Starting Population     405                     % of Worldwide          1.3%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         6,594                   % of Worldwide          1.0%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            51,566                  % of Worldwide GDP      0.8%                    

Starting Surplus        602                     % of Worldwide          1.8%                    

                                                Surplus                                         

13 fiefs in province                            Overlord:               de Burgundy (53)
        

Kingdom: France

Comments: Burgundy is one of the premier duchies for France, Burgundy (Bourgogne) occupies an extensive area in east central France. Incorporated into the Roman world by Julius Caesar, the area was thoroughly Romanized and Christianized by the time the Barbarian invasions arrived. In the 5th century the Burgundians, a barbarian tribe, invaded the area and established a kingdom which was incorporated into the Frankish Kingdom in 534. On the partitioning of the Carolingian Empire in the 9th century, two Burgundies emerged, one eventually to become the Kingdom of Arles , and the other the Duchy of Burgundy, which was further partitioned, so that the more easterly portions became the Franche-Comte . The present ducal house descends a younger son of a French king of the Capetian dynasty, which was installed in Burgundy in 1031. Ecclesiastical authority is held by the Archbishop of Lyon . The region is prosperous, fertile and with numerous trade routes.