Burgundians
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The Burgundians were an East Germanic people who migrated into the Roman Empire, established a kingdom in the region of modern-day eastern France and western Switzerland, and played a significant role in the late Roman and early medieval history of Western Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burgundians canonical | 14 |
| Burgundian | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | East Germanic people ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegend |
Nibelungenlied
ⓘ
Waltharius ⓘ |
| capital |
Geneva
ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ Vienne ⓘ Worms ⓘ
surface form:
Worms (legendary association)
|
| conqueredBy |
Clovis
ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
King Childebert I ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish kings Childebert I and Chlothar I
Franks ⓘ |
| conquestDate | 6th century ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Germanic traditions
ⓘ
Roman culture ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture and pastoralism ⓘ |
| establishedKingdomIn |
eastern France
ⓘ
western Switzerland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Franks
ⓘ
Huns ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Western Roman Empire (at times)
|
| gaveNameTo |
Burgundy wine region
ⓘ
surface form:
Burgundy (French province)
historical province of Burgundy ⓘ
surface form:
Burgundy (historical region)
Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Burgundy
|
| integratedInto |
Kingdom of the Franks
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Kingdom
|
| king |
Gundahar (Gunther)
ⓘ
Gundobad ⓘ Sigismund of Burgundy ⓘ |
| kingdomDuration | 5th to 6th centuries ⓘ |
| languageFamily | East Germanic languages ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| legalCode |
Lex Burgundionum
ⓘ
Lex Romana Burgundionum ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Ammianus Marcellinus
ⓘ
Gregory of Tours ⓘ Sidonius Apollinaris ⓘ |
| migratedInto | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| migratedThrough |
Middle Rhine wine region
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Rhine region
Vistula region ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Bornholm
ⓘ
surface form:
Bornholm (possible etymological link)
Scandinavia (traditional theory) ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
early medieval history of Western Europe
ⓘ
late Roman history ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
|
| settledIn |
Burgundy
ⓘ
Germania ⓘ
surface form:
Sapaudia
Savoy ⓘ Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| socialStructure | warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| status | foederati of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| successorEntity |
Kingdom of Lower Burgundy
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Kingdom of Burgundy
|
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burgundian
subject surface form:
Fortifications of Luxembourg City