Pepin the Short, King of the Franks

714 - 768  (~ 54 years)

• Name	Pepin the Short   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	King of the Franks
  Birth	Abt. 714	Jupille, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Pépin le Bref   [4]
  Also Known As	Pipinus  [4]
  Also Known As	Pippin the Younger   [1]
  Title	Dux et Princeps Francorum   [4]
  Title	747–751  [4]
  	Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
  Title	Patrician of Rome  [4]
  Title	Patrician of the Romans  [4]
  Title	Patricius  [4]
  Title	Patricius Romanorum   [4]
  Title	741-751  [1, 4]
  	Mayor of the Palace of Neustria
  Title	751-24 Sep 768  [1, 4]
  	King of the Franks
  Death	24 Sep 768	Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France   [4]
  Burial	Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France   [4]
  Person ID	I1099	Trastámara Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Martel,   b. Abt. 688, Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium d. 22 Oct 741, Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Rotrude of Hesbaye,   b. Abt. 695   d. 724, Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France (Age ~ 29 years)
  Family ID	F428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leutberga
  Family ID	F420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Bertrada of Laon, Queen of the Franks,   b. 710-727, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 12 Jul 783, Choisy-au-Bac, Oise, Picardie, Franc (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	744  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire,   b. 2 Apr 747, Francia d. 28 Jan 814, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 66 years) + 2. Carloman, King of the Franks,   b. 8 Jun 751, Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 4 Dec 771, Samoussy, Aisne, Picardie, France (Age 20 years)   3. Pepin of Francia,   b. 756   d. 762 (Age 6 years)   4. Gisela of Francia, Abbess of Chelles ,   b. 757, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 810, Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France (Age 53 years)   5. Bertha of Francia   6. Adelaide of Francia   d. Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France   7. Rothaide of Francia   d. Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France
  Family ID	F419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

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  Pepin the Short

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] "Charibert of Laon," Wikipedia, last modified 25 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charibert_of_Laon. [S102] "Rotrude of Hesbaye," Wikipedia, last modified 3 Nov 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotrude_of_Hesbaye. [S72] "Charlemagne," Wikipedia, last modified 16 Apr 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne. [S103] "Pepin the Short," Wikipedia, last modified 9 Apr 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_the_Short.