Reminiscent of the conduct of Constantine after his so - called conversion to Christianity, Clovis set out to consolidate his rulership by systematically killing off all rivals to the throne. He exterminated “all his relatives to the sixth degree. ”
कॉन्स्टंटाईनने ख्रिस्ती धर्मात केलेल्या तथाकथित धर्मांतरानंतर दाखवलेल्या वर्तनाची आठवण करून देणाऱ्‍या क्लोव्हिसने राज्याधिकारासाठी असलेल्या सर्व प्रतिस्पर्धींचा पद्धतशीरपणे खात्मा करून आपले शासन दृढ केले.