Robert II, Duke of Burgundy

Robert II (1248 – 21 March 1306) was Duke of Burgundy between 1272 and 1306 as well as titular king of Thessalonica.

Robert was the third son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, and Yolande of Dreux.

[6] This was followed by two years of warfare which was ended when King Philip IV of France paid Robert 20,000 livres tournois to renounce his claim to the Dauphiné.

[7] Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters.

From then on, the entire duchy (albeit diminished by earlier dowries) passed via primogeniture unfragmented to the duke's eldest son.