Pippin the Short

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Pippin the Short was the King of the Franks and the first Carolingian monarch, father of Charlemagne and a key figure in the transition from Merovingian to Carolingian rule in Western Europe.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pippin the Short canonical 4
Pippin 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian monarch
King of the Franks
human
medieval ruler
alsoKnownAs Pepin III
linked to: Pepin the Short

Pepin the Short
Pépin le Bref
linked to: Pepin of Herstal
associatedWith Carolingian Empire
Merovingian dynasty
birthDate 0714
birthPlace Francia
linked to: France
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
capital Soissons
child Carloman I
Charlemagne
Gisela
coronatedBy Boniface
linked to: Saint Boniface

Pope Stephen II
coronation 0751
country Frankish Kingdom
deathDate 0768-09-24
deathPlace Saint-Denis
dynasty Carolingian dynasty
era Early Middle Ages
father Charles Martel
givenName Pippin
linked to: Pippin the Short
house House of Pippinids
linked to: Pippinid dynasty
language Old Frankish
militaryRank Frankish military leader
mother Rotrude of Hesbaye
linked to: Rotrude of Trier
notableEvent alliance with the Papacy
campaigns in Aquitaine
deposition of Childeric III
wars against the Lombards
notableWork Donation of Pepin
positionHeld King of the Franks
Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
Mayor of the Palace of Neustria
predecessor Childeric III
reignEnd 0768
reignStart 0751
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roleInHistory first Carolingian king of the Franks
key figure in transition from Merovingian to Carolingian rule
spouse Bertrada of Laon
successor Carloman I
Charlemagne
supportedBy Pope Stephen II
Pope Zachary

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Pepin the Short alsoKnownAs Pippin the Short
Annales Mettenses priores coversReignOf Pippin the Short
Christianization of Frisia supportedBy Pippin the Short
Pippin the Short givenName Pippin
linked to: Pippin the Short
Quierzy associatedWithRuler Pippin the Short