Clovis's conversion of Gregory of Tours to Orthodox ChristianityIn the History of the Franks, Gregory of Tours described Clovis as a leader who, although his conversion to Christianity appeared to be genuine, however, he used his conversion to realize his political aspirations. By converting to Christianity, Clovis, according to Gregory of Tours' account, managed to gain the support of Christian leaders such as Saint Remigius and, as a result, gain powerful political allies. Furthermore, as a result of his conversion, Clovis became a more attractive king to Orthodox Christians. Furthermore, Clovis' conversion provided him with a reason to conquer territories that were not ruled by Orthodox Christians. Thus, Clovis was able to bring further territories under his command without resistance from the local Orthodox Christian leaders and with some degree of approval from the Orthodox Christian masses as he, in essence, took on the Christ-like role of savior and liberator who raised the conflict. Orthodox Christian masses with flawed leadership made up of “false” Christians, pagans, or morally inept. Interestingly, it appears that Clovis' alleged behavior was not entirely unique as parallels and discrepancies exist between Gregory of Tour's account of Clovis' conversion to Orthodox Christianity, his depiction of Gundobad's conversion, and Eusebius' description of the conversion of Constantine. The conversion is comparable to Gregory of Tours' accounts of Clovis and Gundobad's conversions to Christianity, in that they all initially called upon the "Christ-God" (though Gundobad perhaps indirectly) to come to their aid, which he did, during periods of military crisis. In the middle of the article, the final political success of these leaders appears inevitable considering the position assigned by the authors to Orthodox Christianity, subordinating paganism and Arianism, as a result of their religious ideas. preferences. While Clovis and Constantine used their conversions to increase their political power, Gundobad clearly did not. Furthermore, it seems likely that the military triumphs of Clovis and Constantine contributed at least as much to their political successes as their conversions. Perhaps Christianity benefited more than they did, since the relatively unified Christian kingdoms they founded provided a fertile bed from which Christianity could grow. Furthermore, it appears that, taking into account their post-conversion actions, Constantine and Gundobad, like Clovis, were relatively genuine in their dedication to Christianity.