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- The second son of charles martel by Chrotrude, his first wife, Pepin was educated at the monastery of St-Denis, near Paris. In 737 he was sent to the court of the Lombard king Liutprand (712 – 744) in Italy.
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Pepin, or Pippin the Hunchback (French: Pépin le Bossu, German: Pippin der Buckelige; c. 768/769 – 811) was a Frankish prince. He was the eldest son of Charlemagne and noblewoman Himiltrude. He developed a humped back after birth, leading early medieval historians to give him the epithet "hunchback". He lived with his father's court after ...
May 19, 2021 · The Carolingian Dynasty (751-887) was a family of Frankish nobles who ruled Francia and its successor kingdoms in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. The dynasty expanded from Francia as far as modern Italy, Spain, and Hungary, and ruled the eponymous Carolingian Empire (800-887), the largest European political entity to ...
- Michael Griffith
Bernard (797-818) King of Italy (810 – 817) The son of Pepin of Italy, his grandfather Charlemagne made him King of Italy. In 817, he plotted against Louis the Pious but was captured, deposed and blinded as a punishment. He died two days after being blinded. Pepin I (797-838) King of Aquitaine (817 – 838)
Apr 3, 2018 · Pepin also helped Pope Stephen II against the Lombards in Italy in the 750s and by 756 he had managed to force Aistulf to end his conquests. This led to the Donation of Pepin, where he officially conferred all the former territories that had been part of the Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751) to the Pope as a gift.
- Gregory Sousa
Carolingian dynasty, family of Frankish aristocrats and the dynasty (750–887 ce) that they established to rule western Europe. The dynasty’s name derives from the large number of family members who bore the name Charles, most notably Charlemagne. A brief treatment of the Carolingians follows. For full treatment, see France: The Carolingians.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lombards in Italy from 774.
He departed for Italy in 747 and entered the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino. Carloman had requested that Pippin take his adolescent son Drogo under his wing and relinquish Austrasia to him when he reached his majority. King Pepin was a master of tactics, siegecraft, and logistics
