Childeric III
King of the Franks from 743 to 751; last king of the Merovingian Dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Childeric III (c. 717 – c. 754) was King of the Franks from 743 until he was deposed in 751 by Pepin the Short. He was the last Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty. Once Childeric was deposed, Pepin became king, initiating the Carolingian dynasty.[2]
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Childeric III | |
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King of the Franks | |
Reign | 743–751 |
Predecessor | Theuderic IV |
Successor | Pepin the Short |
Born | c. 717 |
Died | c. 754 |
Issue | Theuderic |
Dynasty | Merovingian |
Father | Chilperic II or Theuderic IV[1] |
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