Lex Burgundionum
The Lex Burgundionum (Latin for Burgundian Laws, also "Lex Gundobada") refers to the law code of the Burgundians, probably issued by king Gundobad. It is influenced by Roman law and deals with domestic laws concerning marriage and inheritance as well as regulating weregild and other penalties. Interaction between Burgundians is treated separately from interaction between Burgundians and Gallo-Romans. The oldest of the 14 surviving manuscripts of the text dates to the 9th century, but the code's institution is ascribed to king Gundobad (died 516), with a possible revision by his successor Sigismund (died 523). The "Lex Romana Burgundionum" is a separate code, containing various laws taken from Roman sources, probably intended to apply to the Burgundians' Gallo-Roman subjects. The oldest copy of this text dates to the 7th century.
The "Lex Burgundionum" code was compiled by King Gundobad (474-516), very probably after his defeat by Clovis I in 500. Some "additamenta" were subsequently introduced, either by Gundobad himself or by his son Sigismund. This law bears the title of "Liber Constitutionum", indicating that it emanated from the king; it is also known as the "Lex Gundobada" or "Lex Gombata". It was used for cases between Burgundians, and was also applicable to cases between Burgundians and Romans. For cases between Romans, however, Gundobad compiled the "Lex Romana Burgundionum", called sometimes, through a misreading of the manuscript, the "Liber Papiani", or simply "Papianus".
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