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Pepin the Short was the son of [[Charles Martel]] and father of [[Charlemagne]].  He was a brilliant leader of the [[Franks]] who conquered the territory around [[Rome]] and gave it to the pope as a gift.  This became known as the [[Donation of Pepin]].

'''Pepin the Short''' (714 - 768) was the son of [[Charles Martel]] and father of [[Charlemagne]].  He was the first [[Carolingian]] [[king]] of the [[Franks]] (France).

 

Pepin rose to power and became king in 751, after the deposition of Childeric, the last of the weak [[Merovingian]] king.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>  He was a brilliant leader who conquered the territory around [[Rome]] and gave it to the [[Pope]] as a gift and return for Papal recognition of his right to rule.  This became known as the [[Donation of Pepin]].