Clovis
Clovis
Clovis was the first Catholic King of the Franks, and Charles (Charlemagne) was the most famous.
CLOVIS was a beast, a Germanic tribe which invaded France under his leadership in the 5th Century. His wife was called Clotilde. The Franks occupied Paris, and Clotilde met and was converted by Saint Genevieve. It was only a matter of time before Clovis accepted Christianity, and the series of French Kings begins with
Only since 508 when Clovis established the Kingdom of the Franks. In Roman times the chief city of Gaul was Lugdunum (Lyon).
Clovis
Chlodovocar, more commonly known as Clovis, brought Christianity to the Franks.
The Franks. The Frankish leader at the time, Clovis, was convinced by his wife, Clotilda, to convert to Christianity. By becoming the first of the Barbarian tribes to accept Christianity, Clovis led the Franks to defend the Christian Church in the West.
No, Clovis was a king of the Franks.
The Kingdom of the Franks was founded by Clovis I, who was crowned first King of the Franks in 496. The greatest expansion of the empire was obtained before the early 9th century.
Franks
As far as we know, the first King of the Franks to convert to Christianity was Clovis I who converted at the request of his wife who was already Christian. He is supposed to have been baptized on Christmas Day, 496.
Clovis
Clovis
Between the coronation of Clovis in 496 and the eighth century, the Franks expanded their territory through much of Western Europe. Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800.
First king of the Franks. He converted to Christianity.
He defeated him.