Baptism of Clovis
496* · Event
The Frankish king converts to Catholic Christianity, binding the Franks to Rome and shaping Catholic France.
On these timelines: France, Christianity, Master, Major Religions
More from France
- French Revolution (1789)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Reign of Louis XIV (the Sun King) (1643)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Frankish kingdom of Clovis I (481)
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
Around 496
- Fall of Western Roman Empire (476)
- Muhammad (570)
- Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476)
- Sack of Rome by Visigoths (410)
- Reign of Justinian I (527)
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (450)
- Hagia Sophia (532)
- Sui dynasty reunifies China (581)
- Romans withdraw from Britain (410)
- Hagia Sophia completed (537)