The Burgundians settled in the Rhône basin and Sapaudia in the 5th century. Their kingdom gave its name to Burgundy and played a central role through Clotilde, wife of Clovis.
Kingdom and law
Under kings such as Gundobad, Burgundian law mixed Roman and Germanic traditions.
Frankish conquest
In the 520s–530s Clovis’s sons absorbed Burgundy into the Frankish realm. See Burgundians and Franks.