Pepin III "The Short" Of The FRANKS, King Of France^{[1, 2]}

714 - 768  (54 years)

• Name	Pepin III "The Short" Of The FRANKS
  Suffix	King Of France
  Nickname	The Short
  Birth	714	Jupille, Frankish Kingdom Of Austrasia (Now Belgium)
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9GCB-5M
  Titled	Between Oct 741 and 751
  	Ruler of the West Franks (Western Frankish Kingdoms - Neustria, Burgundia)
  Event	743  [3]
  	He and his brother appointed Childeric III as the last Merovingian King.
  ACCEDED	751
  	First Carolingian King to receive Papal acknowledgement (although his ancestors had been ruling the kingdom as Mayors of the Palace)
  Event	751
  	Acknowledged by Pope Zacharias as the King of the Franks
  Event	751
  	Dethroned Childeric III and placed him in the Monastery of St. Omer and imprisoned his son Theuderich at Saint-Wandrifie.
  Titled	Between 751 and 768
  	Frankish King of the Carolingian Dynasty
  Titled	Between 751 and 768
  	King of all of the Franks
  Titled	Between 751 and 768
  	King of France
  Event	Abt 752
  	Asks Caliph Abul 'Abbas Al-Saffah in Baghdad for a Jew of the line of David, and the Caliph sends Makhir, who he makes Count of Autun
  Event	Abt 753
  	Pope Stephen III travelled to Paris to anoint Pepin as King in Saint Denis Basilica (and to request his assistance in recovering Papal lands in Italy from Aistulf, King of the Lombards).
  Event	754
  	Crossed the Alps and defeated Aistulf, King of the Lombards, on behalf of Pope Stephen III.
  Event	759
  	Drove the Saracens out of France with the capture of Narbonne.
  FamilySearch ID	GJYJ-WDR
  Relationship (J,M&L)	38th Great-grandparent
  Titled	Patrician of the Romans (by Pope Stephen II)
  Name	Pépin "Le Bref" CAROLINGIEN
  Name	Pépin "Le Bref" Roi DE FRANCE
  Name	Pepin "The Short" King Of FRANCE
  Name	Pepin III DESPOSYNI
  Name	Pépin III Le Bref De FRANCIE
  Name	Pippin "Der Kleine" Koenig VON FRANKREICH
  Name	Pippin "The Short" King Of The FRANKS
  Name	The Short
  _UID	0499C15F305F4C518A4E71C975176D685C1E
  Burial	768	St. Denis Abbey (Near Paris), Aube, France
  Death	24 Sep 768	St. Denis Monastery, St. Denis
  Person ID	I5631	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Charles Martel "The Hammer", Mayor Of Palace,   b. 23 Aug 676, Héristal (Heristal), Liege, Neustria (Now Belgium) d. 21 Oct 741, Quierzy (Cressy) Sur Oise, Aisne, France (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Rotrou (Chrotrude) Of ALEMANIA, Duchess Of Austrasia,   b. 687, Moselle, Austrasia, France d. 724 (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F2861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leuthergis, [Concubine],   b. Abt 715, Austrasia, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Talendus Bastard Of FRANKS,   b. Abt 737, Austrasia, France d. Yes, date unknown   2. Berthe Bastard Of FRANKS,   b. Abt 739, Austrasia, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Berthe (Bertrada) II "Broadfoot" LAON, Countess Of Laon,   b. 720, , Leon, Aisne, France d. 12 Jul 783, , Choisy, Haute-Savoie, France (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	740
  Children	1. Rothaide Princess Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 744, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d. Dy, Austrasia, Austrasia   2. Adelaide Princess Of FRANCE, [A Nun],   b. Abt 746-759, Of, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d. 12 May, Dy, Austrasia, Austrasia   3. Charlemagne De FRANCE, King Of The Franks,   b. 2 Apr 747, Aachen, Rhineland, Germany d. 28 Jan 814, Aix-La-Chapelle, Aachen, Rhineland, Germany (Age 66 years)   4. IV PEPIN, Prince Of The Franks,   b. 748, Aachen ( Aix-La-Chapelle), Germany d. Yes, date unknown   5. Gertrude Princess Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 748, Aachen ( Aix-La-Chapelle), Germany d. Yes, date unknown   6. Bertha, Lady Of The Franks,   b. 750   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Gilles Prince Prince Of The FRANCE, Franks,   b. Abt 755, Of, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d. Yes, date unknown   8. Gisele Of FRANCE, Princess Of France,   b. 757, Aachen ( Aix-La-Chapelle), Germany d. 811 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F2741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Mayor of the palace of Austrasia and King of the Franks (751-768), The son of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel, and the grandson of Pepin of Herstal. He was mayor of the palace during the reign of Childeric III (reigned about 743-751), the last of the Merovingian dynasty. In 751, Pepin deposed Childeric and thus became the first king of the Carolingian dynasty. He was crowned by Pope Stephen II (III) in 754. When the pope was threatened by the Lombards of northern Italy, Pepin led an army that defeated them (754-755). He ceded to the pope territory that included Ravenna and other cities. This grant, called the Donation of Pepin, laid the foundation for the Papal States. Pepin enlarged his own kingdom by capturing Aquitaine, or Aquitania, in southwestern France. He was succeeded by his sons Carloman and Charlemagne as joint kings. Microsoft, Encarta 98 Encyclopedia. BIOGRAPHY: Mayor of the palace of Austrasia and King of the Franks (751-768), The son of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel, and the grandson of Pepin of Herstal. He was mayor of the palace during the reign of Childeric III (reigned about 743-751), the last of the Merovingian dynasty. In 751, Pepin deposed Childeric and thus became the first king of the Carolingian dynasty. He was crowned by Pope Stephen II (III) in 754. When the pope was threatened by the Lombards of northern Italy, Pepin led an army that defeated them (754-755). He ceded to the pope territory that included Ravenna and other cities. This grant, called the Donation of Pepin, laid the foundation for the Papal States. Pepin enlarged his own kingdom by capturing Aquitaine, or Aquitania, in southwestern France. He was succeeded by his sons Carloman and Charlemagne as joint kings.

  
  

• Sources

  [S380] Sherry Huggins. [S395] Nancy Ann Morgan. [S696] W Junghans, Die Geschichte der fränkischen Konige Childerich und Clodovech, (Göttingen, 1857).