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Pepin the Short

British  
/ ˈpɛpɪn /

noun

  1. died 768 ad , king of the Franks (751–768); son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne. He deposed the Merovingian king (751) and founded the Carolingian dynasty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At his death, Charles Martel passed on his power to his son, Pepin the Short.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

On the upper tier of the façade are placed the equestrian statues of king Pepin the Short, of Charlemain, Otho the Great and Henry I the Fowler.

From Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg by Anonymous

I remember Carl had led them up to Pepin the Short when we left Berlin.

From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

Then in the eighth century came the alliance with the Frankish king, Pepin the Short, which gave the Papacy a powerful and generous protector beyond the Alps.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton

Between 752 and 759 Pepin the Short resolved on the conquest of Septimania, i.e.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

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