During the reigns of Philip the Bold and his son John the Fearless, loyalty to the king of France remained strong, and serving the kingdom was a significant duty.
During the minority of his nephew, King Charles VI, Philip took part in the "government of the uncles": he was regent alongside his brothers Louis I, Duke of Anjou, and John, Duke of Berry, and Louis II, Duke of Bourbon.
Charles VI took power for himself in 1388, aged 19, only to give it back four years later, when he showed his first signs of madness.
From then, the King was considered mad and the Duke of Burgundy had the effective power, although Louis I, Duke of Orléans, was gaining more and more power and Philip's influence diminished.

Philip died in 1404 and John the Fearless succeeded him.
His main goal was to regain power over the regency by excluding Louis of Orléans.
Louis was very unpopular: he wanted to resume war with the English and was rumoured to have an affair with Queen Isabeau.
Both men were constantly hampering each other, until John finally decided to kill his enemy: Louis of Orléans was murdered on 23 November 1407 in the streets of Paris.
It was the beginning of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
The Duke of Burgundy was the man in power until 1413, when the Armagnacs took Paris.
When Henry V of England resumed the war, John of Burgundy remained neutral and avoided the French defeat of Agincourt.
He took Paris back in 1418, had control over the King but Charles, the Dauphin of France, an Armagnac partisan, escaped.
He later took the lead of the Armagnac party.
In 1419, parleys took place: the Armagnac and the Burgundian parties were close to find peace at last, but on 10 September 1419, during a parley between the Duke and the Dauphin on the bridge at Montereau, John the Fearless was murdered in turn.

Seeking revenge, the new duke of Burgundy, Philip, aged 23, agreed to ally with the English.
As Regent, he made King Charles sign the Treaty of Troyes, which disinherited his son in favor of Henry V of England, who was to marry Catherine of Valois, uniting the Houses of France and England.
But Henry died in August 1422, followed two months later by Charles.
Henry VI, King of France and England, was just a baby, and the regency was assumed by John, Duke of Bedford.
The Anglo-Burgundian alliance won many major victories, and controlled a large part of France.
However, Joan of Arc came and changed the course of the war, allowing Charles VII of France to be crowned in Reims on July 1429.
Joan of Arc was later captured by the Burgundians and handed over to the English.

In 1435, the Congress of Arras took place and ended in a reconciliation between Burgundy and France.
Duke Philip the Good recognized Charles VII as King of France, and Charles recognized the Burgundian territorial acquisitions.
Philip was personally exempted to pledge homage to the King.
During the reigns of Philip the Bold and his son John the Fearless, loyalty to the king of France remained strong, and serving the kingdom was a significant duty. During the minority of his nephew, King Charles VI, Philip took part in the "government of the uncles": he was regent alongside his brothers Louis I, Duke of Anjou, and John, Duke of Berry, and Louis II, Duke of Bourbon. Charles VI took power for himself in 1388, aged 19, only to give it back four years later, when he showed his first signs of madness. From then, the King was considered mad and the Duke of Burgundy had the effective power, although Louis I, Duke of Orléans, was gaining more and more power and Philip's influence diminished.
Philip died in 1404 and John the Fearless succeeded him. His main goal was to regain power over the regency by excluding Louis of Orléans. Louis was very unpopular: he wanted to resume war with the English and was rumoured to have an affair with Queen Isabeau. Both men were constantly hampering each other, until John finally decided to kill his enemy: Louis of Orléans was murdered on 23 November 1407 in the streets of Paris. It was the beginning of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War. The Duke of Burgundy was the man in power until 1413, when the Armagnacs took Paris. When Henry V of England resumed the war, John of Burgundy remained neutral and avoided the French defeat of Agincourt. He took Paris back in 1418, had control over the King but Charles, the Dauphin of France, an Armagnac partisan, escaped. He later took the lead of the Armagnac party. In 1419, parleys took place: the Armagnac and the Burgundian parties were close to find peace at last, but on 10 September 1419, during a parley between the Duke and the Dauphin on the bridge at Montereau, John the Fearless was murdered in turn.
Seeking revenge, the new duke of Burgundy, Philip, aged 23, agreed to ally with the English. As Regent, he made King Charles sign the Treaty of Troyes, which disinherited his son in favor of Henry V of England, who was to marry Catherine of Valois, uniting the Houses of France and England. But Henry died in August 1422, followed two months later by Charles. Henry VI, King of France and England, was just a baby, and the regency was assumed by John, Duke of Bedford. The Anglo-Burgundian alliance won many major victories, and controlled a large part of France. However, Joan of Arc came and changed the course of the war, allowing Charles VII of France to be crowned in Reims on July 1429. Joan of Arc was later captured by the Burgundians and handed over to the English.
In 1435, the Congress of Arras took place and ended in a reconciliation between Burgundy and France. Duke Philip the Good recognized Charles VII as King of France, and Charles recognized the Burgundian territorial acquisitions. Philip was personally exempted to pledge homage to the King.
Burgundian State