Clovis I (466 – November 27, 511) was the founder and king of the Frankish Kingdom. In 481 AD, Hilderic I, the leader of the Salion Frankish tribe, passed away and was succeeded by his son Clovis I. The Salion Franks occupied the area west of the lower Rhine River, known as Tocquesandria, centered around Tournai and Cambrai on the current border between France and Belgium. Clovis I conquered several neighboring Frankish tribes and proclaimed himself king.
In 486 AD, Clovis defeated Siglius, the last governor of the Roman Empire in Gaul, and monopolized northern Gaul. This year is considered the founding day of the Frankish Kingdom. After occupying northern Gaul, Clovis converted to Roman Catholicism. He may have been the first Germanic barbarian to abandon paganism. After Clovis' death, according to the traditional customs of the Germanic people, he divided his territory among his four sons. The first period of division was formed.
Clovis I abandoned the Arian sect believed by the Germanic people and converted to Catholicism. This action had a significant impact on the history of France and Western Europe, and played a crucial role in the later expansion of Clovis I's territory to the Gaul region of the former Roman Empire.

In 481 AD, 15-year-old Clovis inherited the position of Salian Frankish leader from his father. His first opponent was the self proclaimed 'King of the Romans', TheoAgrius.
Sigurdius was the son of Aegidius, who was the Grand Marshal of the Western Roman Empire stationed in Gaul. Due to his loyalty to the former Emperor Majorian, he parted ways with the true ruler of the Western Roman Empire, Ricimore, and thus established his own kingdom. Sigurdius was the son of Aegidius.
In 486 AD, Clovis I defeated Siglius (the ruler of the Kingdom of Soissons located in present-day Picardy) through the Battle of Soissons. This victory expanded the rule of the Franks to the area north of the Loire River. Afterwards, Clovis I's sister married Theodoric the Great and formed an alliance with the Ostrogoths through marriage.
In 491, Clovis I achieved a series of victories in Thuringia, east of his territory. Afterwards, Clovis I, with the help of other Frankish tribes, defeated the Alamanni in the Battle of Qurpich.
In 493, Clovis I married Princess Clothil of Burgundy. Under his persuasion, Clovis I converted to Catholicism during the war against the Alemannians in 496.
Clovis fought against the Alamanni again in 506, driving them to the vicinity of Lake Boden in contemporary Switzerland. However, due to King Theodoric's demand for Clovis to stop, Clovis was forced to cease his attacks on the Alamanni.
Catholicism was the main religious belief of the subjects of the Roman Empire under Clovis, and his conversion strengthened the bond between the people and the Germanic conquerors. However, this measure also distanced Clovis from other Frankish tribes and weakened his military position in the following years.

In 500 AD, a civil war broke out in the Kingdom of Burgundy, and Prince Gondobad of Burgundy fought against his brother G ö rdegisel. Due to Gondobad's killing of Crotidal's father, Hilperik II, Clovis chose to help G ö rdegisel.
In this battle, Clovis not only conquered Dijon, but also approached Gondobad towards Avignon, forcing Gondobad to promise to pay tribute to Clovis. But as soon as Clovis left Burgundy, Gondobard immediately broke his promise and killed Goethe Giselle, becoming the only king of Burgundy.
In the following years, through the alliance of the Amoricans and the Burgundian king Gondobad, Clovis I launched a war against the Visigothic kingdom and ultimately achieved an absolute victory in the Battle of Wuye in 507, driving them to Spain and taking advantage of the opportunity to occupy most of present-day Aquitaine.
Through Gregory of Tur, Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I conferred upon Clovis the title of consul.
Clovis I passed away in 511 and was buried in the Church of Saint Genevieve in Paris, France. He later moved to the Church of Saint Denis, while his father and previous kings were buried in Tournai. The territory behind Clovis I was inherited by his four sons, Clovis I, Hildebel I, Clodumael, and Theodoric I, who respectively established the kingdoms of Soissons, Paris, Orleans, and Reims.

The greatest impact of Clovis I's life included three actions: unifying the Franks, conquering Gaul, and converting to Roman Catholicism. The first action gave Clovis greater energy than being a regional leader; The second action laid the foundation for France; The third action led Clovis to form an alliance with the Pope and become the protector of the Catholic Church. In fact, Clovis' conversion to the Orthodox Church was the wisest decision of his life, reflecting a politician's long-term vision.
At that time, although the Western Roman Empire had already fallen, the Orthodox Church was still a powerful and influential force, and there were a large number of Romans who believed in the Orthodox Church on the land of Gaul. They urgently needed to find a pillar among the powerful and Arian heretics (although Arian heretics were also Christians, they denied the Holy Trinity and were declared heretical as early as 325, but widely spread among the Germanic people). Clovis became this pillar, and from then on he became even more invincible with the support of the Orthodox Church and its followers.
Another major event during the Clovis era was the compilation of the Salic Code, although Clovis' own role in the process of compiling the code was not yet fully understood. This code mainly records the common law of the Franks and has had a great influence on the later legal system of France.
The Franks were originally an insignificant group among the Germanic barbarians in terms of both population and civilization. Under the outstanding leadership of Clovis, they became the rulers of Gaul, and Clovis' conquests laid the foundation for the Frankish kingdom. The later Charlemagne Empire developed on this basis. The measure of Clovis leading the Franks to convert to the Orthodox Church of Christianity was a groundbreaking event in both the history of Christianity and French history. And his strategy and power tactics promoted the Franks to cross military democracy and enter the era of monarchy.
But in the Clovis era, the monarchy was still relatively weak and the country's administrative institutions were still very inadequate. Clovis is basically just a king on horseback. As a leader, Clovis possesses the following characteristics: first, like most Franks, he is brave and combative, taking combat as his lifelong hobby and career; second, he has a cruel personality and can decisively eliminate those who threaten him at the appropriate time; third, he is scheming and skilled at playing with power; fourth, and most importantly, he also has the long-term strategic vision that a politician should have.