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Clotilde by Joseph Ducreux, c. 1773. Born in Versailles, Clotilde was the elder daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France, the only son of King Louis XV and his wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska, and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony. As the granddaughter of the King, she was a petite-fille de France. Upon the death of their grandfather in May 1774 ...
Clotilde ( c. 474 – 3 June 545 in Burgundy, France) [1] [2] (also known as Clotilda (Fr.), Chlothilde (Ger.) [1] Chlothieldis, Chlotichilda, Clodechildis, Croctild, Crote-hild, Hlotild, Rhotild, and many other forms), [2] 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 ...
Clotilde of France. Marie Clotilde of France (23 September 1759 – 7 March 1802) was Queen of Sardinia as wife of Charles Emmanuel IV. She was the sister of Louis XVI. On 10 April 1808, Pope Pius VII, declared Queen Clodile a Venerable the causes of her beatification and canonization continue.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Marie Clotilde of France (Marie Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière; 23 September 1759 – 7 March 1802), known as Clotilde in Italy, was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia. She was the younger sister of Louis XVI of France. She was politically active and acted as the de facto first minister of her ...
Within a few years of their marriage, Queen Clotilde convinced Clovis to convert to Christianity. This would help Clovis get the Roman Catholic clergy on his side, something that was of vital importance in his quest to unite all the Franks (for what is now the country of France). King Clovis was baptized on Christmas Day in 508AD in Reims ...
Marie Clotilde (1759–1802)Queen of Sardinia . Name variations: Clotilde or Clothilde; Clotilde de France or Clotilde of France; Marie-Clotilde. Born on September 23, 1759; died on March 7, 1802; daughter of Marie Josèphe of Saxony (1731–1767) and Louis (1729–1765), dauphin of France; sister of Louis XVI, king of France (r.
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It is known that Clotilda was born around 470, the daughter of King Chilperic II of Burgundy and Queen Caretena . The 5th-century kingdom of Burgundy encompassed modern-day southeastern France. It was one of many small monarchies that arose from the political vacuum left by the collapsing Western Roman empire. Known as the "barbarian kingdoms ...
