Prosopographia Curiae Burgundicae - A Comprehensive Dataset on over 4,500 Individuals of the Burgundian Court (15th Century)

The database Prosopographia Curiae Burgundicae was created jointly by the German Historical Institute Paris and the University of Kiel. It brings together material from several research projects conducted between 1969 and 2007. The database contains daily wage records (écrous de gages) and daily expenditure accounts (dépenses) from the households of Duke Philip the Good, Charles the Bold, and their families, which formed the core of the Burgundian court between 1407 and 1477. Fewer than 10% of the original records have been preserved; as a result, the distribution of sources is uneven, and their quality and level of detail vary considerably. Despite these gaps, the database provides valuable insight into court expenditures, including 25 court ordinances (ordonnances de cour) and around 5,830 écrous, documenting payments made to around 4,700 individuals. These records shed light on the personnel employed in the different households, their presence at court, their movements with the court, and the remuneration they received for a wide range of services. This material documents the households of the following noblement: Philippe, comte de Charolais (132 écrous), later to become duke Philippe le Bon of Burgundy (2369 écrous), Michelle de France (93 écrous), Isabelle de Portugal (656 écrous), Charles, comte de Charolais (853 écrous), later to become duke Charles le Téméraire of Burgundy (576 écrous), Isabelle de Bourbon (460 écrous), Adolphe de Clèves (8 écrous), Antoine de Croÿ (3 écrous), Jean, comte d’Étampes (275 écrous), Louis, Dauphin de France (the future king Louis XI) (6 écrous), Charles, comte de Nevers (4 écrous), Marie de Bourgogne (82 écrous), Marguerite d’York (313 écrous). The data were exported from a legacy FileMaker 7 database. Because FileMaker exports reflect the structure of the layout rather than the underlying relational tables, the resulting CSV files may contain fields drawn from several tables, duplicated columns, or fields whose names were not clearly identifiable. Such artefacts are typical of FileMaker exports and have been preserved to ensure the completeness of the original data. Only a small number of purely technical or statistical fields—unrelated to the historical content—were removed during cleaning. Users should take these characteristics into account when working with the dataset and adjust their data handling as needed. Dates follow the format yyyy.mm.dd. This dataset provides access to nine tables in CSV (UTF-8) format. 1. The table “Catalogue” contains all individuals mentioned in the database. It includes 4,771 entries in total. Each entry refers to one person and brings together their occurrences across the different tables of the database. The table contains 25 columns that compile available biographical information as well as details on functions and associated households. Among these columns are: the ID number (ID) of each individual, the first name of the individual (Prenom), the family name including potential spelling variances (Nom avec variances), the position the individual occupied (Position), additional remarks (Remarques). Other columns provide information on the years in which the person appears in the surviving records (ordonnances and écrous), as well as data on household affiliation or employment. Some of this information also appears in the tables Personnel and Hotes, reflecting the linked structure of the original database. 2. The table “Ecrous”, the most extensive table in the dataset, contains all individual entries recording expenses and wages of any kind for each household of the court. It comprises 5,848 expense records, resulting in 455,149 rows and 62 columns. The high number of columns is due to the FileMaker structure: this table also includes information that, in a more strictly relational system, would be stored in separate tables (e.g. the accountant (comptable) or the location (lieux)). The main columns include the name of the household, the type of expense (type d’écrous, e.g. gages ordinaires, dépenses extraordinaires), the date (separated into year, month, and day), the sums paid for wages and other costs, the responsible accountant (comptable), and the administrative officers (signataires) who kept the accounts. The table also lists the personnel concerned and their respective wages. Additional fields provide information on the location of the household and notes on guests, where applicable. 3. The table “Hotes” records guests received by the various households of the court and indicates who they were, which household they visited, and the types of expenses associated with their stay. The table contains 13,154 entries across 10 columns. Among these columns are: the id-number of the guest (ID), the names of the guests (Nom), Date (Date), Household (Hôtel), Location (Lieu), an assigned number for each guest per visit (e.g. 4 guests, each guest has a number 1 to 4) (Rang), the type of expense record (TypeEcrou). Other columns provide formal information such as the number of entries found (NombreFichesTrouvées), the entry number (NuméroFiche), and the source reference (Référence), which functions as the source identifier. It combines the place, the archive, and the full archival citation, for example: Lille, ADN, B3419, no. 116765. 4. The table “Personnel” records all individual instances in which employees are mentioned, including their ID number, the date of payment, the place, the associated household, and the type of expense record (écrous) in which they appear. Individuals with multiple mentions therefore have multiple entries—one for each recorded instance of employment. The table contains 437,440 entries across 16 columns. Among these columns are: the id number of the person (ID), the name (Nom), Date (Date), Household (Hôtel), the place (Lieu) and their wages recorded in livre (Gages l.), sol (Gages s.), denier (Gages d.) and obole (Gages o.), Colonne (place of the column on the écrous in which the person is mentioned: A, B, C), Rang, additional notes (Notes). Other columns contain formal information such as the type of expense record, the number of entries, the entry number and the source reference. 5. The table “Offices” records the offices or positions mentioned in each expense record (e.g. cuisinier, écuyer), together with the name of the person holding the position, their wages, the date of the record, and the associated household. The table contains 18,422 entries across 16 columns. Among these columns are: id number of the employee (ID), their name (Nom), the Date (Date), the household (Hôtel), the place (Lieu), their wages recorded in livre (Gages l.), sol (Gages s.), denier (Gages d.) and obole (Gages o.), the office (Office) they held, any additional notes (Notes). Other columns contain formal information such as the entry number, the source reference, and the type of expense record. 6. The table “Comptables” lists the accountants responsible for writing the expense records. It contains 4,513 entries across 10 columns. Among these columns are: the id number of the accountant (ID) the name of the accountant (Nom), date of record (Date), associated household (Hôtel), the location (Lieu), the rang (Rang). Other columns include the source reference, the type of expense record, the number of entries found (NombreFichesTrouvées), the entry number (NuméroFiche), and the source reference. 7. The table “Signataires” lists the signatories who approved the expense records. It contains 1,100 entries across 9 columns. Among these columns are: the personnel id of the signatory (ID), name of the signatory (Nom), date of record (Date), associated household (Hôtel), the location (Lieu) where the court is. Other columns include, the type of expense record, the number of entries found (NombreFichesTrouvées), the entry number (NuméroFiche) and the source reference. 8. The table “Lieux” contains information on locations. It includes 6,508 entries across 11 columns. Among the columns are: the former name of the place (LieuAncien), the current name of the place (LieuActuel), the district or region (Circonscription), the country (Pays), date of record (Date), associated household (Hôtel), any activities or type of stay (Activité, f.i. Tout le jour à, souper et gîte, diners...), Rang (Rang). Other columns include the number of entries found (NombreFichesTrouvées), the entry number (NuméroFiche) and the source reference. 9. The table “Ordonnances” contains the ordinances issued by the individual households. It includes 12,263 entries across 16 columns. Among the columns are: the signature of the ordinance (OrdonnanceHôtel (OH)), the textual content of the ordinance (Texte), the recipient household (HôtelDestinaire), several unnamed categories, one containing names. Other columns include the number of entries found (NombreFichesTrouvées), and the entry number (NuméroFiche). The database is currently being reconstructed by the Laboratoire Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion (IRHIS) in Lille and will be republished with a new web interface once this work is completed. A cleaned and standardised export of the data will also be made available as part of this publication. You can get in touch with us via the mail dh [at] dhi-paris.fr.《勃艮第宫廷人物志数据库》（Prosopographia Curiae Burgundicae）由德国历史研究所巴黎分院与基尔大学联合创建，汇集了1969年至2007年间开展的多项研究项目的资料。该数据库收录了1407年至1477年间勃艮第宫廷核心成员——好人菲利普公爵、大胆查理公爵及其家族各府邸的日常薪酬记录（écrous de gages）与日常支出账目（dépenses）。现存原始记录不足10%，因此史料分布不均，质量与细节程度差异显著。尽管存在上述史料缺口，该数据库仍为宫廷支出情况提供了宝贵洞察：其中包含25份宫廷法令（ordonnances de cour）和约5830份薪酬记账凭证，记录了约4700人的薪酬发放情况。这些史料揭示了各府邸雇佣的人员、他们在宫廷中的活动、随宫廷的迁徙轨迹，以及他们因各类服务获得的报酬。 本史料涵盖以下贵族成员的府邸相关记录：沙罗莱伯爵菲利普（Philippe, comte de Charolais，132份薪酬记账凭证），即后来的勃艮第好人菲利普公爵（2369份薪酬记账凭证）；法兰西的米歇尔（Michelle de France，93份薪酬记账凭证）；葡萄牙的伊莎贝拉（Isabelle de Portugal，656份）；沙罗莱伯爵查理（Charles, comte de Charolais，853份），即后来的勃艮第大胆查理公爵（576份）；波旁的伊莎贝拉（Isabelle de Bourbon，460份）；克莱沃的阿道夫（Adolphe de Clèves，8份）；克罗伊的安托万（Antoine de Croÿ，3份）；埃唐普伯爵让（Jean, comte d’Étampes，275份）；法兰西王储路易（即后来的路易十一国王，6份）；讷韦尔伯爵查理（Charles, comte de Nevers，4份）；勃艮第的玛丽（Marie de Bourgogne，82份）；约克的玛格丽特（Marguerite d’York，313份）。 本数据集的数据源自旧版FileMaker 7数据库。由于FileMaker导出格式遵循布局结构而非底层关系表结构，生成的CSV文件可能包含来自多个表的字段、重复列或名称难以识别的字段。此类导出特征是FileMaker导出的典型表现，为保障原始数据的完整性予以保留。仅在数据清理过程中移除了少量与历史内容无关的纯技术或统计字段。使用者在使用该数据集时需注意上述特征，并按需调整数据处理方式。日期格式遵循yyyy.mm.dd。 本数据集以CSV（UTF-8）格式提供9张数据表的访问权限。 1. 「名录」（"Catalogue"）表：收录数据库中提及的所有个体，总计4771条记录。每条记录对应一人，整合了其在数据库各表中的所有出现条目。该表包含25列，汇总了可获取的传记信息，以及其职位与所属府邸的相关细节。其中包括：个体编号（ID）、个体名（Prenom）、姓氏（含可能的拼写变体，Nom avec variances）、个体担任的职位（Position）、附加备注（Remarques）。其余列提供了个体在现存记录（宫廷法令与薪酬记账凭证）中出现的年份信息，以及所属府邸或雇佣关系数据。部分信息也会出现在「人员」（"Personnel"）表与「宾客」（"Hotes"）表中，体现了原始数据库的关联结构。 2. 「薪酬记账凭证」（"Ecrous"）表：本数据集规模最大的表，收录了宫廷各府邸所有类型的支出与薪酬个人记录，包含5848条支出记录，总计455149行数据与62列。列数较多是由于FileMaker的结构限制：该表还包含在更严格的关系型数据库中应存储于单独表中的信息（例如会计（comptable）与地点（lieux））。主要列包括：府邸名称、支出类型（type d’écrous，例如常规薪酬、非常规支出）、日期（拆分为年、月、日三列）、薪酬与其他成本的支付金额、负责会计、负责记账的行政官员（signataires）。该表还列出了相关人员及其各自薪酬。附加字段提供了府邸位置与宾客相关备注（如适用）。 3. 「宾客」（"Hotes"）表：记录宫廷各府邸接待的宾客，包括宾客身份、到访的府邸以及与其停留相关的支出类型。该表包含13154条记录，共10列。其中包括：宾客编号（ID）、宾客姓名（Nom）、日期（Date）、府邸（Hôtel）、地点（Lieu）、每位宾客每次到访的分配编号（例如4位宾客，每位编号为1至4，Rang）、支出记录类型（TypeEcrou）。其余列包含正式信息，例如找到的记录数（NombreFichesTrouvées）、记录编号（NuméroFiche）、来源引用（Référence）——该字段作为来源标识符，整合了地点、档案馆与完整档案引文，例如：里尔，北省档案馆，B3419号卷宗，第116765号条目。 4. 「人员」（"Personnel"）表：记录所有被提及的雇员个体实例，包括其编号、支付日期、地点、所属府邸以及其出现的支出记录类型（薪酬记账凭证）。若个体被多次提及，则会对应多条记录——每条记录对应一次已记录的雇佣实例。该表包含437440条记录，共16列。其中包括：个体编号（ID）、姓名（Nom）、日期（Date）、府邸（Hôtel）、地点（Lieu），以及以里弗尔（livre）、苏（sol）、德尼耶（denier）和奥博勒（obole）为单位记录的薪酬；薪酬记账凭证中提及该个体的列位置（Colonne，例如A、B、C）、Rang、附加备注（Notes）。其余列包含正式信息，例如支出记录类型、记录数、记录编号与来源引用。 5. 「职位」（"Offices"）表：记录各支出记录中提及的职位或头衔（例如厨师cuisinier、侍从écuyer），以及担任该职位的人员姓名、薪酬、记录日期与所属府邸。该表包含18422条记录，共16列。其中包括：雇员编号（ID）、姓名（Nom）、日期（Date）、府邸（Hôtel）、地点（Lieu），以及以里弗尔、苏、德尼耶和奥博勒为单位记录的薪酬；担任的职位（Office）、附加备注（Notes）。其余列包含正式信息，例如记录编号、来源引用与支出记录类型。 6. 「会计」（"Comptables"）表：列出负责编制支出记录的会计人员。该表包含4513条记录，共10列。其中包括：会计编号（ID）、会计姓名（Nom）、记录日期（Date）、所属府邸（Hôtel）、地点（Lieu）、Rang。其余列包括来源引用、支出记录类型、找到的记录数（NombreFichesTrouvées）、记录编号（NuméroFiche）与来源引用。 7. 「签署人」（"Signataires"）表：列出批准支出记录的签署人员。该表包含1100条记录，共9列。其中包括：签署人员的人员编号（ID）、签署人姓名（Nom）、记录日期（Date）、所属府邸（Hôtel）、宫廷所在地点（Lieu）。其余列包括支出记录类型、找到的记录数（NombreFichesTrouvées）、记录编号（NuméroFiche）与来源引用。 8. 「地点」（"Lieux"）表：收录地点相关信息，包含6508条记录，共11列。其中包括：该地的旧称（LieuAncien）、该地的现称（LieuActuel）、行政区或区域（Circonscription）、国家（Pays）、记录日期（Date）、所属府邸（Hôtel）、活动或停留类型（Activité，例如“整日停留、晚餐与住宿、正餐……”）、Rang。其余列包括找到的记录数（NombreFichesTrouvées）、记录编号（NuméroFiche）与来源引用。 9. 「法令」（"Ordonnances"）表：收录各府邸发布的法令，包含12263条记录，共16列。其中包括：法令签署方（OrdonnanceHôtel (OH)）、法令文本内容（Texte）、接收府邸（HôtelDestinaire），以及若干未命名类别，其中一类包含姓名。其余列包括找到的记录数（NombreFichesTrouvées）与记录编号（NuméroFiche）。 该数据库目前由里尔北方历史研究实验室（Laboratoire Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion, IRHIS）进行重建，完成后将以全新的网页界面重新发布。本次发布还将提供经过清理与标准化处理的数据导出版本。 您可通过邮箱dh [at] dhi-paris.fr与我们取得联系。