Childeric III
E798694
Childeric III was the last Merovingian king of the Franks, whose deposition by Pepin the Short marked the end of Merovingian rule and the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merovingian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king of the Franks ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
end of Merovingian dynasty
ⓘ
rise of the Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 717 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Monastery of Saint-Bertin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Pepin the Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | unknown ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | last Merovingian ruler of the Franks ⓘ |
| country | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crownedBy | Frankish nobles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crownedInYear | 743 ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 754 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Monastery of Saint-Bertin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposedBy | Pepin the Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposedInYear | 751 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Frankish ⓘ |
| father | unknown ⓘ |
| hairCutAsSymbolOfDeposition | true ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary in some details ⓘ |
| house | Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Frankish annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last Merovingian king of the Franks
ⓘ
his deposition by Pepin the Short ⓘ marking the end of Merovingian rule ⓘ preceding the rise of the Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerStatus | figurehead king ⓘ |
| predecessor | Theuderic IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realPowerHeldBy |
Carolingian mayors of the palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pepin the Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Austrasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neustria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 751 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 743 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sentTo | Monastery of Saint-Bertin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown ⓘ |
| successor | Pepin the Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Rex Francorum ⓘ |
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