Cornille of Burgundy


Cornille of Burgundy, also called Cornille of Beveren, was an illegitimate son of Philip the Good and Catherine Scaers.
Cornille was the first and favourite illegitimate son of Philip the Good and received the titles of Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne, Lord of Beveren and Vlissingen, and was also Governor and Captain-General of the Duchy of Luxembourg.
Although he never married, Cornille had two children with Margareta Courbaulde, Lady of Elverdinge:
After his death in the Battle of Bazel near Rupelmonde, Cornille was buried in the Church of St. Michael and St. Gudula. All his titles and possessions went to his younger half-brother Anthony, bastard of Burgundy.