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

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Pepin the Short

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

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Such itinerant royal agents had not been unknown in Merovingian times, and they had probably been made use of pretty frequently by Charles Martel 135 and Pepin the Short.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg

The design which prompted this intrigue seems to have been, to prepare the way for the usurpation of the crown of the Franks, by Pepin, the Short.

From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger

There lie round-bellied Charlemagne, with his pipe in his mouth, and Pepin the Short, with his sword in his hand, and a lion, the emblem of courage, under his feet.

From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Francis W. Blagdon

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 Hutton Webster

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