Clovis king of france

Clovis I, (born c. 466—died November 27, 511, Paris, France), king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a key period during the. Nov 10, 2014 Clovis I (or Chlodovech, 466-511 or 513 CE), king of the Franks, of Gaul under his rule and, today, he is considered the founder of France. From their name the country was afterwards called France. Each tribe of When Clovis became king of the Franks a great part of Gaul still belonged to Rome. The Frankish king Clovis I (465-511) founded the Merovingian kingdom of. Clovis and the Capetians, AD 500–1000 (1982). P. J. Geary Before France and. Clovis was the founder of the Merovingian dynasty of Frankish kings, and ruler in Gaul and conquered various Germanic peoples in what is today France.

Who was this king whose baptism has been called the baptism of France Clovis was born about 466 C.E. the son of Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks.

Clovis I, biography - Merovingian king, Encyclopedia

Mar 12, 2015 The name Clovis would later evolve into the name Louis, the most popular He was also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul (France). A Merovingian coin from the reign of Clovis IThe Germanic peoples from across the They founded modern France and were known as.the long-haired kings.

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Clovis - New Advent

Took place about this time was that of Clovis, king of the Franks. From being the chief of a small, though brave people, on the borders of France and Belgium. Clovis was the first king of the Franks to unite that entire barbarian (according to This act was of immense importance in the subsequent history of France and.

No one has ever before compiled the history of the first king of France. While many details will never be known, Currier weaves a tale that is quite believable and. King of the Salic Franks (466-511) of the cathedral of that city and used for the coronation of the kings of France from Philip Augustus down to Charles X.

King Clovis Becomes a Christian from Old Time Tales by Lawton B. Evans. There was a Roman governor, Syagrius, still left in France, who looked with.