Gundobad
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Gundobad (; ; 452 – 516) was King of the Burgundians (473–516), succeeding his father Gundioc of Burgundy. Previous to this, he had been a patrician of the moribund Western Roman Empire in 472–473, three years before its collapse, succeeding his uncle Ricimer. He is perhaps best known today as the probable issuer of the Lex Burgundionum legal codes, which synthesized Roman law with ancient Germanic customs. He was the husband of Caretene.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Gundobad
- Royalty.title
- Patricius
- Royalty.image
- Gondebaud par Roger Ferrier Place du bourg de Four.JPG
- Royalty.alt
- Whimsical statuette
- Royalty.caption
- Whimsical statuette of Gundobad on a facade of the Place du Bourg-de-Four in Geneva, Switzerland
- Royalty.succession
- King of the Burgundians
- Royalty.reign
- 473–516
- Royalty.predecessor
- Gundioc
- Royalty.successor
- Sigismund
- Royalty.reg type
- Co-rulers
- Royalty.spouse
- Caretene
- Royalty.issue
- SigismundGodomar II
- Royalty.religion
- Arianism
- Royalty.father
- Gundioc
- Royalty.mother
- Sister of Ricimer
- Royalty.birth_date
- 452
- Royalty.birth_place
- Burgundy, Gaul (present-day Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
- Royalty.death_date
- 516
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Gundobad (; ; 452 – 516) was King of the Burgundians (473–516), succeeding his father Gundioc of Burgundy. Previous to this, he had been a patrician of the moribund Western Roman Empire in 472–473, three years before its collapse, succeeding his uncle Ricimer. He is perhaps best known today as the probable issuer of the Lex Burgundionum legal codes, which synthesized Roman law with ancient Germanic customs. He was the husband of Caretene.
== Early life == 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.
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