Another lord of this polity, who signed the Peace of Arras in alliance with France in 1435, was Philip the Good.
One ruler of this polity dismissed a group of advisers named the Marmosets in order to secure a regency, and it was once occupied by a highwayman nicknamed the "Archpriest," Arnaut de Cervole. One lord of this polity, whose personal motto il me tarde or "I look forward" was on his seal, protected Pierre de Creon after he had stolen 100,000 francs from the Duc de Anjou. Another had his cousin Louis of Orleans hacked to death by street thugs and then stole his mistress Isabeau. Its monarch was murdered on the Montereau (*) bridge by agents of the Dauphin in 1419. That man, John the Fearless, had seized Paris after Agincourt. Another lord of this polity, who signed the Peace of Arras in alliance with France in 1435, was Philip the Good. It lost its independence after the Battle of Nancy. For 10 points, name this region of east and northeast France once ruled by Philip the Bold.
One ruler of this polity dismissed a group of advisers named the Marmosets in order to secure a regency, and it was once occupied by a highwayman nicknamed the "Archpriest," Arnaut de Cervole.
Duchy of Burgundy (or DuchÃ© de Bourgogne)