{{infobox person
|name=Clovis I
|birth_date=c. 466
|birth_place=Tournai
|death_date=November 27, 511 (aged around 45)
|death_place=Paris
|spouse=Clotilde
*Ingomer
*Chlodomer
*Childebert I
*Chlothar I
*Clotilde
*Theuderic I
}}
'''Clovis''', ('Chlodowech' in the Old Franconian language) also called Clovis I, (466 to 511 AD) was the first king of the [[Franks]]. His reign began in 481 after the death of his father and shortly after the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] ushered in a period of uncertainty in Europe.
==Further reading==
* Terrio, Susan J. "Crucible of the Millennium? The Clovis Affair in Contemporary France," ''Comparative Studies in Society & History'' 1999 41(3): 438-457, [[Category:French History]]
[[Category:Medieval History]]
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