# Burgundian kingdom annexed (534)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/534-burgundian-kingdom-annexed
Location: Burgundy
Categories: battle

The Franks completed their conquest of the Burgundian kingdom. Within the broader Frankish Kingdoms period, Merovingian and Carolingian rulers built large Frankish realms over former Roman Gaul. Conversion, aristocratic power, church institutions and imperial expansion laid foundations for medieval France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Frankish partition after Clovis (Merovingian co-kings). Burgundian kingdom annexed mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Burgundian kingdom annexed mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [Frankish partition after Clovis](https://history-france.com/rulers/frankish-partition-after-clovis)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Burgundian kingdom annexed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Burgundian+kingdom+annexed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Burgundian kingdom annexed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Burgundian+kingdom+annexed)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)