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The Burgundians, a Germanic tribe, may have migrated from the Scandinavian island of Bornholm to the Vistula basin in the 3rd century AD. However, the first documented King of the Burgundians, Gjúki (Gebicca), lived in the late 4th century east of the Rhine. In 406 the Alans, Vandals, Suevi, and possibly the Burgundians, crossed the Rhine and ...
Carolingian kings. Pippin the Younger, 751–768. Carloman, 768–771. Charlemagne, 771–814. Louis the Pious, 814–840. Lothair I, 840–855, king under his father after 817. The sons of Louis the Pious divided the Frankish kingdom in the treaty of Verdun in 843. Burgundy was divided between the brothers.
Alulim (Sumerian: 𒀉 𒇻 𒅆, romanized: Álulim; transliterated: a₂.lu.lim) was a mythological Mesopotamian ruler, regarded as the first king ever to rule. He is known from the Sumerian King List , Ballad of Early Rulers , and other similar sources which invariably place him in Eridu and assign a reign lasting thousands of years to him.
Nov 10, 2014 · Clovis became king at the age of 15, and by the time of his death 30 years later, he had become the first king to rule over all the Frankish tribes, a firm ally of the Byzantine Empire, and a Christian king. Clovis' policies, and military brilliance, consolidated the regions of Gaul under his rule and, today, he is considered the founder of France.
- Donald L. Wasson
Feb 27, 2024 · This text, discovered in the early 20th century, is so old that its first "pages" are inscribed on cuneiform tablets. "According to a later Mesopotamian tradition enshrined in the Sumerian King List, the first king was Alulim, ruler of the city of Eridu.
- Nathan Chandler
Francis I (born Sept. 12, 1494, Cognac, France—died March 31, 1547, Rambouillet) was the king of France (1515–47), the first of five monarchs of the Angoulême branch of the House of Valois.
Apr 5, 2024 · Saul (flourished 11th century bce, Israel) was the first king of Israel (c. 1021–1000 bce). According to the biblical account found mainly in 1 Samuel , Saul was chosen king both by the judge Samuel and by public acclamation.
