Pépin “le Bref”

Also known as Pippin der Jüngere.

King of the Franks

Events

Date of Birth: 714 or 715.

The date is given by Schieffer. Père Anselme (1:26) states that Pépin was 54 years old at the time of his death.

Date of Death: 24 September 768.

Place of Death: Paris, Saint-Denis.

The date and place are given by père Anselme (1:26) and by Schieffer. The date is given by Althoff (p. 370).

Place of Burial: Paris, Saint-Denis.

The place is given by père Anselme (1:26) and by Schieffer.

Relationships

Father: Charles “Martel” (died 741), mayor of the palace.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:24), by Settipani (p. 53), and by Schieffer.

Mother: Chrotrude (died 724).

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:24), by Schieffer, and by Settipani (pp. 54-55), who considers it a "quasi-certitude", although the evidence for it is somewhat indirect.

Spouse: Bertrada de Laon (died 783), the daughter of Heribert de Laon.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:26), by Settipani (p. 53), and by Schieffer. Heribert was the son of Berthe de Prüm.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Charlemagne (2 April 748 - 28 January 814), emperor. (His marriages are given on his page.)

Carloman (751 - 4 December 771), king of the Franks, married Gerberga.

Gisela (757 - 30 July 810), abbess of Chelles.

Pepin (759 - 761 or 762).

Chrothais (died young).

Adelais (died young).

References

Sources (available online):

Annales Regni Francorum inde a. 741 usque ad 829, qui dicuntur Annales Laurissense maiores et Einhardi (ed. Pertzii G.H. and Fridericus Kurze) in Monumenta Germaniae Historica: SS rer. Germ. 6 (Hannover, 1895). (s.a. 741-768)

(Pseudo-) Fredegarius. Chronicarum quae dicunter Fredegarii Scholastici libri IV. cum Continuationes (ed. Bruno Krusch) in Monumenta Germaniae Historica: Scriptores Rerum Merovingicarum tomus II. (Hannover, 1888). (c.23-54)

Literature:

Althoff, Gerd. Adels- und Königsfamilien im Spiegel ihrer Memorialüberlieferung: Studieren zum Totengedenken der Billunger und Ottonen. (München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1984).

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Schieffer, Rudolf. “Pippin d. Jüngere”, in Neue Deutsche Biographie 20 (2001), S. 469-472 [Onlinefassung].

Settipani, Christian. Les ancêtres de Charlemagne. (2nd ed., Prosopographia et Genealogica, 2014).