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King Godegisel Des BURGONDES
443 - 501 (58 years)-
Name Godegisel Des BURGONDES Prefix King Birth 443 Bourgogne, Burgundy, France 
Gender Male _HASHTAG KING - Designated Royal King
_UID 74AEECAFA95C42BE800019F31055E6D97298 Death 501 Vienne, France Person ID I163 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 5 Feb 2012
Father King Gundioc (Gundericus) (Chlodio) De Burgundia (King Of Burgundy - 436-467) (Magister Militum Galliarum) BURGONDES, b. 413, Worms, Rhinehessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany d. 473 (Age 60 years) Mother Cartamene Of The Suevics SUEVI, b. 432, Spain d. 506 (Age 74 years) Marriage 449 Family ID F4298 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marriage Bef 490 Children 1. N.N. Of The BURGUNDS, b. 475 d. 500 (Age 25 years) Family ID F109 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - Godegisel died after suffering the siege of his brother Gundobad, whom hehad tried to betray to Clovis. He had fortified himself in the city, butwhen the provisions ran low, he ordered out all the commoners. One manexpelled was the artisan of the aqueduct. This man went to Gundobad andled an army inside the city walls where it attacked the defenders fromwithin. Godegisel sought refuge in the church of the heretics and wasslain there along with the Arian bishop.
Succeeded with his brother Gundobad as sole rulers of the Burgundians. In500, Clovis I, King of the Franks, defeated Gundobad with the help ofGodigisel. This battle was followed by more between the two brothers.Gundobad killed Godigisel while in an Arian church.
- Godegisel died after suffering the siege of his brother Gundobad, whom hehad tried to betray to Clovis. He had fortified himself in the city, butwhen the provisions ran low, he ordered out all the commoners. One manexpelled was the artisan of the aqueduct. This man went to Gundobad andled an army inside the city walls where it attacked the defenders fromwithin. Godegisel sought refuge in the church of the heretics and wasslain there along with the Arian bishop.