who chose paris as the capital of france
Clovis the Frank
Paris
Clovis the Frank, the first king of the Merovingian dynasty, made the city his capital from 508
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Paris [SEP] Origins
Clovis the Frank, the first king of the Merovingian dynasty, made the city his capital from 508. As the Frankish domination of Gaul began, there was a gradual immigration by the Franks to Paris and the Parisian Francien dialects were born. Fortification of the Île de la Cité failed to avert sacking by Vikings in 845, but Paris' strategic importance—with its bridges preventing ships from passing—was established by successful defence in the Siege of Paris (885–86), for which the then Count of Paris ("comte de Paris"), Odo of France, was elected king of West Francia. From the Capetian dynasty that began with the 987 election of Hugh Capet, Count of Paris and Duke of the Franks ("duc des Francs"), as king of a unified Francia, Paris gradually became the largest and most prosperous city in France.