Clovis 1 has therefore been the king of the Franks from 481 to 511, so far as to say there is a very very long time! Born in 466, the young Clovis inherited 15 years of the kingdom of Tournai after the death of his father Childeric 1. In 486, he declared war on Syagrius to conquer the last Roman realm present in Gaul. Winner, he made the city of Soissons its capital (or was held the famous history of the bottle).