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Gundobad

500 - 516

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Gundobad (Latin: Flavius Gundobadus; French: Gondebaud, Gondovald; c. 452 – 516 AD) was King of the Burgundians (473–516), succeeding his father Gundioc of Burgundy. Previous to this, he had been a patrician of the moribund Western Roman Empire in 472–473, three years before its collapse, succeeding his uncle Ricimer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gundobad has received more than 197,431 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Gundobad is the 3,923rd most popular politician (down from 3,831st in 2019), the 1,255th most popular biography from France (down from 1,247th in 2019) and the 310th most popular French Politician.

Gundobad is most famous for being the first king of the Visigoths. He was also the first ruler to convert to Christianity.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gundobad ranks 3,923 out of 15,577Before him are Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Jangsu of Goguryeo, Naina Yeltsina, Eric III of Denmark, Ruzi Ying, and Paolo Lucio Anafesto. After him are Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Laurent Gbagbo, Ashur-uballit I, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Livilla, and Adad-nirari I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Gundobad ranks 14Before him are Basiliscus, Nonnus, Yazdegerd II, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Ildico, and Antipope Dioscorus. After him are Antipope Laurentius, Balash, Muqan Qaghan, Priscian, Ernak, and Hormizd III. Among people deceased in 516, Gundobad ranks 1

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In France

Among people born in France, Gundobad ranks 1,255 out of 6,011Before him are Benedict of Aniane (750), Theobald II of Navarre (1239), Maine de Biran (1766), Lionel Jospin (1937), Blanche Monnier (1849), and Odilo of Cluny (961). After him are Heinrich Kramer (1430), Mistinguett (1875), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Livilla (-13), Armand David (1826), and Renata of Lorraine (1544).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gundobad ranks 310Before him are Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise (1768), Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653), Rudolph III of Burgundy (971), Theobald II of Navarre (1239), and Lionel Jospin (1937). After him are Livilla (-13), Renata of Lorraine (1544), Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (1894), Sigebert II (602), Maurice Thorez (1900), and Henri, Count of Paris (1908).