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    1 day ago · A member of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty, Charlemagne was the eldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. With his brother Carloman I, he became king of the Franks in 768 following Pepin's death, and became sole ruler in 771.

  3. 12 hours ago · Charles Martel died in 741 at the height of his power, leaving his kingdom to his sons Carloman and Pepin the Short. His legacy has been the subject of much debate among historians. Some see him as a brutish warlord who plundered the Church and set a dangerous precedent for the erosion of ecclesiastical authority.

  4. 1 day ago · After Charles Martel died, his son, Pepin the Short, became the first to accept kingship based on religious authority. After deposing the last Merovingian, Pepin had Pope Stephen II anoint him in a ceremony that set a precedent for medieval Europe. Charlemagne continued the practice in 800 when Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the Romans.

  5. May 2, 2024 · Pepin or Pippin (714 – 24 September 768), called the Short, and often known as Pepin the Younger or Pepin III, [1] was the Mayor of the Palace and Duke of the Franks from 741 and King of the Franks from 751 to 768. He was the father of Charlemagne.

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    • Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, Queen of The Franks
  6. 3 days ago · Born the elder son of Pepin the Short, Charlemagne inherited the Frankish crown and its recent expansions upon his father’s death in 768. The Merovingian Dynasty had been ousted by his father, and with it, a new era began with the Carolingians seizing the reins of power.

  7. May 19, 2024 · 01 Born around April 2, 742, Charlemagne was the eldest son of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, making him a key figure in the Carolingian dynasty from a young age. 02 He became king of the Franks in 768, following his father's death.

  8. 4 days ago · Pope Stephen II crowned Pepin the Short as king of the Franks in 754 AD, because Pepin promised to support the church. The current king was Childeric III, last of which dynasty? Answer: Merovingian

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