King of Franks Pepin Martel (the Short) PLANTAGENET

714 - 848  (134 years)

• Name	Pepin Martel (the Short) PLANTAGENET  [1, 2]
  Prefix	King of Franks
  Birth	714
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	King of France
  HIST	or died 24 Sep 0748  [2]
  Occupation	0769 Overcame the Saxons.
  _UID	AE38D1BE99AF475EAB2A93C0BD333DD48B8C
  Burial	754	Broke the power of the Lombards in Italy.
  Death	24 Sep 0768/48  [2, 3]
  Person ID	I50930	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2003

  
  

  Father	King Charles/Karl Martel (The Hammer) PLANTAGENET,   b. 0689/0675   d. 22 Oct 741
  Mother	Rotrou/Rotroy DE ALEMANIA   d. 724
  _UID	8A266AF2963E46F688443C81AD14603D03FA
  _UID	8A266AF2963E46F688443C81AD14603D03FA
  Family ID	F36341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Princess Bertha DA LAON,   b. Laon, Gaul d. 783
  _UID	4F0B2789CF3C43248D705B842953C97C19AF
  _UID	4F0B2789CF3C43248D705B842953C97C19AF
  Children	1. King of the Franks Charlemagne (The Emperor) PLANTAGENET, Emperor of the West,   b. 2 Apr 742   d. 27/8 Jan 814, Aix-la-Chapelle, Gaul (France) (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F36339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  In 749, Pepin the Short defeated the Bavarians. Between 754 and 756 he broke the power of the Lombards in Italy and gave the Eucharate of Ravenna and the Pentapolis to the Holy See, which was the origin of the temporal power of the Popes. He overcame the Saxons in 769. He married Princess Bertha da Laon, daughter of Count Cambert of Laon. They had a son, Charlemagne.

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] Cochran Gedcom File. [S1878] page 14. [S458] Myrtle Virginia Carter.