Clovis 介绍.pptVIP

Clovis ?I Clovis I,??(born?c. 466—died?November 27, 511, ?Paris,?France),?king of the?Franks?and ruler of much of?Gaul?from 481 to 511, a key period during the transformation of the Roman Empire?into Europe. His dynasty, the?Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the?Carolingians in the 8th century. While he was not the first Frankish?king, he was the kingdom‘s political and religious founder. Background: Numerous small Frankish kingdoms existed during the 5th century. The Salian Franks were one of two Frankish tribes。 Childeric I, Clovis father, became king of the Salian Franks in 457 upon the death of his father,?Merovech, ruling over lands he had received as a?foederatus?of the?Romans. In 463 he fought in conjunction with Aegidius, the?magister militum?of northern Gaul, to defeat the?Visigoths?in?Orléans. Childeric died in 482 and was buried in Tournai; Clovis succeeded him as king. In 496,Clovis defeated the Alamanni in the?Battle of Tolbiac? In 491,Clovis defeated a small group of?Thuringians to the east. Clovis killed?Ragnachar, the Frankish king of Cambrai conquered all the Frankish kingdoms to the west of the River Maas, except for the Ripuarian Franks 1.made Paris his capital 2.established an abbey dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul on the south bank of the?Seine In 486,Clovis defeating the?Gallo-Roman?ruler, and son of Aegidus,?Syagrius?in the Battle of Soissons considered the end of Western Roman rule outside of Italy In 500,Clovis fought a battle with the?Burgundian kingdom?at?Dijon Failed ?In 507,Clovis defeated the?Visigothic?kingdom of?Toulouse?in the?Battle of Vouillé?in 507 1. Eliminated Visigothic power in Gaul 2.Added most of?Aquitaine?to Clovis kingdom 3.Resulted in the death of the Visigothic king?Alaric II Reason: at the instigation of his wife,?Clotilde Time : on Christmas Day, 496 Place: in a small church in the vicinity of the subsequent? Abbey of Saint-Remi?in?Reims ,baptized by?Saint Remigius Impact: expand