Conrad's son, Rudolph I of Burgundy, who had inherited the commendatory abbacy from him, succeeded Boson as king and was crowned in 888 in a ceremony at the abbey itself, which he then made the royal residence. The offspring of Conrad of Auxerre became the Kings of Burgundy, in a line running from Rudolf I to Rudolf III.
Conrad's son, Rudolph I of Burgundy, succeeded Boson as king and was crowned at the abbey itself, which he then transformed into a royal residence. This lineage continued through his descendants, making them Kings of Burgundy.