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Encyclopedia > Rudolph III, King of Burgundy

Rudolf III of Burgundy, died September 6, 1032, King of Burgundy (9931032). The last king of an independent Burgundy, he was the son of Conrad, King of Burgundy. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... The following is a list of the Kings of Burgundy // Kings of the Burgundians Gebicca (late 4th century–407) Godemar Giselcar Gundicar (413–436) Aetius moves the Burgundians into Sapaudia (Upper Rhone Basin) Gunderic/Gundioc (436–473) opposed by Chilperic I (443–c. ... Events July 4 - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized Births Deaths Categories: 993 ... Events February 2 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Burgundy. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Conrad (died 19 October 993) was king of Burgundy from 937 until his death. ...


Rudolf's reign was marked with turbulence. Unable to placate the increasingly powerful nobility, he also had to deal with encroachments of power on the part of Otto-William, Count of Besançon until 995, and Duke of Burgundy thereafter, as well as Henry II, King of Germany. Henry succeeded in forcing Rudolf to name him as his successor in 1016. When Henry died, the new king, Conrad II, also forced Rudolf to make him his heir. Rudolf died in 1032 with no surviving issue; Conrad claimed the Kingdom of Burgundy and incorporated it as a third kingdom alongside Germany and Italy within the Holy Roman Empire. Otto-William (died 1026) was duke of Burgundy between 1002 and 1004. ... Saint Henry II of Germany (972 – 13 July 1024), was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... Events George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine- Rus force, which effectively ends Khazarias existence. ... Conrad II (circa 990 - June 4, 1039) was the son of count Henry of Speyer. ... The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation â–¶(?), Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae, see names and designations of the empire) was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ...

Preceded by:
Conrad
King of Burgundy
993–1032
Succeeded by:
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor

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