The First Kingdom of the Burgundians, after the settlement in Eastern Gaul from 443
Capital
Borbetomagus (411–437)
Genava (443)
Common languages
Burgundian
Ecclesiastical Latin (liturgical/many official documents)
Vulgar Latin (After conversion to Chalcedonian Christianity)
Religion
Arianism (Early)
Chalcedonian Christianity (Official after conversion)
Government
Monarchy
King
• 411–437
Gunther
• 532–534
Godomar
History
• Gunther is granted land on the left bank of the Rhine by Honorius
411
• Godomar is defeated by Childebert I and Chlothar I at the Battle of Autun
534
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Western Roman Empire
Francia
Today part of
France
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
The Kingdom of the Burgundians (Latin: Regnum Burgundionum) or First Kingdom of Burgundy (Latin: Primum Regnum Burgundiae) was established by Germanic Burgundians in the Rhineland and then in eastern Gaul in the 5th century.
^Hallam, Henry (1871). View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam, Incorporating in the Text Authorʼs Latest Researches, with Addidions from Recent Writers, and Adapted to the Use of Students. J. Murray. p. 63.
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