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23-630: The town of Irancy was developed beginning in the year 900AD when the Abbot Richard , Duke of Burgundy , expanded his abbey to include the region of Irancy. This action was granted by the charter of King Charles on 22 April of the same year. The religious tension of France during the Middle Ages reached even to the small town of Irancy. The city had been built around the Catholic convent of Saint Germain and persecutions for Protestants led to

46-469: A brigand, I have saved the life of honest men, the death of one helping prevent his accomplices from making more evil. By his wife Adelaide (married 888), daughter of Conrad II , Count of Auxerre , and Waldrada of Worms, he had several sons and daughters: Louis III of France Louis III (863/65 – 5 August 882) was King of West Francia from 879 until his death in 882. Despite questions of his legitimacy and challenges against his ascendance to

69-571: A mere 16 years of age, was widely celebrated by the people of both Frankish kingdoms. In East Francia, the Old High German poem Ludwigslied celebrated Louis' heroism, piety and poise in the battle, while in West Francia, a chanson de geste titled Gormond et Isembart was inspired by the battle and written a few hundred years later. Louis III died suddenly on 5 August 882, aged around 17, at Saint-Denis . According to legend, he

92-598: A result of this split, Boso , one of Charles the Bald's most trusted lieutenants and the Count of Vienne, renounced his allegiance to both brothers and appropriated the title of King of Provence . Invasions began nearly as soon as Louis III was crowned in 879, with dissident nobles and magnates from West Francia led by Louis the Younger , King of East Francia, continuing a campaign that had raged since 877. Louis and Carloman made

115-586: A separate part of the kingdom. In September 879, Louis was crowned at Ferrières Abbey . When Louis III was crowned King of West Francia in September 879, approval was split between allowing Louis to rule alone or have the Kingdom be split. Ultimately, Carloman II and Louis made an agreement in March 880 at Amiens , dividing their father's kingdom, with Louis receiving Neustria and Carloman receiving Aquitania. As

138-555: A siege in 1568. On 7 February, a group of French Protestants called Huguenots laid siege to the town of Irancy, an incident now called the Siege of Cravant. The village was looted and many people were killed, their bodies piled in an empty well. Still to this day, one of the streets in Irancy is called the "street of the dead" due to this incident. Up to 1832, the deaths in Irancy were approximately 30 people per year. However, Cholera swept

161-660: A specific region. Richard was a Bosonid , the son of Bivin of Gorze and Richildis. His elder brother was Boso of Provence and his younger sister was Richildis , second wife of Charles the Bald . In 875, after the death of the Emperor Louis II , Richard and Boso accompanied Charles to Italy for his imperial coronation. In February 876, in Pavia , while preparing for his return journey, Charles nominated Boso "Duke and Viceroy of Italy and Duke of Provence ". In 877, on Charles's death, Boso returned to France and confided

184-520: A treaty at Ribemont in 880, giving East Francia the western part of Lotharingia and placating the parties. In the summer of 880, Louis and Carloman went to war against Boso. The campaign started well at first, as the brothers captured Mâcon and the northern part of Provence within the first few months of the war. They proceeded to unite their forces with those of their cousin, Charles the Fat , who brought armies from Italy, East Francia, and Alemannia into

207-462: The Pinot noir grape, although a small amount of rosé is also produced. Some producers also include small quantities of César and Tressot , less-known Burgundy grape varieties. Irancy's unusual topography - it lies in the hollow of a valley whose slopes are covered with vines and cherry trees - shelters it from some of the worst of the winter weather, whilst also allowing for sufficient sun to ripen

230-547: The "true" King of West Francia, and upon the death of his grandfather and father in 877 and 879 respectively, ascended to the monarchy and ruled alongside his brother, Carloman II , following a deal in 880 at Amiens to split the throne between Neustria and Aquitania. During his brief tenure as King, he was challenged by Duke Boso, who had ascended to King of Provence. After his victories in Mâcon and northern Provence, he unsuccessfully besieged Vienne alongside his cousin, Charles

253-588: The Fat . Invasions from West Frankish and Louis the Younger were peacefully decided after the cession of Western Lotharingia in 880. Louis' most important victory was the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu in August 881. Viking raiders came into Saucourt following defeats in East Francia and the sacking of several cities in West Francia, Louis and his brother were able to repel the offensive and killed roughly 9,000 of

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276-476: The command of Bernard Plantapilosa , a relative of the hereditary counts of Mâcon . After taking Lyon , he besieged his brother's capital of Vienne , where he was joined by Louis, Carloman, and the emperor Charles the Fat . Richard eventually drove Boso out in 882 and captured his wife Ermengard and children Engelberga and Louis , sending them as prisoners to Autun. Boso went into hiding in Provence. After

299-445: The death of Charles the Fat in 888, Richard supported the claim of Duke Rudolph to be King of Upper Burgundy and married his sister Adelaide, daughter of Conrad II of Auxerre . Richard also supported the coronation of his nephew Louis as King of Provence in 890. Richard died and was buried at Sens . He was exhorted by a bishop at his deathbed to beg a pardon for shedding so much blood in his life. He responded: When I have killed

322-458: The fact that his parents had married secretly and Ansgarde was later repudiated at Charles' insistence, Louis' legitimacy was largely questioned during his early life. When Charles the Bald died in 877, followed by Louis the Stammerer on 10 April 879, Louis became King of West Francia. Some Frankish nobles advocated keeping Louis as the sole king, but another party favoured each brother ruling

345-497: The grapes. The area is one of the most northerly for red wine grape growing. In most years Irancy wines can be consumed within three or four years of bottling, however, many vintages will continue to improve for many years beyond that. This Yonne geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Richard, Duke of Burgundy Richard the Justiciar (858–921), also known as Richard of Autun ,

368-434: The invaders. However, the victory proved inconsequential, as Louis died nearly a year later in an accident and was succeeded by his brother. Contemporaries state that Louis was a popular King during his short reign, and describe him as "able and energetic". Louis was born in either 863 or 865 at St Denis and was the eldest son of Louis the Stammerer , King of Aquitaine , and his first wife, Ansgarde of Burgundy . Due to

391-483: The monarchy, Louis would prove to be an effective leader during his reign, notable for the defeat of Viking invaders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu in August 881 that would later be immortalized in the poem Ludwigslied . He also led a less successful military campaign against Boso of Provence with help from Charles the Fat . The eldest son of Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde of Burgundy , Louis endured questions of his legitimacy and refused to recognize him as

414-592: The realm of Italy and the Duchy of Provence to Richard and Hugh the Abbot as missi dominici . In 879, Boso declared himself "King of Provence" following the death of Louis the Stammerer , but Richard defected from Boso and took Boso's county of Autun , which Carloman II confirmed to him in 880. The two joined battle on the Saône and Richard captured Mâcon and garrisoned it in the name of Carloman and Louis III under

437-592: The town twice between 1826 and 1841. During the height of the pandemic, Irancy lost 97 people in one month alone. Many families lost more than one person, a mother, a father, child or sibling. Despite once possessing a considerable reputation, the wines of Irancy had long since lost out to their more famous cousins in the Côte-d'Or . However, from the 1980s a number of producers have worked to change this situation and in 1999 they were rewarded with an area specific AOC . The area primarily produces red wines, predominantly from

460-570: The war. Despite the added manpower, The siege of Vienne from August to November 880 proved unsuccessful and resulted in too many casualties for the war to continue, and the war ended in Louis' defeat. The Viking raids against the Frankish kingdoms increased sharply around the middle of 880 and quickly turned into a large challenge. After the Viking defeat at Thimeon in the east, the raiders turned to

483-590: The west and took Kortrijk, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens and Corbie between November 880 and July 881. Louis and his brother intercepted the Vikings at Saucourt-en-Vimeu on 3 August 881, catching them by surprise. In an extremely violent and bloody attack, according to the Annales Fuldenses , the West Frankish forces slaughtered as many as 9,000 raiders and won an important, decisive victory. Louis, at

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506-427: Was count of Autun from 880 and the first margrave and duke of Burgundy . He attained suzerainty over all the counties of Burgundy save Mâcon and by 890 he was referred to as dux (duke) and by 900 as marchio (margrave). By 918 he was being called dux Burgundionem or dux Burgundiae , which probably signified less the existence of a unified Burgundian duchy than feudal suzerainty over a multiplicity of counties in

529-483: Was chasing after a girl who was retreating to her father's house on horseback and hit his head on the lintel of a low door, taking a bad fall and breaking his skull. Because Louis III had no children, his brother Carloman II became the sole king of West Francia , and the young king was buried in the royal mausoleum of the Basilica of Saint-Denis . Louis' death was incredibly damaging to the West Frankish war against

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