State

Kingdom of the Burgundians

kingdom established by the Germanic Burgundians in the Rhineland and then in Savoy in the 5th century

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411–534 CE
Founded
411 CE
Ended
534 CE
Capital
Worms, Lyon
Preceded by
Western Roman Empire

Overview

The Kingdom of the Burgundians, or First Kingdom of Burgundy, was one of the so called "barbarian kingdoms" of the late Western Roman Empire in the fifth and sixth centuries. It began in what is now western Switzerland and southeastern France, and was ruled by Burgundian kings who were successors of the older House of Gibichung, but also held office as Roman military officers. In 451, the Burgundians helped the Roman-led allies defeat Attila at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, and in 455, they helped Roman-mandated forces led by Theodoric II, king of the Visigothic Kingdom, to defeat the Kingdom of the Suebi. After this, the Burgundians were able to expand their territories and their role in the Roman empire, and they moved their capital from Geneva to Lyon. In 534, the rule of the Burgundian kings ended and the kingdom became part of Francia.

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All rulers (1)

  1. Gunther411–437 CE

Records (12)

  1. 435–437 CE — Burgundian Revolt of GuntherWar
  2. 456 CE — Gothic War in Spain of 456War
  3. 494–502 CE — Franco-Visigothic War of 494–502War
  4. 500–501 CE — Burgundian Civil WarWar
  5. 500 CE — Siege of AvignonSiege
  6. 500 CE — Battle of DijonBattle · Frankish Empire ▸ Burgundy
  7. 500 CE — Battle of VienneBattle · Gundobald of Burgundy ▸ Godegesil of Burgundy
  8. 507–508 CE — Siege of ArlesSiege
  9. 507–511 CE — Franco-Gothic WarWar
  10. 524 CE — Battle of VézeronceBattle
  11. 524 CE — Battle of VezeronceBattle · Franks ▸ Burgundy
  12. 532 CE — Battle of AutunBattle · Franks ▸ Burgundians

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