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| − | '''Childeric III''' was the last [[Merovingian]] King of the Franks, reigning from A.D. 743 to 751. Scholars widely consider him as a highly ineffective and worthless monarch dominated by his advisors. This overeliance led to the Mayor of the Palace Pepin Martel summoning a council of nobles at [[Soissons]] which deposed Childeric and replaced him with Pepin, as King [[Pepin the Short]]. After being dethroned, he lived out the rest of his days in a monastery. | + | {{Infobox officeholder |
| + | |name=Childeric III | ||
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| + | |birth_date=c. 714 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Kingdom of Francia | ||
| + | |death_date=753-758 | ||
| + | |death_place=Saint-Omer, Kingdom of Francia <br/> (now France) | ||
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| + | |office=King of the Franks | ||
| + | |term_start=743 | ||
| + | |term_end=751 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Theuderic IV]] | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Pepin the Short]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | '''Childeric III''' (c. 717 - c. 755) was the last [[Merovingian]] King of the Franks, reigning from A.D. 743 to 751. Scholars widely consider him as a highly ineffective and worthless monarch dominated by his advisors. This overeliance led to the Mayor of the Palace Pepin Martel summoning a council of nobles at [[Soissons]] which deposed Childeric and replaced him with Pepin, as King [[Pepin the Short]]. After being dethroned, he lived out the rest of his days in a monastery. | ||
[[Category:Frankish Monarchs]] | [[Category:Frankish Monarchs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:22, October 16, 2021
| Childeric III | |
King of the Franks
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| In office 743–751 | |
| Preceded by | Theuderic IV |
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| Succeeded by | Pepin the Short |
| Born | c. 714 Kingdom of Francia |
| Died | 753-758 Saint-Omer, Kingdom of Francia (now France) |
Childeric III (c. 717 - c. 755) was the last Merovingian King of the Franks, reigning from A.D. 743 to 751. Scholars widely consider him as a highly ineffective and worthless monarch dominated by his advisors. This overeliance led to the Mayor of the Palace Pepin Martel summoning a council of nobles at Soissons which deposed Childeric and replaced him with Pepin, as King Pepin the Short. After being dethroned, he lived out the rest of his days in a monastery.