Clovis I

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Burgundians
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Saint_Clotilde
gptkb:Saint_Remigius
gptkbp:baptismDate gptkb:Saint_Remigius
gptkbp:birthDate c. 466
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Abbey_of_St_Genevieve,_Paris
gptkbp:children gptkb:Childebert_I
gptkb:Chlodomer
gptkb:Chlothar_I
gptkb:Theuderic_I
gptkbp:deathDate 27 November 511
gptkbp:dynasty Carolingian
gptkbp:ethnicity Frankish
gptkbp:father gptkb:Childeric_I
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Visigoths
gptkb:Thuringians
gptkb:Alemanni
gptkb:Burgundians
gptkb:Syagrius
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Early_Middle_Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clovis I
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
Frankish
gptkbp:legacy Considered the founder of the French nation
Founder of the Merovingian dynasty
First King to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Basina_of_Thuringia
gptkbp:notableAchievement Defeated Syagrius, last Roman ruler in Gaul
Established Paris as a capital
Expanded Frankish kingdom into much of Gaul
Issued the Salic Law
Promoted Catholic Christianity over Arianism
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Soissons
gptkb:Battle_of_Tolbiac
gptkb:Battle_of_Vouillé
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Tolbiac
Conversion to Christianity
Unification of the Frankish tribes
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Tournai (modern-day Belgium)
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Childeric_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 511
gptkbp:reignStart 481
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholic_Christianity
mythology
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Clotilde
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chlothar_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4