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Clovis I, also known as Clovis the Great, was a significant ruler of the Salian Franks who played a pivotal role in the history of the region that is now France, Belgium, and parts of Germany. His reign marked the beginning of the Merovingian dynasty and the unification of the Frankish tribes. Clovis's expansion of the Frankish kingdom laid the foundation for what would eventually become the Kingdom of France.