Clovis (given name)
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Royalty
- Clovis IClovis IClovis Leuthwig was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the leadership from a group of royal chieftains, to rule by kings, ensuring that the kingship was held by his heirs. He was also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul . He was the son...
(c. 466–511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler - Clovis IIClovis IIClovis II succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as King of Neustria and Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been King of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her death in her early thirties in 642...
(637–c. 658), king of Neustria and Burgundy - Clovis IIIClovis IIIClovis III was the king of Austrasia from 675 to 676. Perhaps the son of Theuderic III or Clovis II, the Austrasian magnates who proclaimed him called him an illegitimate son of Clotaire III. They placed him on the throne in opposition to the young Dagobert II, the claimant of Wulfoald, the mayor...
(reigned 675–676), the king of Austrasia - Clovis IVClovis IVClovis IV , son of Theuderic III, was the sole king of the Franks from 691 until his death. Although Clovis IV is called "King of the Franks", he was really a puppet—a roi fainéant—of his uncle Pepin II, mayor of the palace of Austrasia...
(682–695), the sole king of the Franks from 691 until 695 - Clovis (died 580), son of Chilperic IChilperic IChilperic I was the king of Neustria from 561 to his death. He was one of the sons of the Frankish king Clotaire I and Queen Aregund....
and Audovera, assassinated by his father and stepmother
Others
- Clovis E. ByersClovis E. ByersLieutenant General Clovis E. Byers was an American soldier and General in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his role as Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II and in the Occupation of Japan. He was wounded while leading American...
, American general - Clovis CornillacClovis CornillacClovis Cornillac is a French theater, television and cinema actor.- Biography :Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14....
, French actor - Clovis HuguesClovis HuguesClovis Hugues was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist. He wrote some of his works in Provençal and was the majoral of Félibrige.-Life:...
, French author - Clovis KamdjoClovis KamdjoClovis Kamdjo Tchoumbou is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Barnet in English League Two.Kamdjo came to England at the age of 14 and started his career in the youth system of Reading in 2005. He was youth team captain and featured regurlary for the youth and reserve side, although he failed...
, Cameroonian footballer - Clovis RenaisonClovis RenaisonClovis Renaison was a politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French Senate from 1946-1948 .-External links:*...
, French Senator - Clovis-Thomas RichardClovis-Thomas RichardClovis-Thomas Richard was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick. He was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge, New Brunswick. He was educated at University of St...
, Canadian politician - Clovis TrouilleClovis TrouilleCamille Clovis Trouille was born on 24 October 1889, in La Fère, France. He worked as a restorer and decorator of department store mannequins, but is remembered as a Sunday painter who trained at the École des Beaux-Arts of Amiens from 1905 to 1910...
, French painter - Clovis WhitfieldClovis WhitfieldClovis Whitfield is an art historian and art dealer based in London, where he runs Whitfield Fine Art. He is a member of the Society of London Art Dealers....
, London based art historian and art dealer
Fictional characters
- Clovis la Britannia, a character in the anime series Code Geass
- Clovis, the main antagonist in the 1997 Blade Runner video game
- Clovis Sangrail, a character in the short stories of SakiSakiHector Hugh Munro , better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy...
, named because he was "so appallingly frank"