Overview
The Kingdom of the Burgundians, also known as the First Kingdom of Burgundy, was a "barbarian kingdom" that existed in the late Western Roman Empire from 411 CE to 534 CE. Established by the Germanic Burgundians, it initially formed in the Rhineland before expanding into what is now western Switzerland and southeastern France, with its capital moving from Geneva to Lyon. The Burgundians, whose kings were successors of the House of Gibichung and also Roman military officers, aided Roman-led allies in defeating Attila in 451 and the Kingdom of the Suebi in 455. The kingdom grew from the 443 Imperial Roman resettlement of Burgundians to Sapaudia, following the destruction of an earlier Burgundian kingdom near Worms. In 534, the kingdom was dissolved and became part of Francia.
Historical Periods
Burgundian Kingdom (414–438)
414 CE – 438 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 6,880 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (443–450)
443 CE – 450 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 79,734 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (451–454)
451 CE – 454 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 79,867 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (455–457)
455 CE – 457 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 122,002 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (458–458)
458 CE – 458 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 121,931 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (459–461)
459 CE – 461 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 79,867 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (462–468)
462 CE – 468 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 119,620 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (469–475)
469 CE – 475 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 119,809 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (476–479)
476 CE – 479 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 119,710 km²
Burgundian Kingdom (480–489)
480 CE – 489 CE
Capital: WormsArea: 119,756 km²
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