Historical Figures

Gontran(c.525 - 592)

On the death of Clotaire I, Gontran received the former kingdom of Burgundians (Burgundy), he supported first his brother Sigebert facing Chilpéric, but falls out with him and suddenly takes Chilpéric's side. On the death of Chilpéric, Gontran gets closer to his nephew Childebert II (son of Sigebert) and seals with him an alliance between Burgundy and Austrasia. Gontran would possess thaumaturgical gifts.