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Godomar (or Gundomar), son of king Gundobad
Gundobad

Gundobad, Patrician of the Western Roman Empire also became King of Burgundy , after his father Gundioc of Burgundy, though he had to fight off three brothers to seize his title....
, was king of Burgundy
Kingdom of Burgundy

Burgundy is a region of Western Europe which has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Two of these entities have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy, and a third Kingdom of Burgundy was very nearly created....
. He ruled Burgundy after his elder brother's death in 524 until 534.

Both he and his brother Sigismund of Burgundy
Sigismund of Burgundy

File:Herma of Saint Sigismund in Plock Cathedral.PNGSigismund was king of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. He was the son of king Gundobad, whom he succeeded in 516....
 were defeated in battle by Clovis
Clovis

Clovis may refer to:In geography:* Clovis, California* Clovis, New MexicoIn royalty:* Clovis I, the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler...
' sons. Godomar fled and Sigismund was taken prisoner by Chlodomer
Chlodomer

Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, List of Frankish Kings. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I....
, King of Orleans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
. Godomar then rallied the Burgundian army. With this army, he regained his territory. Meanwhile, Chlodomer ordered the death of Sigismund and marched with his brother Theuderic I
Theuderic I

Theuderic I was the Merovingian king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia ? as it is variously called ? from 511 to 533 or 534.He was the son of Clovis I and one of his earlier wives or concubines....
, King of Metz
Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine R?gion in France and prefecture of the Moselle Departments of France.It is located at the confluence of the Moselle River and the Seille rivers....
, on Burgundy in 524.






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Godomar (or Gundomar), son of king Gundobad
Gundobad

Gundobad, Patrician of the Western Roman Empire also became King of Burgundy , after his father Gundioc of Burgundy, though he had to fight off three brothers to seize his title....
, was king of Burgundy
Kingdom of Burgundy

Burgundy is a region of Western Europe which has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Two of these entities have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy, and a third Kingdom of Burgundy was very nearly created....
. He ruled Burgundy after his elder brother's death in 524 until 534.

Both he and his brother Sigismund of Burgundy
Sigismund of Burgundy

File:Herma of Saint Sigismund in Plock Cathedral.PNGSigismund was king of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. He was the son of king Gundobad, whom he succeeded in 516....
 were defeated in battle by Clovis
Clovis

Clovis may refer to:In geography:* Clovis, California* Clovis, New MexicoIn royalty:* Clovis I, the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler...
' sons. Godomar fled and Sigismund was taken prisoner by Chlodomer
Chlodomer

Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, List of Frankish Kings. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I....
, King of Orleans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
. Godomar then rallied the Burgundian army. With this army, he regained his territory. Meanwhile, Chlodomer ordered the death of Sigismund and marched with his brother Theuderic I
Theuderic I

Theuderic I was the Merovingian king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia ? as it is variously called ? from 511 to 533 or 534.He was the son of Clovis I and one of his earlier wives or concubines....
, King of Metz
Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine R?gion in France and prefecture of the Moselle Departments of France.It is located at the confluence of the Moselle River and the Seille rivers....
, on Burgundy in 524. Godomar and his army fled, but Godomar was pursued. In 534, the Franks
Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 killed Godomar and took over the country of Burgundy.