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Sigismund of Burgundy. Sigismund ( Latin: Sigismundus; died 524 AD) was King of the Burgundians from 516 until his death. He was the son of king Gundobad and Caretene. He succeeded his father in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle by Clovis 's sons, and Godomar fled. Sigismund was captured by Chlodomer, King of ...
Sigismund in the context of Catholic Saints refers to Saint Sigismund of Burgundy, a king and martyr. Born around AD 500, he was the king of Burgundy from 516 to 523. Saint Sigismund was baptized into the Catholic faith under the influence of Avitus of Vienne, a bishop who later came to be venerated as a saint.
Nov 18, 2016 · Saint Sigismund was a King of Burgundy (Eastern France) at the start of the 6th century. The 6th century was a tumultuous time in Europe; the Western Roman Empire had fallen and various groups of peoples were creating new nations from the skeleton of Rome’s empire throughout Europe and Africa. The powerful Franks took control of a large swath ...
Sigismund of Luxembourg [a] (15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 1437. He was elected King of Germany ( King of the Romans) in 1410, and was also King of Bohemia from 1419, as well as prince-elector of Brandenburg (1378–1388 and 1411–1415). As the husband of Mary, Queen of Hungary, he ...
St Sigismund of Burgundy Life History. Saint Sigismund of Burgundy was the son of Gunebald, the Vandal king of Burgundy. He was a spiritual student of bishop Saint Avitus of Vienne. In 515 he built the monastery of Saint-Maurice at Agaune in Valais, Switzerland. Sigismund was a married man and father of Saint Gistaldo and Saint Gundebado. King ...
- 475 AD
- France
- Burgundy, France
- King of Burgundy
King of Burgundy in 516. A Christian by faith, Sigismund had a hot temper, and was still close to his pagan roots. When his son opposed and insulted his second wife during a political dispute in 517, Sigismund ordered the young man strangled to death. Consumed with remorse, Sigismund retired to the monastery of Saint-Maurice to live for years ...
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Saint Sigismund of Burgundy, also known as Sigismund the Martyr, was born as the son of King Gunebald, the Vandal king of Burgundy. He was a spiritual student of Saint Avitus of Vienne, a prominent bishop of the time. Sigismund ruled as the King of Burgundy in 516, after the death of his father. Although he was a Christian, Sigismund struggled with his hot temper and remained closely connected ...
