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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.
Kingdom of Burgundy. Kingdom of Burgundy was a name given to various states located in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The historical Burgundy correlates with the border area of France and Switzerland and includes the major modern cities of Geneva and Lyon . As a political entity, Burgundy existed in a number of forms with different ...
Mar 11, 2024 · Guntram (born c. 532—died March 28, 592 or 593) was a Merovingian king of Burgundy who strove to maintain a balance of power among his warring relations.. Guntram received the kingdom of Orleans, including Burgundy in the quadripartite division of the lands of his father, Chlotar I, which took place on the king’s death in 561, and added further territory when his brother, Charibert of ...
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Feb 23, 2023 · Definition. Guntram I (also given as Gontrand, Gunthram, or Gunthchramn) was a Merovingian king who ruled over the Frankish kingdom of Orléans, later referred to as Burgundy, from 561 to 592. He often took on the role of mediator in the disputes between his brothers and later served as guardian over the kingdoms of his two young nephews.
The Duchy of Burgundy ( / ˈbɜːrɡəndi /; Latin: Ducatus Burgundiae; French: Duché de Bourgogne) emerged in the 9th century as one of the successors of the ancient Kingdom of the Burgundians, which after its conquest in 532 had formed a constituent part of the Frankish Empire. Upon the 9th-century partitions, the French remnants of the ...
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The king of France, John II (the Good), reunited the duchy with the domain of the crown, while Cisjurane Burgundy, or Franche-Comté, went to the independent count of Flanders. A new period of Burgundian ducal history began under John II, who in 1363 gave the duchy to his son Philip, who became Philip II , known as “the Bold.”
Mar 11, 2024 · 437. Gunther (died 437) was a Burgundian king who was the hero of medieval legends. The historical Gunther led the Burgundians across the Rhine in the early 5th century, establishing a kingdom at Worms. He supported the imperial usurper Jovinus (411) and fell in battle against the Huns in 437. Gunther (called Gunnar) figures in the Eddaic poem ...
