Lotharingia to connect Burgundy and Flanders
• Shifted primary line of D’Albons from Occitan culture to Flemish
• Established Burgundy as major power
Pros:
• Moved focus of nation to Flanders which brought great wealth
• Proven in wars
Cons:
• Abandoned Occitan heritage
• Unskilled General
• Annoyed Occitan Old Guard
Raol, The Bold (ruled 1214-1250)
Achievements:
• Established Burgundy as the most powerful Christian state
• Became King of Jerusalem from 1221
• Became King of Sicily from 1230
• Conquered much of Italy
• Expanded realm in Germany, Flanders and Holy Land
• Claimed Imperial throne
• Placed son on Croatian throne
Pros:
• Great General
• Brave (led from front)
• Ambitious
• Made D’Albons supremely powerful
• Loyal (supported son in Hungarian Civil War)
Cons:
• Foolhardy (died in battle)
• Failed to become Emperor
• Aggressively expansionistic
• Isolated Burgundy from other European Kingdoms
Charles, The Weak (ruled 1250-1254)
Achievements:
• Ended Hungarian Civil War
• United Croatia and Burgundy
Pros:
• Peaceful (avoided conflict with Turks and ended HCW)
Cons:
• Weak (backed down when baited by Turks)
• Highly unpopular with nobles
Alderic, The Conqueror (ruled 1237-1281)
Achievements:
• Conquered France, Northern Italy and Germany
• Holy Roman Emperor from 1257
• King of Italy from 1266
• King of Germany from 1274
• King of France in 1281
• Defeated Pope in a major war
• Defeated Franco-Venetians in major war
• Took control of Hospitallers (1268) and Templars (1280)
• Surpassed Charlemagne
• Secured future of Empire through its division
Pros:
• Extremely successful General
• Made his Empire the most powerful nation of earth
• Secured Empire’s future through its division
• Ambitious
• Loved in his core lands (Flanders and Provence)
Cons:
• May have killed his brother (Charles, The Weak)
• Suffered constant rebellions in new lands
• Fought Pope
• Very aggressive
• Divided his Empire