In the closing years of his life, he strengthened his kingdom by giving it a written legal code, the Lex Salica, and by convening a church council in Orléans to define relations between Church and State.
Dzīves beidzamajos gados Hlodvigs stiprināja valsts vienotību, izdodot likumu kodeksu ” Saliešu tiesības ” un sasaucot baznīcas koncilu Orleānā ar mērķi noteikt baznīcas un valsts attiecības.