Information
Name: Kingdom of the Burgundians (Foederati)
Type: Polity
Nation: burgunds
Start: 444
End: 486
Groups:
Barbarian kingdoms
Kingdom of the Burgundians (Foederati): All Data
This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.
During the decline of the Western Roman Empire, the Germanic Tribe of the Burgundians settled in central and southern France, as well as western Switzerland. Initially foederati (bound by a treaty) of the Romans, with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire the Kingdom became completely independent. The modern region of Burgundy in Europe derives its name from the Tribe.