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Formal Acquisition of Upper Alsace

When
9 May 1469
Where
Upper Alsace
Part of
Sale of Upper Alsace to Charles the Bold

Charles the Bold officially acquired the Landgraviate of Upper Alsace and County of Ferrette in May 1469.

On 9 May 1469, Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy acquired the Landgraviate of Upper Alsace and the County of Ferrette. The transaction was valued at 50,000 Rhenish florins, finalizing the transfer of these key territories from Sigismund of Austria.

Sources

  1. Upper Alsace Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-12

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