496 ⟶ Clovis' Conversion and the Christianization of the Franks

Battle of Tolbiac. King Clovis subjugates the Alamanni, and ...
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✝️ Martha's Arrival in Avignon (Tradition)

According to Christian tradition, Martha travels to Avignon.⟶
Martha's Arrival in Avignon (Tradition) (48)
ChristianitySaintsBiblical FiguresReligious HistoryRoman Empire
FranceFrance

⛪ Pothinus Becomes Bishop of Lyon

Pothinus, bishop of Lyon (approximate date)⟶
Pothinus Becomes Bishop of Lyon (89)
ChristianityBishopRoman EmpireReligious FiguresCatholicismChurch History
FranceFrance

👑 Clovis I Ascends to the Frankish Throne

Clovis I becomes King of the Western Franks upon the death of Childeric I.⟶
Clovis I Ascends to the Frankish Throne (481)
Frankish KingdomMerovingian DynastyMonarchySuccessionGermanic TribesClovis I
FranceFranceGermanyGermanyBelgiumBelgiumNetherlandsNetherlands

⚔️ Clovis I Subjugates Thuringia

King Clovis I defeats and subjugates the Kingdom of Thuringia in Germany.⟶
Clovis I Subjugates Thuringia (491)
Frankish KingdomClovis IGermanic TribesConquestExpansionismMonarchyMerovingian Dynasty
GermanyGermanyFranceFrance

✝️ Clovis' Conversion and the Christianization of the Franks

Battle of Tolbiac. King Clovis subjugates the Alamanni, and is baptized Christian with a large number of Franks by Remigius, bishop of Reims.⟶
Clovis' Conversion and the Christianization of the Franks (496)
Frankish KingdomChristianityConversionRoman EmpireGermanic Tribes
FranceFranceGermanyGermany

✝️ Edict of Fontainebleau Revokes Edict of Nantes, Persecuting Protestants

Edict of Fontainebleau outlaws Protestantism in France. King Charles II dies.⟶
Edict of Fontainebleau Revokes Edict of Nantes, Persecuting Protestants (1685)
Religious ViolenceChristianityHuguenotsAbsolutismCounter-Reformation
FranceFrance