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Brouwerij Verhaeghe: Duchesse de Bourgogne

10,000 Birds

Early in 1482, Mary of Burgundy, sovereign regnant of the Duchy of Burgundy and consort of Archduke Maximilian I of Austria, embarked on a falconry hunt with her husband and several knights. In fact, by all accounts, Mary adored sport and was an avid equestrienne, hunter, and falconer. A portrait of Mary (ca.

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