Editing Clovis I (section)

===Visiting the Visigoths===
{{Main article|Franco–Gothic War (507–511)}}
[[File:Division of Gaul - 511.jpg|thumb|Frankish territories at the time of Clovis's death in 511]]

In 507 Clovis was allowed by the magnates of his realm to invade the remaining threat of the Kingdom of the Visigoths. King Alaric had previously tried to establish a cordial relationship with Clovis by serving him the head of exiled Syagrius on a silver plate in 486 or 487. However, Clovis was no longer able to resist the temptation to move against the Visigoths, for many Catholics under Visigoth yoke were unhappy and implored Clovis to make a move. But just to be absolutely certain about retaining the loyalties of the Christians under Visigoths, Clovis ordered his troops to omit raiding and plunder, for this was not a foreign invasion, but a liberation.{{sfn|Bachrach|1972|p=3–11}}

Armorici assisted him in defeating the [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] kingdom of [[Toulouse]] in the [[Battle of Vouillé]] in 507, eliminating Visigothic power in Gaul. The battle added most of [[Aquitaine]] to Clovis's kingdom<ref name=BeerAdvocate>{{cite web|title=Iron Age Braumeisters of the Teutonic Forests|work=BeerAdvocate| url=http://beeradvocate.com/articles/668}}</ref> and resulted in the death of the Visigothic king [[Alaric II]].

According to Gregory of Tours, following the battle the [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Anastasius I Dicorus|Anastasius I]] made Clovis a [[Patrician (ancient Rome)|patrician]] and honorary [[Roman consul|consul]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mathisen|first=Ralph W.|title=The Battle of Vouillé, 507 CE: Where France Began|date=2012|publisher=De Gruyter|isbn=978-1-61451-099-4|editor-last=Mathisen|editor-first=Ralph W.|chapter=Clovis, Anastasius, and Political Status in 508 C.E.: The Frankish Aftermath of the Battle of Vouillé|pages=79–110|doi=10.1515/9781614510994.79|editor-last2=Shanzer|editor-first2=Danuta|chapter-url=https://www.academia.edu/29750646}}</ref>