[1] In 1355,[2] Margaret of Flanders married Philip of Rouvres,[3] grandson and heir of Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy.

[4] In 1364, Philip the Bold, King John's youngest son, was granted the duchy,[5] and subsequently married Margaret.

The Dampierres, originally only counts of Flanders, had through a clever marriage policy managed to inherit the counties of Nevers (1280) and Rethel (1328).

Through her grandmother, a daughter of King Philip V of France, the counties of Artois and Burgundy (the "Franche Comté") were added to this (1382).

Largely preserved, the Château is today one of the best examples of the princely residences in France at the end of the Middle Ages.