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I decided to strike Bourgogne first and did so. A long and bloody struggle was fought. Their allies, Lorraine and Leinster, fell to white peace one by one. Kingdom of France and her vassals defeated and destroyed the enemy, Bourgogne and her vassal Alsace; besieged and captured their castles. Finally they agreed to hand over Vlaanderen and recognise the sovereignty of Nevérs.
Not much later, Nevérs attacked Bourgogne and we decided to side with them. Earned Picardie and Franche-Comté in return. However, the unlawful Duc de Bourgogne was not only calling himself a king but he also managed to bribe the countless petty princes to recognize himself as the Emperor. Bah! Anyway, he insolently demanded Franche-Comté, which he lost in a war and handed over in a treaty, back, claiming it as imperial fiefdom.
We are at war again:
This is how France looks like in 1479; and friends & foes:
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