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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 person |
| + | |name=Childeric III | ||
| + | |birth_date=c. 717 | ||
| + | |death_date=c. 755 (aged c. 38) | ||
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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]] | ||
Revision as of 11:36, February 26, 2021
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| Born | c. 717 |
| Died | c. 755 (aged c. 38) |
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.