The majority of the population of Gaul, which he had taken over, was Catholic. This aligned him religiously with his subjects. It also helped him to forge good relations with the Gallo-Roman aristocracy, whose collaboration he needed. Finally, it put him in good terms with the pope, the leader of Christianity in western Europe.
Clovis is said to have been converted by his wife, Clotilde, who was Catholic. He is also said to have converted in thanks for having won the battle of Tolbiac. Of course, it is possible that both are true.
The Christian conversion of the Franks is considered to be one of the most significant events in European and Western history. For eventually it would lead to an alliance of convenience between the Franks and the papacy for this was a political advantage not open to his Arian enemies.
he rejected the roman legacy in his rule of Gaul
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King Clovis did not convert to Islam. Instead, he converted to Christianity, which was the religion of the people of Gaul.
First king of the Franks. He converted to Christianity.
First king of the Franks. He converted to Christianity.
Clovis' wife, Clotilde, was Catholic. She converted Clovis to Catholicism from Arianism (which has nothing to do with Aryanism). Arianism was a branch of Christianity that differed from Catholicism in its views of the Trinity and the nature of Jesus.
Clovis is said to have been converted by his wife, Clotilde, who was Catholic. He is also said to have converted in thanks for having won the battle of Tolbiac. Of course, it is possible that both are true.
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He converted to Christianity, the religion of Gaul.
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
The Christian conversion of the Franks is considered to be one of the most significant events in European and Western history. For eventually it would lead to an alliance of convenience between the Franks and the papacy for this was a political advantage not open to his Arian enemies.
Clovis was the name of four kings of the Franks. The most important of the kings of this name was probably Clovis I (reigned 481-511), who was the first king to unite all the Frankish tribes into a single kingdom; in the course of doing this, he ended the last vestige of the Roman Empire in Gaul. He also converted to Christianity, and established Paris as his capital.
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he rejected the roman legacy in his rule of Gaul