Guntram (King Of Burgundy - 561-592)^[1]

525 - 592  (67 years)

• Name	Guntram (King Of Burgundy - 561-592)
  Born	525	Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France
  Gender	Male
  _UID	14CA0F88EE3644AB93ABD96D12B169A6DE44
  Died	28 Mar 592
  Buried	St. Marcel Church, Chalon-Sur-Saone, Franconie
  Person ID	I8593	Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Clothaire I "The Old", King Of France,   b. 497, Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, Franconie ,   d. 10 Nov 561, Braines, Loire-Atlantique, Franconie  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Ingonde Von Thuringen,   b. 500, Thuringia, Germany ,   d. 536  (Age 36 years)
  Married	514
  Family ID	F4380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  King of Burgundy 561-592 - When Chlotar, King of the Franks, died in 561,his kingdom was divided among his four sons: Charibert I (Paris),Sigebert I (Metz), Guntram (Burgundy), and Chilperic I (Soissons).Guntram married his servant Veneranda, then married Marcatrude, daughterof Magnachar. Marcatrude, who was jealous of Veneranda, poisonedGundobad, but God took her son in return (not by Guntram). Guntram thenmarried Austrechild, and they had two sons. In 573, a civil war began between Guntram and his brother King Sigebertof Metz. In 575, Guntram allied with his brother King Chilperic ofSoissons against Sigebert, but Guntram switched his alliance to Sigebertin the middle of the war, and Chilperic was forced to retreat. Later thatyear, Sigebert was assassinated, and Chilperic invaded the kingdom, nowunder the rule of King Childebert II, Sigebert's young son. Guntramordered his commander Mummolus to attack Chilperic, whose generalDesiderius was defeated. In 577, Guntram's two living sons, Chlotar andChlodomer, died of dysentery, leaving Guntram childless. That year, headopted his nephew Childebert II, King of Austrasia, and the two made alasting alliance against Chilperic. In 581, war again broke out betweenGuntram and Chilperic, who took many cities from him. In 583, Chilpericand Childebert both attacked Guntram, however Guntram and Chilperic madepeace and Childebert pulled out his forces. In 584, Chilperic died and his evil Queen Fredegund ruled the land in thename of her infant son Chlotar II. The next year, Guntram attackedChildebert, taking Poitiers, Tours, and other cities. He had to pull outto attend the baptizm of Chlotar in Orleans on the Feast of Saint Martin,July 4, but the child was not brought. Guntram then invaded GothicSeptimania, but peace was then made. In 587, Queen Fredegund attempted anassassination of Guntram that failed. That year, on November 28, KingGuntram, King Childebert II, Queen Brunhild, Chlodosind, Queen Faileuba,Magneric, Bishop of Trier, Ageric, Bishop of Verdun, and Duke GuntramBoso all met in Trier and made the Treaty of Andelot that lasted untilGuntram's death. In 589, Guntram again invaded Septimania but wasrepelled. In 590, Guntram and Childebert ordered many bishops from theirkingdoms to settle a revolt at a nunnery in Poiters that had grown quitelarge. In 592, Guntram died, and King Childebert II of Austrasia took theKingdom of Burgundy under his crown.

  
  

• Sources

  [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.