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Louis the German (804–876) (Eastern Francia) Pepin the Short or Pippin (714 – September 24, 768), often known as Pepin the Younger or Pepin III, was mayor of the palace of Austrasia and the King of the Franks, from 751 to 768, and is best known for being the father of Charlemagne, or "Charles the Great." His rule, while not as great as ...
After Carloman, an intensely pious man, retired to religious life in 747, Pepin became the sole ruler of the Franks. He suppressed a revolt led by his half-brother Grifo and succeeded in becoming the undisputed master of all Francia. Giving up pretense, Pepin then forced Childeric into a monastery and had himself proclaimed King of the Franks ...
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Pepin the Short. Pepin the Short or Pippin ( 714 – September 24, 768 ), often known as Pepin the Younger or Pepin III, was King of the Franks from 751 to 768 . Pepin was the son of Charles Martel and Chrotrud ( 690 - 720 ), and was born in Jupille, Belgium . In 740 Pepin married Bertrada of Laon. She was the daughter of Caribert of Laon.
Pippin III, or Pepin or Pippin the Short, (born c. 714—died Sept. 24, 768, Saint-Denix, Neustria), King of the Franks (751–768), the first king of the Carolingian dynasty and the father of Charlemagne. A son of Charles Martel, he became mayor of Neustria, Burgundy, and Provence in 741 and de facto ruler of the Franks when his brother ...
Jun 11, 2018 · The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES. Pepin the Short (Pepin III), c.714–768, first Carolingian king of the Franks [1] (751–68), son of Charles Martel [2] and father of Charlemagne [3]. Succeeding his father as mayor of the palace (741), he ruled Neustria, Burgundy, and Provence, while his brother Carloman [4] (d.
An event of great significance in early medieval Europe occurred in 753, when newly ensconced Pope Stephen II decided to journey north to Metz to confer with Frankish King Pepin III (known as “The Short”). Although previous popes had traveled east, none had ever journeyed into what the Italians regarded as the hinterlands of northern Gaul.
Father. Charles Martel. Mother. Rotrude of Hesbaye. Religion. Chalcedonian Christianity. Signature. Pepin [lower-alpha 1] the Short ( Latin : Pipinus; French : Pépin le Bref; c. 714 – 24 September 768), was King of the Franks from 751 until his death in 768. He was the first Carolingian to become king.
