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Pepin the Short

715 - 768

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Pepin the Short (Latin: Pipinus; French: Pépin le Bref; German: Pippin der Kurze; c. 714 – 24 September 768), was King of the Franks from 751 until his death in 768. He was the first Carolingian to become king. Pepin was the son of the Frankish prince Charles Martel and his wife Rotrude. Pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the Christian monks of the Abbey Church of St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pepin the Short is the 193rd most popular politician (down from 112th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Belgium and the 2nd most popular Belgian Politician.

Pepin the Short is most famous for being the father of Charlemagne.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pepin the Short ranks 193 out of 19,576. Before him are Christina, Queen of Sweden, Murad I, Christian IX of Denmark, Puyi, Simón Bolívar, and Philip IV of France. After him are Salman of Saudi Arabia, Napoleon II, Lee Kuan Yew, Orhan, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Louis XVII of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 715, Pepin the Short ranks 1. After him are Pope Stephen II, Favila of Asturias, Chrodegang, Marina the Monk, Anan ben David, and Hiltrud. Among people deceased in 768, Pepin the Short ranks 1. After him are Fruela I of Asturias, Waiofar, Pagan of Bulgaria, and Eadberht of Northumbria.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Pepin the Short ranks 2 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500). After him are Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), John of Gaunt (1340), Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Anthony van Dyck (1599).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Pepin the Short ranks 2. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500). After him are Clovis I (466), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).

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