or Bourgognie, Nicholas, an eminent jurist, born in 1586 at Enghien in Hainault. In 1627 he was appointed professor of civil law at Ingolstadt, and honoured with the dignity of Count Palatine. He studied with great care the manners and customs of the feudal times; and on this subject he is still consulted as one of the best authorities. A collective edition of his works appeared at Brussels in 1674. The best of these, the Historia Belgica ab anno 1558 ad annum 1567, is a detailed history of the Low countries for the nine years preceding the arrival of the Duke of Alva.