Later life and marriage Shortly after Caretena's death, Clotilde and Clovis I, the first king of the Franks, were married, in 492 or 493. As Farmer put it, Clovis was "impressed by her beauty and wisdom". Their marriage, from the 6th century on, "was made the theme of epic narratives, in which the original facts were materially altered". Clotilde's story fascinated later generations because it was "the centerpiece of a struggle between the old Catholic, Roman population against the Arianism of the Germanic tribes", although there is no evidence that Clovis was an Arian sympathizer before his marriage and conversion to Catholicism. Clotilde had influence over Clovis and actively encouraged him to convert to Catholicism. He allowed the baptism of their oldest son, Ingomir, who died in infancy, and of their next son, Clodomir, but he blamed their oldest child's death on Clotilde's faith and resisted her attempts to convert him. Clodomir also became ill, but recovered and they had five children in all: four sons, Ingomir; and Clodomir, Childebert, and Clotaire, who all became kings; and one daughter, named Clotilde after her mother. Clotilde's vita describes her daughter's life, who married a Visigothic man named Amalaric, who she unsuccessfully tried to convert to Catholicism and who "cruelly treated". Little is known about her mother during Clovis' lifetime and about their marriage, but she might have been involved with his intervention of the quarrel between the Burgundian kings at the time and Clovis' support of Gondobad. Historian Godefroid Kurth said, about Clotilde, that she was "saddened by cruel trials".
Later life and marriage Shortly after Caretena's death Clotilde and Clovis I the first king of the Franks were married in 492 or 493 As Farmer put it Clovis was "impressed by her beauty and wisdom" Their marriage from the 6th century on "was made the theme of epic narratives in which the original facts were materially altered" Clotilde's story fascinated later generations because it was "the centerpiece of a struggle between the old Catholic Roman population against the Arianism of the Germanic tribes" although there is no evidence that Clovis was an Arian sympathizer before his marriage and conversion to Catholicism Clotilde had influence over Clovis and actively encouraged him to convert to Catholicism He allowed the baptism of their oldest son Ingomir who died in infancy and of their next son Clodomir but he blamed their oldest child's death on Clotilde's faith and resisted her attempts to convert him Clodomir also became ill but recovered and they had five children in all four sons Ingomir; and Clodomir Childebert and Clotaire who all became kings; and one daughter named Clotilde after her mother Clotilde's vita describes her daughter's life who married a Visigothic man named Amalaric who she unsuccessfully tried to convert to Catholicism and who "cruelly treated" Little is known about her mother during Clovis' lifetime and about their marriage but she might have been involved with his intervention of the quarrel between the Burgundian kings at the time and Clovis' support of Gondobad Historian Godefroid Kurth said about Clotilde that she was "saddened by cruel trials"