Scholars differ about the exact meaning of his (first) name. Así los francos, antiguos servidores de Roma, no eran nada menos que germanos, bárbaros paganos, alejados del modo de vida de los galos romanizados durante más o menos cinco siglos de dominación e influencia romana. THEODERICH ([485]-end 533, bur Metz). According to Gregoire de Tours, he was only about 15 years of age at the time. She was canonised by the Catholic church, feast day 3 Jun[54]. Clovis ruled the Franks from 481 to 511 AD. Ez az utolsó megtekintett változat (összes); elfogadva: 2009. szeptember 15. The name features prominently in subsequent history: Three other Merovingian Kings have been called Clovis, while nine Carolingian rulers and thirteen other French kings and one Holy Roman Emperor have been called Louis. Az apátságot később Párizs védőszentjéről, Szent Genovéváról nevezték el;[1] 1802-ben lerombolták, egyedül a román stílusú Klodvig-torony (Tour Clovis) maradt meg, amely ma a IV. Ezzel kezdetét vette a szétdaraboltság korszaka, mely – rövid kivételektől eltekintve – a Meroving-dinasztia uralmának végéig (751) fennállt. He is considered the founder of the Merovingian dynasty which ruled the Franks for the next two centuries. He had previously married the Christian Burgundian princess Clotilde (493), and, according to Gregory of Tours, as a result of his victory at Tolbiac (traditionally set in 496), he converted to her Catholic faith. Compare in modern Dutch luid (hard sound or noise), luiden (verb - the oldest meaning is: to praise aloud) and vechten (verb - to fight). Oman, Charles. So greatly did the Emperor Anastasius rejoice over the success attained by Clovis that, to testify his satisfaction, he sent the Frankish conqueror the insignia of the consular dignity, an honour always highly appreciated by the barbarians. m --. Clovis left four sons. City after city was captured by the Ostrogoths until only Ravenna, Otranto, and Ancona remained in Byzantine hands. Conversion to Trinitarian Christianity set Clovis apart from the other Germanic kings of his time, such as those of the Visigoths and the Vandals, who had converted from heathen beliefs to Arian Christianity. Finally, during a battle against the Alemanni--which without apparent reason has been called the battle of Tolbiac (Zulpich)--seeing his troops on the point of yielding, he invoked the aid of Clotilda's God, promised to become a Christian if only victory should be granted him. He also sponsored the codification of laws known as the Codex Justinianus (Code of Justinian) and directed the construction of several important cathedrals, including the Hagia Sophia. Chlodovech (aka Clovis) acceded 481 - King of Tournai. Upon his death his realm was divided among his four sons: Theuderic, Chlodomer, Childebert, and Clotaire. Please select which sections you would like to print: While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Enzyklopädie deutscher Geschichte 26. London, 1962. Half brother of Basinus II, king of the Thüringians. She died young, being cruelly abused by this Arian prince, who seemed eager to wreak vengeance on the daughter of Clovis for the tragic death of Alaric II. It also ensured him of the support of the Catholic Gallo-Roman aristocracy in his later campaign against the Visigoths, which drove them from southern Gaul (507). This act was of immense importance in the subsequent history of Western and Central Europe in general, for Clovis expanded his dominion over almost all of the old Roman province of Gaul (roughly modern France). Theodoric conquers the Burgundians at Avignon and Orange and makes Amalaric, his grandson and son of Alaric II, King of the Wisigoths. [5] The conversion of Clovis to Catholic Christianity, the religion of the majority of his subjects, strengthened the bonds between his Roman subjects, led by their Catholic bishops, and their Germanic conquerors. Thrace, Dacia, and Dalmatia were harried by Bulgars and Slavs (known as Sclaveni). 1.his unification of the Frankish nation. Clovis (c. 466–511) was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler. His wife led him to embrace Christianity and 3000 of his followers were baptised in a single day. Despair! An expedition, otherwise important and profitable was undertaken by Clovis in the year 506 against Alaric II, King of the Visigoths of Aquitaine. CHILDERICH (-Tournai [481/82], bur Tournai). In the West, Justinian considered it his duty to regain provinces lost to the empire “through indolence,” and he could not ignore the trials of Catholics living under the rule of Arians (Christian heretics) in Italy and in North Africa. Other SOURCES: Founder of the Empire of the Franks "Rulers of the World" by R.F.Tapsell Born: circa 466, son of Childeric I, King des Francs and Basine Andovera de Turinge , Clovis I became King between the Summer of 481 and Autumn of 482. At age 16, he succeeded his father, in the year 481. The Frankish Kingdom was thenceforth the representative and defender of Catholic interests throughout the West, while to his conversion Clovis owed an exceptionally brilliant position. The name features prominently in subsequent history: Three other Merovingian Kings have been called Clovis, while nine Carolingian rulers and thirteen other French kings and one Holy Roman Emperor have been called Louis. At age 16, he succeeded his father, in the year 481[1] The Salian Franks were one of two Frankish tribes who were then occupying the area west of the lower Rhine, with their center in an area known as Toxandria, between the Meuse and Scheldt. Louis (French), "Chlodwig" and Ludwig (German), Lodewijk (Dutch), Luis (Spanish), Luigi (Italian), and Lewis (English) are just six of the over 100 possible variations. If there were any privileges they belonged to the Gallo-Romans, who, in the beginning were the only ones on whom the episcopal dignity was conferred. 466–511 november 27., Párizs), a száli frank Meroving dinasztia egyik királya, apját, I. Childericet követte a trónon 481/482-ben. Failure to keep them out is one of the criticisms sometimes made against Justinian. Later the abbey was renamed in honor of Paris' patron saint, Geneviève.[5]. Belisarius could make no headway without adequate reinforcements, and in 549 he was recalled to Constantinople. Clotiar I and his son Sigebert I were both buried in Soissons, St Waast. While at war with the Alamans, it looked like Clovis I's army might be defeated, and Clovis I in desperation, swore to God and to Jesus Christ that he would have himself baptized and adhere to the Faith, if only he would be granted victory. Established at Paris, Clovis (Chlodovech I) governed this kingdom by virtue of an agreement concluded with the bishops of Gaul, according to which natives and barbarians were to be on terms of equality, and all cause of friction between the two races was removed when, in 496, the king was converted to Catholicism. DRIVING THE DAY. He was the son of Childeric I and Basina. In the year 500 Clovis was called upon to mediate in a quarrel between his wife's two uncles, Kings Gondebad of Vienne and Godegisil of Geneva. He also introduced Christianity. In 508, the Franc Army lays siege on Arles in order to secure Provence. [1] Helyzetét bebiztosítandó Klodvig megerősítette szövetségét a keleti gótokkal: testvérét, Audofledát feleségül adta Nagy Theodorik királyhoz. This was a significant change from the other Germanic kings, like the Visigoths and Vandals , who embraced the rival Arian beliefs. Traditionally tombs have been located in caves, underground, or in structures designed specifically for the purpose of containing the remains of deceased human beings and, often, their possessions, loved ones, or, as at the tomb known as `The Great Death Pit' at the city of Ur, one's servants. Gregory of Tours names "Clotilde" as the younger daughter of Chilperich, recording that she and her sister were driven into exile by their paternal uncle King Gundobad, but that the latter accepted a request for her hand in marriage from Clovis King of the Franks[49]. Justinianus was a Roman name that he took from his uncle, the emperor Justin I, to whom he owed his advancement. -vech = "fighter" (modern English). Note - between 486 and 507: King of the Franks, Clovis I vanquished the Romans at Soissons in 486. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Chlodovechus" expanded his kingdom "usque Sequanam" and afterwards "usque Ligere fluvio"[39]. [3] He then established Paris as his capital,[3] and established an abbey dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul on the south bank of the Seine. In the familiar literary convention called interpretatio romana, Gregory of Tours gave the gods that Clovis abandoned the names of roughly equivalent Roman gods, such as Jupiter and Mercury. He reigned from 481 to 511. Clovis's power base was to the southwest of this, around Tournai and Cambrai along the modern frontier between France and Belgium. The conversion of Clovis to Roman Catholic Christianity , the religion of the majority of his subjects, strengthened the bonds between his Roman subjects and their Germanic conquerors. He was baptized in the Cathedral of Rheims, as most future French kings would be. According to Gregory of Tours, the mother of Theoderich was one of King Clovis's concubines not his first wife[46]. (Came to throne at about age 15. . In 492 or 493 Clovis, who was master of Gaul from the Loire to the frontiers of the Rhenish Kingdom of Cologne, married Clotilda, the niece of Gondebad, King of the Burgundians. Gregory of Tours names Clovis as son of Childerich & Basina[37]. In 500, he wages war against Gondebaud, King of Burgundy defeating him near Dijon. List of MAC Gregory of Tours records the death of King Clovis in Paris "five years after the battle of Vouillé" and his burial in the church of the Holy Apostles, which he and Queen Clotilde had built[45]. It also ensured him of the support of the Catholic Gallo-Roman aristocracy in his later campaign against the Visigoths, which drove them from southern Gaul (507). Clovis I loses the Bas-Languedoc, then called Septimania. According to this tradition Clovis called upon Chararic to assist him its his war against Syagrius, but Chararic's attitude throughout the battle was most suspicious, as he refrained from taking sides until he saw which of the rivals was to be victorious. Justinian I (/ dÊ Ê Ë s t ɪ n i É n /; Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus; Greek: á¼¸Î¿Ï ÏÏινιανÏÏ, translit. Call us savages because we strike at you, but know this -- it is we who are closest to the Ruinous Powers. Meanwhile Clovis advanced and the battle began. These events have been made known to us only through the poetic tradition of the Franks which has singularly distorted them. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdomâs political and religious founder. It also included an elementary outline of the law and a collection of Justinian’s own new laws. After this, Clovis secured an alliance with the Ostrogoths , through the marriage of his sister Audofleda to their king, Theodoric the Great . At age 16, he succeeded his father, in the year 481. He succeeded his father in [481/82] as CLOVIS I King of the Franks. A Wikipédiából, a szabad enciklopédiából. Gregory also records Clovis' systematic campaigns following his victory in Vouillé to eliminate the other Frankish "reguli" or sub-kings. m ([464]) as her second husband, BASINA, formerly wife of BASINUS King of Thuringia, daughter of -. ^ a b c Iron Age Braumeisters of the Teutonic Forests. Clovis is remembered for three main accomplishments: By the first act, he assured the influence of his people beyond the borders of Gaul, something no petty regional king could accomplish. Baptized: on 25 December 496; When the Queen, Clotilde, convinced Clovis I to have their son Ingomer baptized, he relented. [1] The Salian Franks were one of two Frankish tribes who were then occupying the area west of the lower Rhine, with their center in an area known as Toxandria, between the Meuse and Scheldt (in what is now the Netherlands and Belgium). The Dark Ages 476-918. Clovis (c. 466-511) was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one king. Scholars differ about the exact meaning of his (first) name. He followed this victory with another in 491 over a small group of Thuringians east of the Frankish territories. [citation needed], Though he fought a battle in Dijon in the year 500, Clovis did not successfully subdue the Burgundian kingdom. A vouilléi csata után – Tours-i Szent Gergely történetíró szerint – I. Anasztáziusz bizánci császár konzuli címet adományozott Klodvignak, ám mivel neve nem szerepel a konzulok listáján, ez az adat bizonytalan. This precedent led in the long run to the fall of his dynasty, for it was a pattern repeated in future reigns. [citation needed], Though he fought a battle at Dijon in the year 500, Clovis did not successfully subdue the Burgundian kingdom. William Daly, in order more directly to assess Clovis' allegedly barbaric and pagan origins,[6] was obliged to ignore the bishop Saint Gregory of Tours and base his account on the scant earlier sources, a sixth-century "vita" of Saint Genevieve and letters to or concerning Clovis from bishops and Theodoric. Clovis I is traditionally said to have died on 27 November 511; however, the Liber Pontificalis suggests that he was still alive in 513. Dig into and choose from MomJunctionâs treasure of 70,000+ baby names that are divided based on meaning, religion, origin, English alphabet, and gender. He followed this victory with another in 491 over a small group of Thuringians east of his territories. As noted above, the editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ Scriptores series assumes that this charter refers to the daughter of King Theoderich[134]. Following the Battle of Vouillé , according to Gregory of Tours , the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I , granted Clovis the title of consul . London: 1962. After campaigns in which the Byzantine generals, among whom Belisarius was the most distinguished, obtained considerable successes, a truce was made on the death of Kavadh in September 531. Attila the Hun (r. 434-453 CE) was the leader of the ancient nomadic people known as the Huns and ruler of the Hunnic Empire, which he established.His name means "Little Father" and, according to some historians, may not have been his birth name but "a term of affection and respect conferred on his accession" (Man, 159). It was notably borne by Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy. Unfortuntately, there are few contemporary documents against which to confirm these lineages. Clovis then remained master of the dominions of Syagrius and took up his residence at Soissons. Nevertheless, Bernard Bachrach has argued that this conversion from his Frankish paganism alienated many of the other Frankish sub-kings and weakened his military position over the next few years. He also introduced Christianity. Clovis was baptised at Rheims on Christmas 496, 498 or 506 by Saint Remigius. Louis (French), "Chlodwig" and Ludwig (German), Lodewijk (Dutch), and Lewis (English) are just four of the over 100 possible variations. [9] After his death, he was interred in Saint Denis Basilica, Paris. El título de rey no era nuevo, pues este era dado a los jefes de guerra de las naciones bárbaras al servicio de Roma. Another charter, classified as spurious, in the name of "Theodechildis filia Chlodoveo" purports to record a donation to the monastery of St Peter at Sens dated Sep 569[135]. Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Justinian-I, Ancient History Encyclopedia - Biography of Justinian I, The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Justinian I, The Met - The Byzantine State under Justinian I, Justinian I - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), Migrations and kingdoms of the Goths in the 5th and 6th centuries. He summoned a church council at Orléans and also promulgated Lex Salica. Clotiar I and his son Sigebert I were both buried in Soissons, St Waast. After the defeat of the Ostrogothic king Witigis and the capture of Ravenna in 540, imperial administration was reestablished in Italy under the praetorian prefect Athanasius. She was canonised by the Catholic church, feast day 3 Jun[54]. El reino de Clodoveo se inscribe más bien en la continuidad de la antigüedad tardía que en la alta edad media según numerosos historiadores. He defeated Syagrius, ruler at Soissons, in 486. The third book, Institutiones, was compiled and published in 533, and the fourth book, Novellae Constitutiones Post Codicem, was completed upon Justinian’s death in 565. According to Gregory of Tours, following the Battle of Vouillé, the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I, granted Clovis the title of consul. ^ Daly, William M. Daly, "Clovis: How Barbaric, How Pagan?" The code synthesized collections of past laws and extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists. He received an excellent education, though it was said that he always spoke Greek with a bad accent. On the foreign front, he struggled. I. Klodvig 511-ben halt meg,[1] a párizsi Saint-Denis-i apátságba temették el[1] (apja és a korábbi Meroving királyok nyughelye Tournai). The small church in which he was baptized is now named Saint Remy, and a statue of him being baptized by Remigius can be seen there. Louis (French), "Chlodwig" and Ludwig (German), Lodewijk (Dutch), Людовик (Russian), Luis (Spanish), Luigi (Italian), and Lewis (English) are just seven of the over 100 possible variations. This act was of immense importance in the subsequent history of Western and Central Europe in general, for Clovis expanded his dominion over almost all of the old Roman province of Gaul (roughly modern France). Nevertheless, Bernard Bachrach has argued that this conversion from his Frankish paganism alienated many of the other Frankish sub-kings and weakened his military position over the next few years. Narses entered Rome and soon afterward defeated Ostrogothic resistance at Mount Lactarius, south of Vesuvius. Chlodovech I (Frans Clovis, maar de naam is gelijk aan Lodewijk) ((Doornik, 465 - Parijs, 27 november 511) was koning der Franken. Geni requires JavaScript! Zijn moeder wordt door Gregorius van Tours Basina genoemd.[2]. ^ The abbey was demolished in 1802. After Clovis's departure Gondebad reconquered Vienne, his capital in which Godegisil had established himself. William Daly, in order more directly to assess Clovis' allegedly barbaric and pagan origins,[3] was obliged to ignore the bishop Gregory of Tours and base his account on the scant earlier sources, a sixth-century vita of Saint Genevieve and letters to or concerning Clovis from bishops and Theodoric. The small church in which he was baptized is now named Saint Remy, and a statue of him being baptized by Remigius can be seen there. MEDLANDS. It would seem as if the episode of the celebrated vase of Soissons were an incident of the campaign against Syagrius, and it proves that, although a pagan, Clovis continued his father's policy by remaining on amicable terms with Gaulish episcopate. The conversion of Clovis to Catholic Christianity, the religion of the majority of his subjects, strengthened the bonds between his Roman subjects, led by their Catholic bishops, and their Germanic conquerors. Since Clovis' name does not appear in the consular lists, it is likely he was granted a suffect consulship. Munich: 2004. Tradition goes on to say that Ragnacaire King of Cambrai, was a man of such loose morals he hardly respected his own kindred, and Farron, his favourite, was equally licentious. According to Gregory of Tours, following the Battle of Vouillé, the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I, granted Clovis the title of consul. He also brought them Christianity. Thus, the Kingdom extends from the Pyrenees, to the ocean to beyond the Rhine. However, Bernard Bachrach has argued that this conversion from his Frankish pagan beliefs alienated many of the other Frankish sub-kings, and weakened his military position over the next few years. Totila was defeated by superior numbers and strategy and was mortally wounded at the battle of Busta Gallorum. The drawing up of the Salian Law (Lex Salica), which seems to date from the early part of the reign of Clovis (Chlodovech I), and the Council of Orléans, convoked by him and held in the last year of his reign, prove that the legislative activity of this king was not eclipsed by his military energy. Henrik Líceum területén áll, a Panthéontól keletre. Titles: King of the Franks (Roi des Francs), Consecration: Gregory of Tours mentioned some sort of consecration on occasion of accepting the title of consul from Emperor Anastasias (507, Tours). 486-ban Ragnachar segítségével Klodvig legyőzte Syagriust, Nyugat-Gallia utolsó római helytartóját,[1] akinek uralma Soisson környékére terjedt ki, azaz a mai Picardiára. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York (full text in Clodian's notes): When Clovis (Chlodovech I) began to reign in 481, he was, like his father, King of Tournai only, but at an early date he began his career of conquest. Gregory of Tours records that Queen Clotilde became a nun at the church of St Martin at Tours after her husband died, and in a later passage records her death in Tours and burial in Paris next to her husband in the church which she had built[53]. Conversion to Christianity set Clovis apart from the other Germanic kings of his time, such as those of the Visigoths and the Vandals, who had converted from heathen beliefs to Arian Christianity. Clovis died at the age of 45 and was buried in the Church of the Apostles, but his grave has never been found. Clovis had previously married the Christian Burgundian princess Clotilde (493), and, according to Gregory of Tours, as a result of his victory at Tolbiac (traditionally set in 496), he converted to her Catholic faith. Although a Pagan, Childeric had kept up friendly relations with the bishops of Gaul, and when Clovis ascended the throne he received a most cordial letter of congratulation from St. Remigius, Archbishop of Reims. He took the Roman name “Justinianus” from his uncle, Justin. These included Sigobert the Lame and his son Chlodoric the Parricide; Chararic, another king of the Salian Franks; Ragnachar of Cambrai, his brother Ricchar, and their brother Rignomer of Le Mans. Clovis I the Great, King of the Franks worked at Fra... "Chlodovech", "Chlodovechus", "Magnus", "Ludovicus", "Clovis", "Clovis Magnus", "Clovis the Great", "Chlodio", "Clodio", "Clodion", "Chlodion", "Chrlodwig", "the Old (le Vieux)", "King of the Franks; the Merovingian dynasty", ""The Magnificent"", "Clovis I", "The Great King", Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Ãle-de-France, France, 1st King of the Franks 481-511, Patrice des Romains, Roy des Francs Ripuaires, King of the Franks, King of the Salian, Frankish, King of France, koning der Franken, koning von Merovingens/Gallie. He followed this victory with another in 491 over a small group of Thuringians east of his territories, then later, with the help of the other Frankish sub-kings, defeated the Alamanni in the Battle of Tolbiac . He caused the Salic Law (Lex Salica) to be reduced to written form, revised end adapted to the new social conditions under which his fellow barbaricans were subsequently to live. At Soissons, in 486, Clovis defeated Syagrius, the last Roman ruler in Gaul. Clovis himself and Clothilde are buried in the St. Genevieve church (St. Pierre) in Paris. "Bow thy head, O Sicambrian", said St. Remigius to the royal convert "Adore what thou hast burned and burn what thou hast adored." It was owing to the assistance given him by the Gaulish episcopate that he gained possession of the country. Timelines here are bound to be fraught with error since the custom of counting years from the time of Jesus Christ was not established until the 8th. Upon his death, his realm was divided among his four sons, (Theuderic_I_of_Austrasia, Chlodomer , Childebert _I, Chlothar ) creating the new political units of the Kingdoms of Reims , Orléans , Paris and Soissons , inaugurating a period of disunity which was to last with brief interruptions until the end (751 ) of his Merovingian dynasty. The veteran Belisarius saved the situation by mustering the civilian population. From Paris, which he had finally made his capital, he administered the various provinces through the agency of counts (comites) established in each city and selected by him from the aristocracy of both races, conformably to the principle of absolute equality between Romans and barbarians, a principle which dominated his entire policy. Say what you will of us, call us heathens because we deny your weak pretender-god. [1] 491-ben türingiaiak egy kis csoportjára mért vereséget északon, majd más frank törzsek vezetőivel közösen megverte az alemannokat a tolbiaci csatában.[forr%C3%A1s?]. Clovis longed to have revenge. [7] Taken literally, such usage would suggest a strong affinity of early Frankish rulers for the prestige of Roman culture, which they may have embraced as allies and federates of the Empire during the previous century. Married circa 493: Sainte Clotilde de Bourgogne , daughter of Chilperic, King de Bourgogne and N? Those historians who do not understand the problems of religious psychology have concluded that Clovis embraced Christianity solely from political motives, but nothing is more erroneous. So great was the king's infatuation for this man that, if given a present, he would accept it for himself and his Farron. Clovis (c. 466-511) was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one king. Chlod- = (modern English) loud, with its oldest connotation praised. Upon his death, according to Frankish custom, his kingdom was divided among his four sons: Thierry, Clodomir, Childebert and Clotaire. Clovis I's army of 3,000 also was baptized, as well as Clovis I's sister, Alboflede. It were better that you should die." Macmillan, 1982.
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