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How did the territories Charles the Bold left behind get divided?

  • Equally among his children

  • Between France and the Habsburg Empire

  • Among the European powers

  • These properties were lost to history

Answer

After Charles the Bold's death, the territories he left behind were divided between France and the Habsburg Empire. The Habsburgs received Burgundy and the Low Countries, while France received Franche-Comté and Artois. The division of Charles the Bold's territories marked the end of Burgundy as an independent state and the beginning of the Habsburgs' rise to power in Europe.
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