£170
Important Medieval Heraldic Harness Pendant. Circa, 13th century AD. Copper-alloy, 7.61 grams. 30.98 mm. A square pendant decorated with an enamelled shield a cross hatched field. The arms displayed on this piece are those of Robert de Bourgogne, Robert II Duke of Burgundy, (1248 – 21 March 1306) was Duke of Burgundy between 1272 and 1306 as well as titular King of Thessalonica.
In 1284, Robert was invested with the duchy of Dauphiné by Rudolf of Habsburg. This was followed by two years of warfare which was ended when King Philip IV of France paid Robert 20,000 livres tournois to renounce his claim to the Dauphiné.
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.
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