Clotilde
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Clotilde is a Roman Catholic saint. As the consort of the Merovingian king Clovis I, the first king of the Franks, she was a Queen of the Franks. She convinced Clovis to convert to Christianity; the F
A lithograph of Saint Clotilde
St Clotilde at prayer (illuminated initial)
Statue of Saint Clotilde by Eugène Guillaume and Alexandre-Dominique Denuelle
Clotilde and her sons, Grandes Chroniques de Saint-Denis
Clovis I
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Clovis I was the first Frankish king to unite the Franks, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a single king, and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his he
Clotilde
…Chlotichilda, Clodechildis, Croctild, Crote-hild, Hlotild, Rhotild, and many other forms) is a Roman Catholic saint. As the consort of the Merovingian king Clovis I, the first king of the Franks, she was a Queen of the Franks. She convinced Clovis to convert to Christianity; the Franks, due to her influence, remained…
Baptism of Clovis, ivory book cover from c. 870
Baptême de Clovis
Frankish territories at the time of Clovis's death in 511