What is Childeric III?
{{Infobox royalty | succession = [[King of the Franks]] | image = Jean Dassier (1676-1763) - Childéric III roy de France (754).jpg | reign = 743–751 | coronation = | predecessor = [[Theuderic IV]]<br/>[[Charles Martel]] | successor = [[Pepin the Short]] | succession1 = | reign1 = | coronation1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | spouse = | issue = Theuderic | house = [[Merovingian]] | house-type = Dynasty | father = [[Chilperic II]] or [[Theuderic IV]]{{sfn|Rosenwein|2009|p=84}} | mother = | birth_date = {{circa}} 717 | birth_place = | death_date = {{circa}} 754 | death_place = | burial_date = | burial_place = }} '''Childeric III''' ({{circa}} 717 – {{circa}} 754) was King of [[Francia]] from 743 until 751. He was deposed by [[Pope Zachary]] because of [[Pepin the Short]]. Although who his parents were is not known, he is believed to be the last Frankish king from the [[Merovingian]] [[dynasty]]. After he was deposed, Pepin the Short was made king. This started the [[Carolingian]] [[dynasty]].{{sfn|Riché|1993|p=65}} Pepin was the father of [[emperor]] [[Charlemagne]], ==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |first=Pierre |last=Riché |translator1-first=Michael Idomir |translator1-last=Allen |title=The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |year=1993 }} *{{cite book |first=Barbara H. |last=Rosenwein |title=A Short History of the Middle Ages |url=https://archive.org/details/shorthistoryofmi0000rose_g7j3 |publisher=University of Toronto |year=2009 }} {{refend}} [[Category:717 births]] [[Category:754 deaths]] {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Frankish kings]]