Gundobad

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Gundobad was a powerful Burgundian king and former Roman general who played a key role in the late Western Roman Empire’s politics and later ruled the Burgundian kingdom in Gaul.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gundobad canonical 3
Burgundian general Gundobad 1
King Gundobad 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Burgundian king
historical figure
late Roman general
alliance alliance with Clovis I at various times
birthCentury 5th century
capitalOrMainResidence Lyon
child Sigismund of Burgundy
conflict conflict with the Franks
war with his brother Godegisel
countryRuled Burgundian Kingdom (early phase)
surface form: Burgundian Kingdom
deathApproximateYear 516
deathCentury 6th century
dynasty Burgundian royal house
ethnicity Burgundian
governanceStyle attempted integration of Roman and Burgundian populations
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
historicalSource mentioned by Gregory of Tours
languageContext Germanic Burgundian culture
Latin administrative tradition
legalContribution Burgundian customary law
surface form: Burgundian Code

Lex Burgundionum
notableFor role in late Western Roman Empire politics
ruling the Burgundian kingdom in Gaul
occupation general
king
partOf post-Roman successor kingdoms in Western Europe
positionHeld Gundobad self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of the Burgundians

magister militum
regionAssociated Gaul
reignEndApproximateYear 516
reignStartApproximateYear 473
reignTerritory Burgundy in Gaul
relative Gundioc
Ricimer
relativeType nephew of Ricimer
son of Gundioc
religion Arianism
surface form: Arian Christianity
roleInRomanPolitics involved in deposition and elevation of Western Roman emperors
kingmaker in late Western Roman Empire
sibling Chilperic II of Burgundy
Godegisel
Godomar I
successor Sigismund of Burgundy
titleInEmpire patricius

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glycerius appointedBy Gundobad
Glycerius supportedBy Gundobad
this entity surface form: Burgundian general Gundobad
Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) legalCodePromulgatedBy Gundobad
this entity surface form: King Gundobad
Gundobad positionHeld Gundobad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of the Burgundians
Burgundians king Gundobad