RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Clotilde

475 - 545

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Clotilde (c. 474 – 3 June 545 in Burgundy, France) (also known as Clotilda (Fr.), Chlothilde (Ger.) Chlothieldis, Chlotichilda, Clodechildis, Croctild, Crote-hild, Hlotild, Rhotild, and many other forms), is a saint and was a Queen of the Franks. Clotilde is the patron saint of the lame in Normandy and the patron saint of Les Andelys and has been "invoked against sudden death and iniquitous husbands". She married Clovis I, the first king of the Franks, in 492 or 493. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clotilde is the 634th most popular religious figure (up from 642nd in 2019), the 705th most popular biography from France (up from 745th in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Religious Figure.

Clotilde is most famous for being the wife of Clovis I, who was the first king of the Franks. They had four children together.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Clotilde ranks 634 out of 3,187Before her are Ali al-Hadi, Djet, Peter the Hermit, Theophanes the Confessor, Pope Theodore I, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad. After her are Father Damien, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, Seraphim of Sarov, Apollos, Thomas Becket, and Billy Graham.

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Among people born in 475, Clotilde ranks 2Before her is Dionysius Exiguus. After her are Vitiges, and Tribonian. Among people deceased in 545, Clotilde ranks 1After her are Leonard of Noblac, and Anwon of Goguryeo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Clotilde ranks 705 out of 6,770Before her are Maurice Gamelin (1872), Gérard de Nerval (1808), Charles-François Daubigny (1817), Suzanne Lenglen (1899), Pierre Augereau (1757), and Georges Perec (1936). After her are Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Nicole Oresme (1323), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), and François Fénelon (1651).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Clotilde ranks 38Before her are Marcel Lefebvre (1905), Charles de Foucauld (1858), Luigi Lucheni (1873), Ansgar (801), Rashi (1040), and Peter the Hermit (1050). After her are Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Antipope Clement VII (1342), Peter Waldo (1140), Louis de Montfort (1673), Jean Meslier (1664), and Catherine Labouré (1806).