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she_o marry_v two_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n and_o how_o philip_n the_o hardy_a her_o second_o husband_n obtain_v the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n after_o the_o death_n of_o philip_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n her_o first_o husband_n burgundy_n duchy_n robert_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n die_v 1308._o m._n agnes_n daughter_n to_o king_n saint_n lewis_n margaret_z the_o elder_a daughter_n m._n lewis_n huttin_n king_n of_o france_n jane_n wife_n to_o philip_n earl_n of_o eureux_fw-fr jane._n m._n philip_n of_o valois_n king_n of_o france_n john_n king_n of_o france_n flaunders_n france_n touch_v the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n note_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o philip_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n nephew_n to_o ottho_n the_o 16._o duke_n of_o burgundy_n king_n john_n of_o france_n be_v son_n to_o jane_n the_o say_a otthos_n young_a sister_n seize_v the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n into_o his_o hand_n exclude_v jane_n daughter_n to_o margaret_n the_o elder_a sister_n as_o suspect_v of_o bastardy_n and_o after_o give_v the_o say_a duchy_n