General Notes

 Name Pepin III "The Short", King Of Franks, Birth 0715
Death 24 Sep 0768, St. Denis
Father Charles "The Hammer", King Of Franks MARTEL, M (0676-0741)
Mother Chrotrud, F

Misc. Notes
Pepin the Short, King of the Franks
{pep'-in}
Pepin, also known as Pepin III, c.714-68, was the first Carolingian king of the Franks (rex francorum ) and the father of CHARLEMAGNE. Pepin and his brother Carloman succeeded (741) their father, CHARLES MARTEL, as mayors of the palace; during the next six years they crushed a half dozen serious revolts in Bavaria, Alamannia, Saxony, and Aquitaine. With the realm at peace Carloman entered a monastery (747). Three years later Pepin altered the long-standing pro-Lombard policy of his family and arranged with Pope Zacharias to support the papacy in return for papal sanction of Carolingian usurpation of the Frankish kingship. Thus Pepin deposed (751) King Childeric III and was anointed king of the Franks. To preserve his bond with the papacy, Pepin crushed the Lombards when they threatened Rome (754, 756). He ceded conquered territories to the pope (the Donation of Pepin), thus establishing the basis for the PAPAL STATES. Pepin also crushed revolts in Saxony (748, 753) and Bavaria (749) and conquered Aquitaine. He was succeeded by his sons, Charlemagne and Carloman.
Bernard S. Bachrach
Bibliography: Fichteneau, Heinrich, The Carolingian Empire, trans. by Peter Munz (1957); Wallace-Hadrill, J. M., The Barbarian West, 400-1000, 3d ed. (1967).
Marriage 0740

Spouse Bertrada II Of Laon, 36G Grandmother, F
Death 12 Jul 0783
Father Heribert, Count Of Laon, M

Children
1 M Charlemagne, Emperor Of Holy Roman Empire , 35G Grandfather, M
Birth 2 Apr 0742, Ingolheim
Death 28 Jan 0814, Aachen