Polity Kingdom of the Burgundians in Rhineland

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The Germanic Tribe of the Burgundians settled in the Rhineland and were made Roman foederati (a territory bound to the Roman Empire by a treaty). It was a different polity than the Burgundian Kingdom in southern France.

Establishment

  • January 412: In 411, the Burgundian king Gundahar set up a puppet Roman emperor, Jovinus, in cooperation with Goar, king of the Alans. With the authority of the Gallic emperor that he controlled, Gundahar settled on the left (Roman) bank of the Rhine, between the river Lauter and the Nahe, seizing Worms, Speyer, and Strassburg. Apparently as part of a truce, the Emperor Honorius later officially "granted" them the land.

Chronology

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1. Foundation of the Burgundian Rhineland Kingdom

In 411, the Burgundians settled on the left (Roman) bank of the Rhine, between the river Lauter and the Nahe, seizing Worms, Speyer, and Strassburg.

  • January 412: In 411, the Burgundian king Gundahar set up a puppet Roman emperor, Jovinus, in cooperation with Goar, king of the Alans. With the authority of the Gallic emperor that he controlled, Gundahar settled on the left (Roman) bank of the Rhine, between the river Lauter and the Nahe, seizing Worms, Speyer, and Strassburg. Apparently as part of a truce, the Emperor Honorius later officially "granted" them the land.

2. Occupation of Gallia Belgica by germanic tribes

The Roman province of Gallia Belgica was occupied by Germanic tribes.

  • January 421: The Franks, together with the Burgundians and the Alemanni, settled in the area around the Rhine.

3. Hunnic Wars

Were a series of conflicts that saw the Huns, an invading tribe probably from Central Asia, fighting against the Romans as well as the Germanic tribes of Europe.

3.1. Hunnic Invasion of Gallia

Invasion of Gaul by the Huns under king Attila.

  • January 452: Honoria, the sister of Roman Emperor Valentinian III, sent a plea for help to Attila, King of the Huns, along with her ring. Attila interpreted this as an offer of marriage, and he claimed half of the Western Roman Empire as her dowry. Subsequently, the Huns invaded northern Gaul, where they occupied several major European cities, including Reims, Strasbourg, Trier, and Cologne.
  • February 452: Attila was defeated by Roman General Flavius Aetius in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. The Huns left the Roman territories they had occupied in Gaul and central Europe.

3.2. Germanic-Hunnic Wars

Was the conflict between the Germanic Tribes of central and eastern Europe against the Huns.

3.2.1. Battle of Nedao

The Battle of Nedao was a battle fought in Pannonia in 454 CE between the Huns and their former Germanic vassals. It was decisive Germanic victory.

  • January 455: The Battle of Nedao was a battle fought in Pannonia in 454 between Huns and their former vassals. Nedao is believed to be a tributary of Sava river. Hunnic dominance in Central and Eastern Europe was broken as a result of the battle.

Disestablishment

  • January 455: The Battle of Nedao was a battle fought in Pannonia in 454 between Huns and their former vassals. Nedao is believed to be a tributary of Sava river. Hunnic dominance in Central and Eastern Europe was broken as a result of the battle.