Editing Louis XI (section)

==Outcome of rivalry with Charles the Bold==
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[[File:Map France 1477-en.svg|thumb|Burgundian territories (orange/yellow) and limits of France (red) after the Burgundian War.]]
Just as his father had done, Louis spent most of his reign dealing with political disputes with the reigning Duke of Burgundy,{{sfn|Guérard|1959|p=116}} and for this purpose he employed the Swiss,{{sfn|Guérard|1959|p=117}} whose military might was renowned. He had admired it himself at the [[Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs]].{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

War broke out between Charles and the Swiss after he invaded Switzerland.{{sfn|Kendall|1971|p=298}} The invasion proved to be a tremendous mistake. On 2 March 1476, the Swiss attacked and defeated the Burgundians first at [[Battle of Grandson|Grandson]]{{sfn|Kendall|1971|p=300}} and then again a few months later, on 22 June that year, at [[Battle of Morat|Murten]].{{sfn|Kendall|1971|p=305}} The duke was killed at the [[Battle of Nancy]] on 5 January 1477, an event that marked the end of the [[Burgundian Wars]].{{sfn|Kendall|1971|p=314}}

Louis was thus able to see the destruction of his sworn enemy. Those lords who still favored the [[feudal system]] gave in to his authority. Others, such as [[Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours]], were executed. The lands belonging to the Duchy of Burgundy as constituted by Louis's great-great-grandfather John II for the benefit of his son [[Philip the Bold]] reverted to the crown of France.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}