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Pepin (or Pippin) …, 714–768 (aged 54 years)
- Name
- Pepin (or Pippin) //
- Name prefix
- King of the Franks (752-768)
- Given names
- Pepin (or Pippin)
- Nickname
- The Short, The Younger or The Great
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688–741
Birth: 688
53
— Herstal (Heristal), Liège, Wallonia, Belgium Death: 22 October 741 — Quierzy, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France |
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…–724
Birth: Hesbaye, Belgium Death: 724 |
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3 years
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706–754
Birth: between 706 and 716
28
Death: 17 August 754 |
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710–783
Birth: between 710 and 727
— Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France Death: 12 July 783 |
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742–814
Birth: between 1 January 742 and 1 April 748
34
38
— Liège, Wallonia, Belgium Death: 28 January 814 — Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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Unique identifier
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A5213E76CD42264B80911ADDE78D891A1985
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Last change
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Author of last change: Danny |
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Pepin the Short (Pépin le Bref) or the Younger (Pippin der Jüngere), rarely the Great (Pippin der GRosse). |
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Note
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He was also mayor of the palace of Austrasia. He was mayor of the palace during the reign of Childeric III (reigned about 743-52), the last of the Merovingian dynasty. In 751, Pepin deposed Childeric and thus became the first king of theCarolingian dynasty. He was crowned by Pope Stephen II (III) in 754. When the Pope was threatened by the Lombards of northern Italy, Pepin led an army that defeated them (754-55). He ceded to the Pope territory that included Ravenna and othercities. This grant, called the Donation of Pepin, laid the foundation for the Papal States. Pepin enlarged his own kingdom by capturing Aquitaine, or Aquitania, in southwestern France. He was succeeded by his sons Carloman and Charlemagne asjoint kings. |