# Clovis marries Clotilde (493)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/493-clovis-marries-clotilde
Location: Burgundy / Frankish realm

Marriage linked Clovis to Burgundian royalty and to a Nicene Christian queen. Within the broader Frankish Kingdoms period, Merovingian and Carolingian rulers built large Frankish realms over former Roman Gaul. Conversion, aristocratic power, church institutions and imperial expansion laid foundations for medieval France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Clovis I (King of the Franks). Clovis marries Clotilde mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Clovis marries Clotilde mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Clovis I](https://history-france.com/rulers/clovis-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Clovis marries Clotilde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Clovis+marries+Clotilde&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Clovis marries Clotilde](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Clovis+marries+Clotilde)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)