<P> Clovis the Frank , the first king of the Merovingian dynasty , made the city his capital from 508 . A gradual immigration by the Franks also occurred in Paris in the beginning of the Frankish domination of Gaul which created the Parisian Francien dialects . Fortification of the Île - de-France failed to prevent sacking by Vikings in 845 but Paris 's strategic importance -- with its bridges preventing ships from passing -- was established by successful defence in the Siege of Paris ( 885 -- 86 ) . In 987 Hugh Capet , Count of Paris ( comte de Paris ) , Duke of the Franks ( duc des Francs ) was elected King of the Franks ( roi des Francs ) . Under the rule of the Capetian kings , Paris gradually became the largest and most prosperous city in France . </P>
<P> Clovis the Frank , the first king of the Merovingian dynasty , made the city his capital from 508 . A gradual immigration by the Franks also occurred in Paris in the beginning of the Frankish domination of Gaul which created the Parisian Francien dialects . Fortification of the Île - de-France failed to prevent sacking by Vikings in 845 but Paris 's strategic importance -- with its bridges preventing ships from passing -- was established by successful defence in the Siege of Paris ( 885 -- 86 ) . In 987 Hugh Capet , Count of Paris ( comte de Paris ) , Duke of the Franks ( duc des Francs ) was elected King of the Franks ( roi des Francs ) . Under the rule of the Capetian kings , Paris gradually became the largest and most prosperous city in France . </P>
why did paris become the capital of france
why did paris become the capital of france
Clovis the Frank , the first king of the Merovingian dynasty , made the city his capital from 508
Clovis the Frank , the first king of the Merovingian dynasty , made the city his capital from 508