Clovis King Of Franks, I *

466 - 511  (45 years)

• Name	Clovis King Of Franks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	I *
  Birth	maybe 466	Loire-Atlantique, FRA
  Gender	Male
  _MARRIED (I)	N
  Death	27 Nov 511	, , FRA
  Person ID	I11744	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Childeric King Of Franks, I *,   b. 436, , Westphalia, DEU d. 26 Nov 481 (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Basina,   b. Aft 437, , Thuringia, DEU d. Aft 470 (Age > 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clothilde Of Burgundy,   b. 475, Bourgogne, , , FRA d. 3 Jun 548, Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, , FRA (Age 73 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Clothaire King Of Franks, I *,   b. 501, , Loire-Alantique, FRA d. 23 Nov 561, , Loire-Alantique, FRA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F7440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Clovis also called Louis was the first King of all the Franks. He succeeded his father in 481 at age 15. His capitol started out at Rheims and later he moved it to Paris. He was responsible for Salic Law being written in the year 500.s wife, Clothilde, introduced him to Christianity. He and 3000 followers were baptized at Rheims on Christmas Day in 496. When Clovis first heard the story of Christ's Crucifixion, history quotes him, "If I had been there with my valiant Franks, I would have avenged Him." (C-336, p. I)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2996] Coats, As the Tree Grows (unpublished). [S2997] John S. Wurtz, Magna Charta Pedigrees of Barons. [S640] Albert F. Schmuhl The Royal Lines. [S1712] Stevens, Luke, Stevens, Luke, Line of Adam. [S1790] Laurence Gardner, Bloodline of the Holy Grail. [S3001] Steve Pearson to Linda Coate E-mail letter dated Oct. 23, 1997 forwarding lineage provided by Eyelyn Easson at spkphpsp@gte.net (Linda Coate files, C-1346). [S125] Steve Pearson as per info from Chris Kame and Michael Knapp to Linda Coate E-mail letter dated 2/8/1998 at spkphpsp@gte.net (C-1419).