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Clovis's wife Clotilde, a Burgundian princess, was a Nicene Christian despite the Arianism that surrounded her at court. [31] Her persistence eventually persuaded Clovis to convert to Nicene Christianity, which he initially resisted.
His army was losing, but he appealed to his wife's God for help, promising that if he won, he would accept the Christian faith. [ 10 ] [ 13 ] [ 6 ] [ 14 ] According to tradition, while Clotilde was in prayer and as Clovis began to win the battle, an angel brought her three white lilies; Clovis later substituted lilies for the three frogs on the ...
Godegisel was the educator and uncle of Clotilde, wife of the Frankish king Clovis I. Beginning in 463 he was a sub-king of Kingdom of the Burgundians. With the help of Clovis, Godegisel attempted to become the king of all the Kingdom of the Burgundians by eliminating his brother Gundobad.
With his eldest brother Theuderic (c. 485 – 533/34) being the son of Clovis I and his first wife, Chlothar followed his two elder brothers Chlodomer (495–524) and Childebert I (496–558) as third surviving son of Clovis I and his second wife Queen Clotilde, lastly followed by their sister Clotilde (500–531). The name 'Chlothar' means ...
Christian states 495 AD (en) Christianization of the Franks was the process of converting the pagan Franks to Catholicism during the late 5th century and early 6th century. It was started by Clovis I, regulus of Tournai, with the insistence of his wife, Clotilde and Saint Remigius, the bishop of Reims.
Clotilde (c. 474–545) was a saint and the wife of the Frankish leader Clovis I. Clotild, Clotilda, Clotilde, Chlotilde, or Chrotilde may also refer to: People
The wife tried unsuccessfully to get a restraining order against him. Days later he fatally stabbed her. Clovis man called ‘master manipulator’ as he’s sentenced for murdering wife, her mother
1. unknown wife: 1 son 2. Clotilde, 493: 4 children 27 November 511 Aged 44/45 Paris: King of the Salian Franks since 481; united all Franks under his rule by 509 Theuderic I [1] [2] 27 November 511 – Early 534 c. 487 Paris Son of Clovis I and an earlier wife: Evochildis of Cologne 1. Suavegotha, 510s: childless 2. Several concubines: at ...