Gondioc
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Gondioc (died 473), also called Gunderic and Gundowech, was a
King of the Burgundians, succeeding his putative father Gunther
in 436.
In 406, the Burgundians under King Gundahar (Gundihar, Guntiar) at
.Most of the surviving Burgundians joined the Romans as auxiliary troops under their new King Gondioc. Aetius settled them in 443 as ' '
Alamanni. This settlement was the beginning of a Burgundian kingdom, with its capital at Geneva
.
In 451, Gondioc joined forces with Flavius Aetius against
Gallia Viennensis (Rhône valley
).
After the death of Aetius in 454, Gondioc married the sister of Ricimer,[1] the Gothic general at the time ruling the Western Roman Empire.
In 472, Gondioc was succeeded by his younger brother Chilperic I. After the death of Chilperic, Burgundy was divided among the sons of Gondioc: Gundobad, Chilperic II of Burgundy, Godomar and Godegisel.
See also
- List of Kings of Burgundy
- Burgundy (historical region)
References
- ISBN 0-521-20159-4