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Definition: Clovis I from Philip's Encyclopedia

Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty. He overthrew the Romanized kingdom of Soissons and conquered the Alemmani near Cologne. He and his army later converted to Christianity in fulfilment of a promise made before the battle. In 507 he defeated the Visigoths under Alaric II near Poitiers. By the time Clovis died, he controlled most of Gaul and had firmly established Merovingian power.

Clovis I (ca. 466–511)

From The Encyclopedia of War
Clovis was the first king to impose the rule of the Merovingian Dynasty over all the Frankish tribes. The kingdom he founded would prove to be the most enduring of all the successor states to be established in the territory of the West Roman Empire. He succeeded his father Chilperic, who died in ca. 481 and was buried at Tournai in modern Belgium. Gregory of Tours, a Gallo-Roman historian writing in the late sixth century, narrates Clovis' defeat of the Roman general Aegidius in the fifth year of his reign; a victory against the Thuringians in the tenth; a defeat of the Alamans, with which he associated the king's conversion to Christianity; a campaign against the Burgundians (which can be dated to 500); and the defeat of the Visigoths under Alaric II, which can be dated to 507. According to Gregory, Clovis died in the thirtieth year of his reign. For the first two campaigns against Syagrius and against the Thuringians, Gregory is our sole source, though there is no reason to doubt the…
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From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
Old German Chlodwig AD 465-511 Merovingian ruler of the Franks The grandson of Merovech , he succeeded his father, Childeric I ( AD 481), as King of the Salian Franks. In AD 486 he overthrew the last Roman governor in Gaul, Syagrius, near Soissons, and took control of the whole country between the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born c. 466—died Nov. 27, 511, Paris, Fr.) Merovingian founder of the Frankish kingdom. The son of Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks, Clovis was still a pagan when he conquered the last Roman ruler in Gaul at Soissons (486). He extended his rule as far south as Paris by 494. His wife, …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(klō'vĭs), c.466–511, Frankish king (481–511), son of Childeric I and founder of the Merovingian monarchy. Originally little more than a tribal chieftain, he became sole leader of the Salian Franks by force of perseverance and by murdering a number of relatives. In 486 he defeated the Roman legions…
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St. Severinus (d.507) curing Clovis I (465-511) (fresco)
Artist: French School, (12th century) Location: Abbey of St. Severin, Chateau-Landon, France Credit: St. Severinus (d.507) curing Clovis I (465-511) (fresco) , French School, (12th century) / Abbey of St. Severin, Chateau-Landon, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library Date: 12th c. Medium: …
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Head of Clovis I, from the Church Notre-Dame of Corbeil (plaster cast) (detail) (b/w photo)
Artist: French School, (12th century) Location: Musee des Monuments Francais, Paris, France Credit: Head of Clovis I, from the Church Notre-Dame of Corbeil (plaster cast) (detail) (b/w photo), French School, (12th century) / Musee des Monuments Francais, Paris, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art…
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St. Clotilda and Clovis I, from the Church Notre-Dame of Corbeil (plaster cast) (b/w photo)
Artist: French School, (12th century) Location: Musee des Monuments Francais, Paris, France Credit: St. Clotilda and Clovis I, from the Church Notre-Dame of Corbeil (plaster cast) (b/w photo), French School, (12th century) / Musee des Monuments Francais, Paris, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art…
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The Baptism of Clovis I (465-511) in 496 BC, from the right transept (mural)
Artist: Blanc, Joseph Paul (1846-1904) Location: Pantheon, Paris, France Credit: The Baptism of Clovis I (465-511) in 496 BC, from the right transept (mural), Blanc, Joseph Paul (1846-1904) / Pantheon, Paris, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library Date: 19th c. Medium: mural Description: St. …
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