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Pep·in the Short (p

n) Also known as Pepin III. 714?-768.

King of the Franks (751-768). He defended papal interests and established the core territory of the Papal States.

Pepin the Short [ˈpɛpɪn]

(Biographies / Pepin the Short (death date: 768) M, Frankish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 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 - king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)

Pepin, Pepin III

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