Pepin the Short

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/ 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

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

This step was taken, however, by Charles's son, Pepin the Short.

From Early European History by Hutton Webster

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

Pepin the Short, the son of the famous Charles Martel, who succeeded his father as Master of the Palace, hardly knew how to handle the situation.

From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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