Pepin I of Aquitaine

Pepin I of Aquitaine

Pepin I or Pepin I of Aquitaine (French: Pépin; 797 – 13 December 838) was King of Aquitaine and Duke of Maine. Pepin was the second son of Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye. When his father assigned to each of his sons a kingdom (within the Empire) in August 817, he received Aquitaine, which had been Louis's own subkingdom during his father Charlemagne's reign. Around this time, the only coinage issue bearing Pepin's name was struck, likely at Louis's behest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Pepin I of Aquitaine is the 2,840th most popular politician (down from 2,408th in 2024). (down from 260th in 2019)

Pepin I of Aquitaine was most famous for being the father of Charlemagne. Pepin I of Aquitaine was the son of Charles Martel, who was the founder of the Carolingian dynasty. Pepin I of Aquitaine was also the father of Charlemagne, who became the first Holy Roman Emperor.