This title , or  owed its origins to the long, and distinctive, relationship between the Catholic Church and the Franks. France was the first modern state recognised by the Church, and was known as the 'Eldest Daughter of the Church'; Clovis I, the king of the Franks, had been recognised by the papacy as a protector of Rome's interests.
This title, or  derived from the prolonged, and unique, connection between the Catholic Church and the Franks. France was the first modern state acknowledged by the Church, and was known as the 'Oldest Daughter of the Church'; Clovis I, the king of the Franks, had been recognized by the papacy as a protector of Rome's interests.