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Burgundians

Nation Active 532 CE – 2215 CE

The Burgundians, at first allied with Clovis' Franks against the Visigoths in the early sixth century, had eventually been conquered at Autun by the Franks in 532 after a first attempt in the Battle of Vézeronce.

The Burgundian kingdom had been made part of the Merovingian kingdoms, and the Burgundians themselves were by and large absorbed as well.

The name of the Burgundians has since remained connected to the area of modern France that still bears their name: see the later history of Burgundy.

Between the sixth and twentieth centuries, however, the boundaries and political connections of this area have changed frequently; with none of the changes having had anything to do with the original Burgundians.

The name Burgundians used here and generally used by English writers to refer to the Burgundiones is a later formation and more precisely refers to the inhabitants of the territory of Burgundy which was named from the people called Burgundiones.

The descendants of the Burgundians today are found primarily in historical Burgundy and among the west Swiss.

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Moran, J. (n.d.). Burgundians. History Atlas. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/groups/burgundians/

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