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Who was the first Germanic king to convert to what is now known as Catholicism? Louis the Pious

Rollo of Normandy
Clovis
Charlemagne

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(C) Clovis was the first Germanic king to convert to what is now known as Catholicism.

Explanation:

King Clovis is known to be the First king of France to unite all the tribes under the control of one king, passing the territory to his heirs after that.

After the fall of the Great Roman Empire at that time, the Catholic Church became the only stable organization in the west and many started converting to Christianity. Thinking it would help him to gain more power and prestige over his rival kings, and with Catholicism being a large movement then, Clovis has made the decision to convert his religion to "Christianity" in 496.

His conversion affected many of his people being it unusual in the Germanic tribes, and many followed his lead, making it more powerful and by achieving his plan of expanding his territory and defeat other chiefs.

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Answer:

The answer is Clovis.

Step-by-step explanation:

King Clovis (466-511 AD) was not the first Frankish king, but he established the kingdom of the Franks as a major political unit. He founded the Merovingian dynasty, he ruled much of the Gaul. His baptism took place toward the end of the 5th century (there´s no historical certainty about the exact date). He became a key ally of the Church and its spreading of Christianity.

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