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Clovis's grandfather, Merovech, declares himself king of the Salians. This begins the Merovingian dynasty.
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C.466 Clovis I was born
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Western Rome fell after attacks from Vandals and other invading tribes.
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The Alemmani were defeated at the Battle of Tolbiac. Clovis was accepted as their king.
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Clovis beat the Visigoths at Vouille. This did not completely get rid of the Visgoths, but it was a decisive victory because it made the Frankish empire mainly Gaul and Roman, not Germanic.
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Clovis died c.511 at the age of about 45.
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Clovis becomes king of the Salians at about fifteen years old when his father, Childeric, dies.
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Clovis converts to Christianity after praying to God for victory against the Alemanni, promising to convert to Christianity if they won the battle. The Alemanni started retreating away from the Franks. Clovis and about 3,000 warriors were baptized to show their new faith.
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Clovis led his army on the Roman stronghold near Soissons (swah-SAWn). He defeated Syagrius, who was their leader. Later, Syagrius was executed by Clovis
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The Thuringians were a Germanic people who lived to the northeast of Clovis's kingdom. When Clovis defeated them, he added a large region to his empire.
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Chilperic, who was the Burgundian king at the time, and his wife had been murdered by Gundobab (who was Chilperic's brother). Clotilde, his daughter, was now an orphan. So, Clovis had her escorted safely to his kingdom
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Clotilde was smart and intelligent. So, after she was brought to Clovis's kingdom, Clovis married her
