714 - 768 (54 years)
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| Name |
Pippin, III [1] |
| Title |
King of Franks |
| Birth |
714 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Mayor of the Palace  [1] |
| Death |
18 Sep 768 |
St. Denis Monastery [1] |
| Notes |
- [dunbar_tree.FTW]
Pippin was crowned at Soissons in 11-751 and consecrated King at St. Denis
in 754 by Winfred (St. Boniface, b. ca. 675 in Devonshire, England, a monk
who was commissioned by the pope to work in Germany, murdered in 754 by
pagans, called the Apostle to the Germans; his consecration of Pippin was
approved by the pope, wherein the church acknowledged his royal title and
which Pippin rewarded by establishing the temporal power of the papacy).
He extended Austrasian power beyond the Rhine and the Pyrenees, and his
alliance with the church opened the way for restoration of the western
empire (achieved by his son, Charles the Great). Pippin was the first king
of the new monarchy which would take its name (Carolingian) from his great
son (Carolus = Charles). A younger son, Carloman, received the southern
half of his domains, but on Carloman's death in Dec. 771 Charles siezed
these lands.
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| Person ID |
I1871 |
Bratt Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2015 |
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| Sources |
- [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003
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