Почему нет французских королей по имени Clovis Кловис. в нашей переводной литературе?
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Louis is a pretty popular name among French monarchs. From the 9th century to present 17 kings have borne the named ‘Louis,’ [sorry Louis XVII, you don’t count as you were never crowned or ruled]; 19 if you include Louis-Philippe and Louis-Napoleon. In contrast there have been 10 kings named Charles, six Philippe [7 if you include Louis-Philippe] and four Henri with other kings having even less prominent names. Given that so many of France’s kings were named ‘Louis’ this raises the question: why was Louis such a popular name?
Before the name ‘Louis’ even existed Francia had many kings who shared a similar name. The first king to unite the Franks was named Hlodowig in his native language. However, the common language of the elite in Gaul at that time was Gallo-Roman. After conquering Gaul, Hlodowig was Latinized to ‘Clovis.’ Francia had four kings named Clovis with many others in the royal family taking the name. Over time the Franks conquered new territories even as their language changed. Thus, ‘Clovis’ or its root Hlōdowig spread across regions and developed into new names. Within what we call France ‘Clovis’ became ‘Louis’ when the Franks dropped the hard, short ‘c’ at the beginning of the word and the soft ‘s’ at the end. In Iberia ‘Clovis’ became ‘Luis.’ In Italian it became ‘Luigi’ while in German it became ‘Ludwig.’ Frankish conquests meant that kings in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy bore a name derived from the first Frankish ruler. Meanwhile, intermarriage with the Hungarians meant that they had two kings named Lajos (lie-oss).
The first Clovis was a monumentally important figure in French history. He united the Franks and led their conversion to Catholicism, ensuring that the name would pass on to his descendants. The last Clovis IV ruled in the late 7th century, after which the name transforms from the Frankish word into the Old French ‘Louis.’
The first Louis actually predates France. Louis I, known as ‘The Pious,’ was the son of Charlemagne and inheritor of the Frankish Empire. Louis I is not remembered well in history. He tried and failed to keep the empire together even as his rebellious sons split it into thirds. Despite his failures ‘Louis’ was too important a name in Frankish history to simply abandon. His grandson Louis II briefly ruled before passing the throne to his sons, Louis III and Carloman II. Louis III won renown for defeating a Viking host at the Battle of