What is Pepin the Short?
[[File:Amiel - Pepin the Short.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pepin the Short]] '''Pepin the Short''' or '''Pippin''' ([[714]] – [[September 24]], [[768]]), often known as '''Pepin the Younger''' or '''Pepin III''', was [[King of the Franks]] from [[751]] to [[768]]. Pepin was the son of [[Charles Martel]] and [[Chrotrud]] ([[690]] - [[720]]), and was born in [[Jupille]], [[Belgium]]. In [[740]] Pepin married [[Bertrada of Laon]]. She was the daughter of [[Caribert of Laon]]. They had two sons and a daughter who lived long enough to become adults: * [[Charlemagne]] * [[Carloman]] * [[Gisela]] Pepin died at [[Saint Denis]] and is buried in the [[basilica]] with his wife, Bertrada of Laon. His sons, Charlemagne and Carloman, were each King of half the Kingdom of the Franks after him. {{DEFAULTSORT:Peppin the Short}} [[Category:714 births]] [[Category:768 deaths]] [[Category:Frankish rulers]]