Clovis was the son of Childeric I, a Merovingian king of the Salian Franks, and Basina, Queen of Thuringia, and he succeeded his father in 481, at the age of fifteen.
Clovis was the son of Childeric I. Clovis was a Merovingian king of the Salian Franks. Clovis was Basina, Queen of Thuringia. He succeeded his father in 481. This was at the age of fifteen.