Queen Clotilda (475 - 545 AD) and her political role in the Merovingian era (490 - 751)

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Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Aswan University, Aswan Governorate, Aswan City

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From the above, we mentioned that Clotilda was one of the most important queens in the Merovingian era. She did not give in easily to pressures, and she continued to struggle to keep the Frankish kingdom strong. She had a diplomatic style in managing political matters, and she also endured hardships and tensions during her guardianship over her young sons. We have seen that this The queen had a positive impact on the politics of the Frankish kingdom in the Merovingian era, and she did everything in her power to establish the authority of her sons in the kingdom. In addition to its extremely important religious role, which was represented in converting an entire kingdom from the Arian doctrine to Catholicism, which led to changing all the systems of government of the Merovingian kings to suit the new religion, and the Merovingian kings became protectors of the Christian religion thanks to Queen Clotilda. Gregory of Tours was the first to portray Clotilda as an ideal queen.

As a saintly person, she gained everyone's respect as she spent her life helping the poor and praying. She enjoyed a great deal of chastity and piety, and many lands were allocated for the construction of churches and monasteries. She was not seen as a queen, but rather as a living image of the Lord on the face of the earth, and Gregory mentioned beautiful words about her chastity and virtue.

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