Gondioc
Also known as Gundiocus
Gondioc ( – ), also called Gunderic and Gundowech, was a king of the Burgundians who held a senior command in the Roman army. Under his authority, the foundations were laid for the later Burgundian kingdom. Around 455, he led the Burgundian people together with his brother Chilperic I.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Gondioc
- Royalty.succession
- King of the Burgundians
- Royalty.reign
- 437–473
- Royalty.predecessor
- Gunther
- Royalty.successor
- Chilperic I
- Royalty.spouse
- Sister of Ricimer
- Royalty.issue
- Chilperic IIGundobadGodomar IGodegisel
- Royalty.religion
- Arianism
- Royalty.father
- Gundahar
- Military person.embed
- yes
- Military person.allegiance
- Western Roman Empire
- Military person.branch
- Roman army
- Military person.serviceyears
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Origin
- Familial kinship ties
- Shared kingship with Chilperic
- Burgundian state
- Military campaign
- Revolt against Avitus and Gothic War
- Fall of Emperor Majorian
- Magister militia per Gallias
- Death
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Cited works
Gondioc ( – ), also called Gunderic and Gundowech, was a king of the Burgundians who held a senior command in the Roman army. Under his authority, the foundations were laid for the later Burgundian kingdom. Around 455, he led the Burgundian people together with his brother Chilperic I.
== Origin == The origins of Gondioc are unclear. According to the Frankish bishop Gregory of Tours, he was descended from the Gothic king Athanaric († 381), which historian Reinhold Kaiser rejects in light of the royal list and the internal name-patterns of the Burgundian royal family. To this end, it is more likely that he was a son or close relative of King Gundahar, as indicated in the Lex Burgundionum.
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