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Pepin the Short became king of the Franks in the year 751. He was the first Carolingian king and his reign marked the beginning of the Carolingian dynasty.
He was king of the Franks, the first in the Carolingian Dynasty.
Well, he was the first king of France to become Catholic.
After A.D. 639, the Merovingians became the Kings of the Franks, but none of them ever amounted to anything, and did no ruling, instead the "mayors of the palace" ruled the Kingdom, the last of these was Pepin II. In 751, Pepin asks the Holy Father if it was right that the man who exercised no political power should be King? The Pope replied in the negative, and Pepin the Short became King of the Franks.
Why was Pepin the short given his name
Yes Pepin the short was his father
Pepin the Short.
He allied with St. Boniface to bring far reaching reforms
Pippin is a fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth legendarium. He is a Hobbit from the Shire and is part of the Fellowship of the Ring. In the story, the Hobbits are considered a distinct race within Tolkien's fictional world.
Pepin III (Merovingian ruler). He was called Pepin III, the Short. He was the son of charles Martel. In 751, he was crowned King of Franks. He was a closeally of the pope, and he was who defended the papacy against the Lombards. He made the Donation of Pepin which became the basis of the Papal State.
Charlemage ( Charles the great)and was the son of Pepin the short. Charlemage was one of the sons of the first cristain king. clovis king of the franks.
Pepin the Short, also known as Pepin III, was given the nickname "the Short" to distinguish him from his father, Pepin the Elder. Despite being of average height for his time, the moniker helped to differentiate him and eventually became his historical epithet.