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Pepin

[ pep-in ]
/ ˈpɛp ɪn /

noun

Pepin the Short, died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).

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British Dictionary definitions for pepin the short

Pepin the Short

/ (ˈpɛpɪn) /

noun

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
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