Sigismund of Burgundy
king of the Burgundians
b. c. 475 · d. 1 May 524
Sigismund was King of the Burgundians from 516 until his death. He was the son of king Gundobad and Caretene. He succeeded his father in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle by Clovis's sons, and Godomar fled. Sigismund was captured by Chlodomer, King of Orléans, where he was kept as a prisoner. Later he, his wife and his children were executed. Godomar then rallied the Burgundian army and won back his kingdom.
Related people
- Caretene child of · traditional
- Gundobad child of · traditional
- Godomar sibling of · traditional
- Suavegothe parent of · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Orléans death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.