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Clodoveo I

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Clodoveo I

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Also known as Chlodovechus I

re dei franchi (r. 481-511)

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Clovis I was the first king of the Franks, ruling from around 466 to 511, and he played a crucial role in establishing the Frankish kingdom as a major power in Western Europe during the decline of the Roman Empire. His reign mattered because he expanded Frankish territory through military conquest and converted to Christianity, which helped legitimize his rule and laid the foundation for what would eventually become the medieval European kingdom of the Franks.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Chlodwig
Gender
male
Citizenship
Francia
Place of death
Paris
Child
Clotilde
Father
Childeric I
Mother
Basina of Thuringia
Occupation
monarch
Position held
Roman consul
Religion
Christianity
Family
Merovingian dynasty
Noble title
king of Franks
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Jean de Tillet - Clovis Ier roy crestien - Recueil des rois de France.jpg
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place of burial
Abbey of St Genevieve
Commons category
Clovis I
date of death
0511-11-27
date of birth
0466-01-01
name in native language
Ludovicus
time period
late antiquity
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Article · Italiano

Clodoveo I (Tournai, 466 circa – Parigi, 27 novembre 511), figlio del re Childerico I e di sua moglie Basina, fu il secondo sovrano storicamente accertato della dinastia dei Merovingi, del regno dei Franchi Sali, dal 481 alla sua morte.In francese Clovis e in tedesco Chlodwig o Chlodowech, il suo nome deriva dal franco Hlodowig, composto da hlod (illustre) e wig (battaglia), e dunque significa "illustre in battaglia": da esso derivano i nomi Luigi e Ludovico. Clodoveo si fece battezzare nel 496.

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