Lex Burgundionum
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Lex Burgundionum was an early medieval Germanic law code that regulated the lives and disputes of the Burgundian people under their kingdom in Gaul.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lex Burgundionum canonical | 3 |
| Lex Baiuvariorum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4767108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lex Burgundionum Context triple: [Burgundian Kingdom (early phase), legalSystem, Lex Burgundionum]
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A.
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae, or Lower Burgundy, was a medieval kingdom in southeastern France that emerged in the late 9th century and later became part of the Kingdom of Arles and the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Rex Langobardorum
Rex Langobardorum is the Latin title historically used for the kings of the Lombards, a Germanic people who ruled parts of Italy during the early Middle Ages.
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C.
Les Rugiens
Les Rugiens is a highly regarded Premier Cru vineyard in Pommard, Burgundy, known for producing powerful, structured red wines from Pinot Noir.
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D.
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is the birth name of Pope Gregory VII, the 11th-century reformist pope central to the Investiture Controversy and the Gregorian Reforms.
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E.
Bernicia
Bernicia was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern Britain that later became part of the larger kingdom of Northumbria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lex Burgundionum Target entity description: Lex Burgundionum was an early medieval Germanic law code that regulated the lives and disputes of the Burgundian people under their kingdom in Gaul.
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A.
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae, or Lower Burgundy, was a medieval kingdom in southeastern France that emerged in the late 9th century and later became part of the Kingdom of Arles and the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Rex Langobardorum
Rex Langobardorum is the Latin title historically used for the kings of the Lombards, a Germanic people who ruled parts of Italy during the early Middle Ages.
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C.
Les Rugiens
Les Rugiens is a highly regarded Premier Cru vineyard in Pommard, Burgundy, known for producing powerful, structured red wines from Pinot Noir.
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D.
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is the birth name of Pope Gregory VII, the 11th-century reformist pope central to the Investiture Controversy and the Gregorian Reforms.
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E.
Bernicia
Bernicia was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern Britain that later became part of the larger kingdom of Northumbria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic law code
ⓘ
barbarian law ⓘ early medieval law code ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Law of the Burgundians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lex Gundobada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Burgundian kingdom in Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Lex Romana Burgundionum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | tariff of fines ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation |
early 6th century
ⓘ
late 5th century ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | Burgundians and Romans ⓘ |
| geographicScope | southeastern Gaul ⓘ |
| hasSectionOn |
damage to property
ⓘ
homicide ⓘ injury to persons ⓘ slavery and freedmen ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Antiquity
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early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman imperial legislation
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earlier Germanic customary practices ⓘ |
| inForceFor |
Burgundian subjects
ⓘ
Roman provincials under Burgundian rule ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Burgundians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
composition over blood-feud
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socially differentiated penalties ⓘ |
| legalSystemFor | Burgundians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Germanic customary law
ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ |
| mainRedactor | King Gundobad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservesInformationOn |
Burgundian society
ⓘ
early medieval Gaul ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Gundobad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedIn | Burgundian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
civil law
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compensation for injuries ⓘ criminal law ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage ⓘ property law ⓘ wergild payments ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Germanic law codes ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Germanic legal history
ⓘ
late antique studies ⓘ medieval legal history ⓘ |
| survivesIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lex Burgundionum Description of subject: Lex Burgundionum was an early medieval Germanic law code that regulated the lives and disputes of the Burgundian people under their kingdom in Gaul.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lex Baiuvariorum