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Son of Charles Martel (q.v.), Pepin was the first king of the Carolingian dynasty and father of Charlemagne (q.v.); he became sole de facto ruler of the Franks in 747 and King in 751, having intrigued with pope Zachary to depose Childeric III (q.v.); he was the first Frankish king to be anointed.
Nov 14, 2022 · Explore genealogy for Pepin III (Pippinid) des Francs born abt. 715 Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liege, Wallonia, Belgium died 768 Saint-Denis, Paris, Ile-de-France, France including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + 8 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
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Pepin the Short was a king of Frankia who ruled from 751 to 768 until his death. He was the first Carolingian ruler who became the king. He was the son of Charles Martel, the great warrior prince who defeated the Umayyads at the Battle of Tours. Pepin received religious education from the monks of St. Denis. He ruled with his brother Carloman. Pepi...
Following the death ofCharles Martelin 741, the Carolingian realms came to be divided among his two sons, Pepin and Carloman. After the entry of Carloman into a monastery in 747, Pepin became the sole mayor of the palace. Grifo, the son of Charles from his second wife, demanded his share but he was besieged in Laon and imprisoned in a monastery. Af...
Childeric III was a Frankish king with no power when Pepin became the mayor. Pepin had all the real power and ran the kingdom. He then questioned Pope Zachery about the actual royal power. Pope Zachery decided to support Pepin’s claim to power as he descended from Charles Martel who had been hailed as the savior of Christendom. Childeric was then c...
The ecclesiastical upbringing and exposure of Pepin influenced him throughout his life. He supported Saint Boniface in the reforming process of the church of Frankia. He intervened in favor of the Papacy of Stephen II. In Italy, the Lombards were against Stephen II. After the conquest of many cities, Pepin subdued the Lombards and gave the conquere...
Pepin the Short expanded the Carolingian Empire in the south and captured Septimania. A key Umayyad stronghold, Narbonne, was also conquered. Pepin also won the strongholds of 1. Limoges 2. Poitiers 3. Angouleme He then spread his terror by destroying many villas. He captured Toulouse in 767. In 768, Pepin died during a campaign. The Kingdom was di...
Apr 3, 2018 · Pepin the Short was the first of the Carolingian noble family to become king, ruling as King of the Franks from 751 to 768.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Pepin (c. 714–68), known as Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne; he became the first king of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty on the deposition of the Merovingian Childeric III. (See also Donation of Pepin.)