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Clovis I, King of the Franks, from the house of the Merovings; c. 466 - 511. - The baptism of Clovis (496 or 506; Bishop Remigius of Reims baptises Clovis). Detail from the "Sainte Ampoule" reliquary, belonging to the coronation regalia of Charles X of France. Goldsmithery, 1820, by J.C. Cahier, student of Biennais. Reims, Palais du Tau.