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Gundobad seized the title of Patrician when his uncle Ricimer, who had been the power behind the throne for the Western Empire, died on 18 August 472.According to John of Antioch, Gundobad had previously executed the deposed emperor Anthemius on his uncle's orders.
Gundobad (473–516 in Lyon, king of all of Burgundy from 480), Chilperic II (473–493 in Valence) Godomar I (473–486 in Vienna) Godegisel (473–500, in Vienne and Geneva) Sigismund, son of Gundobad (516–523) Godomar or Gundimar, son of Gundobad (523–534)
The Lex Burgundionum code was compiled by King Gundobad (474-516). Some additamenta were subsequently introduced, either by Gundobad himself or by his son Sigismund. This law bears the title of Liber Constitutionum, indicating that it emanated from the king; it is also known as the Lex Gundobada or Lex Gombata. It was used for cases between ...
Gundobad seems then to have succeeded his uncle as Patrician and king-maker, and raised Glycerius to the throne. [24] In 474, Burgundian influence over the empire seems to have ended. Glycerius was deposed in favor of Julius Nepos, and Gundobad returned to Burgundy
Olybrius was proclaimed emperor in April 472. His brief reign, lasting only five or six months, was dominated by Gundobad, who had replaced his uncle Ricimer as the true power behind the throne, after the former's death. Olybrius died in October or November 472, of edema. [199] Glycerius: 473–474 (Not recognized by Eastern emperor) [162]
According to Gregory of Tours (538–594), in 493 Gundobad slew his brother Chilperic II and exiled his daughter Clotilde, who was married to the Merovingian Clovis, King of the Franks, who had just conquered northern Gaul. The decline of the kingdom began when they came under attack from their former Frankish allies.
Kingdom of Burgundy was a name given to various successive kingdoms centered in the historical region of Burgundy during the Middle Ages.The heartland of historical Burgundy correlates with the border area between France and Switzerland, and includes the major modern cities of Geneva and Lyon.
However, the war didn't end: Gundobad conducted another campaign against Gesalic in Spain and besieged Barcelona. In 511, the Visigothic kingdom was brought under the direct control of Theodoric. Theodoric overthrew Gesalec after a battle near Barcelona, [18] and formed a Gothic superstate extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Danube. While ...