The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. For years the Merovingian kings had been unable to prevent power from slipping from their hands into those of the counts and other magnates. His share was based in the centre of the Frankish Kingdom, with his capital at Soissons, and consisted of the Parisian basin, the Massif Central, the Languedoc, Provence, Burgundy, southern Austrasia, Alsace and Alemannia; the regions were poorly integrated and surrounded by those bequeathed to Charlemagne, and, although Carloman's territories were easier to defend than those of Charlemagne, they were also poorer in income. CARLOMAN [Pepin] (777-8 Jul 810, bur Milan). Story, Joanna, "Cathwulf, Kingship, and the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carloman_I&oldid=1140096234, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from December 2016, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 11:34. By her he had: - Alpaida (b.794), 9. [edit] Sources He had to put down revolts in Saxony in 748 and 753 and a rising in Bavaria in 749. Media in category "Pepin of Landen". He makes the obvious links between "Karolus maior domusSvanahild regina", "Pippin rexBertha regina" and "Karolus imperatorHiltikart regina, Fastrat regina, Liutkart regina", deducing that the last named "Ruadheid" must be linked logically to "Pippin rex". [1] His feast day was 21 February. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Settipani suggests that she was a close relative of Adalhard Abb de Corbie and his half-brother Wala to explain the appointment of the former as regent for her son Bernard King of Italy in 813. For the king of Aquitaine, see, Kurth, Godefroid. Stttet av FMG og Wikipedia. He was also known as Carlolman, but christened Ppin, by which he is known. This marriage is not in Settipani (1993), p. 212. He was also the Mayor for Sigebert III from 639 until his death. Aistulf, king of the Lombards, had seized Ravenna with its lands, known as the exarchate. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). "Adailhaidem, Atulam, Guntradam, Berthaidem ac Theoderadam" are named as daughters of Pippin by Einhard[630]. Pepin's father is named Carloman by the Chronicle of Fredegar, the chief source for his life. Deprived of his mayoralty at the accession (629) of Dagobert I, he regained power in Austrasia after that king's death (January 639) but did not long survive to enjoy it. His Venetian campaign (809-810) enabled Charlemagne . She was sent back to Francia, but died before reaching Lyons - Rotrude (or Hruodrud) (7756 June 810) - Louis (77820 June 840), twin of Lothair, King of Aquitaine since 781, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 813, senior Emperor from 814 - Lothair (7786 February 779/780), twin of Louis, he died in infancy[37] - Bertha (779-826) - Gisela (781-808) - Hildegarde (782-783), 4. Desiderius, outraged and humiliated, appears to have made an alliance with Carloman in opposition to Charlemagne and the Papacy, which took the opportunity to declare itself against the Lombards.[9]. HM George I's 26-Great Grandfather. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. His death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia and begin his expansion into other kingdoms. [17], Despite their difficult relationship, and the events following Carloman's death, Charlemagne would later name his second legitimate son "Carloman" after his deceased brother. Like their father, they were able to muster enough supporters and resources to subdue widely dispersed opponents in Alamannia, Aquitaine, Bavaria, and Saxony. He married Bertha, whose ancestry is not known from any reliable source although spuriously she has been called the daughter of William of Gellone, count of Toulouse. Under the developing rules on historically-significant ancestors over 300 years old, the European Aristocratic Ancestors User Group has assumed management. Deprived of his mayoralty at the accession (629) of Dagobert I, he regained power in Austrasia after that kings death (January 639) but did not long survive to enjoy it. King of Italy (781-810) and second son of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne. His occupations were occupation and occupation. PEPIN I, of Landen, "the Old" ABT. 167-8, quoting Liber confraternitatum augiensis, MGH Lib Confr II, 460, p. 292. By her he had: - Ruodhaid (775810), abbess of Faremoutiers, 8. However, this link is not inevitable. Carloman De Landen b. Stttet av FMG. In November 753 Pope Stephen made his way over the stormy mountain passes to Frankish territory. However, when his brother Pepin the Hunchback betrayed their father, the royal name Pepin passed to him. Given the title of king of Italy in 781, Pippin (originally named Carloman) took part in campaigns against Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria from 787 and led an army against the Avars in 796. He was crowned PEPIN King of Italy 15 Apr 781 at Rome[616], named King of the Lombards and installed at Pavia, ruling under the regency of Adalhard. Corrections? Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle is not necessarily the safest guess either as Hildegard had Hludowic/Louis and Hlothar/Lothar at a villa called Cassinogilum, believed to be Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in the present French Region Vienne, during her husband's Spanish campaign a year or two earlier, and died of complications from childbirth in Thionville three years after. [8], These maneuvers had been favorable to the Franks in general, but posed serious threats to Carloman's position. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. on. It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like and ). In addition, he had a grandson (Bernard of Italy, the only son of his third son, Pippin of Italy), who was born illegitimate but included in the line of inheritance. At the partition of the empire agreed at Thionville in 806, Pepin was designated sovereign of Italy, Bavaria, Carinthia (except Nordgau) and Alemannia south of the River Danube. A son of Charles Martel, Pippin became sole de facto ruler of the Franks in 747 and then, on the deposition of Childeric III in 751, king of the Franks. Pepin's name was Carloman at birth. After her, his first wife was Desiderata, daughter of Desiderius, king of the Lombards; married in 770, annulled in 771. According to the Wikipedia page on his son, Pepin of Landen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippin_of_Landen. Begga of LANDON . Carloman of Landen. Starke). Grimoald, later mayor of the palace like his father aka Carloman van BRABANT; Major Domus. "Adailhaidem, Atulam, Guntradam, Berthaidem ac Theoderadam" are named as daughters of Pippin by Einhard[631]. Pepin and Arnulf's successor as chief counsellor to the king, Cunibert, Bishop of Cologne, received the treasure at Compigne and brought it back to Metz. Thegan's Vita Hludowici Imperatoris names "Bernhardus filius Pippini ex concubina"[625]. 2. Settipani suggests that she was a close relative of Adalhard Abb de Corbie and his half-brother Wala to explain the appointment of the former as regent for her son Bernard King of Italy in 813. He is sometimes called Pepin I and his other nicknames (Elder and Old) come from his position at the head of the family called the Pippinids after him. Pepin dde av sykdom p en beleiring av Venezia. He was baptised "PEPIN" in Rome 15 Apr 781 by Pope Hadrian, Settipani commenting that his name was changed from Carloman[615] but the primary source which identifies him by this name has not so far been identified. Mettensium, MGH SS II, p. 265. In 741, when his two brothers were declared mayors of the Franks, Grifo rebelled. He invaded the duchy of Benevento in early 793. His death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia and begin his expansion into other kingdoms. Alternate names: Born Carloman, also called Pippinus. He married Bertha, daughter of William of Gellone, count of Toulouse, and had five daughters with her (Adelaide, married Lambert I of Nantes; Atala; Gundrada; Bertha; and Tetrada), all of whom but the eldest were born between 800 and Pepin's death and died before their grandfather's death in 814. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Half brother of Amaudra; Pippin the Hunchback; Adeltrude; Ruodhaid, Abbess of Faremoutiers; Theodrada, Abbess of Argenteuil and 6 others; Hiltrude; Alpaida; Drogo, Bishop of Metz; Hugo, Archchancellor of the Empire; Richbod and Theodoric less, According to Wikipedia (English version), all but the eldest daughter "were born between 800 and Pepin's death and died before their grandfather's death in 814. In 791, he marched a Lombard army into the Drava valley and ravaged Pannonia, while his father marched along the Danube into Avar territory. [634] Winkhaus, E. 'Ahnen zu Karl dem Groen und Widukind' in 765 (773) Ahnenstmmen (1950-53), cited in Rsch (1977), p. 67. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. [2], It is commonly agreed that Carloman and Charlemagne disliked each other, although the reasons behind this are unclear: some historians suggest that each brother considered himself rightfully to be the sole heir of their father Charlemagne as the elder child, Carloman as the legitimate child[3] (Charlemagne is sometimes claimed to have been born a bastard in 742, a claim not always accepted). Yrke: Konge for Langobarderene fra 781-806. By consensus of the European Aristocracy user group, links to the contrary have been removed. Like his father, he had courage and resolution; unlike his father, he had a strong desire to unite the papacy with the Frankish realm. It is based on three assumptions: firstly that the second "Pippin rex" was Pepin King of Italy (he is the most likely candidate, but it could also be Pepin King of Aquitaine, son of Emperor Louis I); secondly that there are no female names linked either to "Karolus rex" or to "Bernardus rex", which cannot be proved; and thirdly, that all the females listed were partners of the males listed, which is certainly not the case in view of the absence of Emperor Louis I "le Pieux" who is assumed to be the husband of "Hirminkar regina". He was the first of the Carolingians to become King Birth 7 14 Austrasia, , France First wife Leutberga from the Danube he is the father of Charlemagne Emperor Of Rome and Carloman I he had 5 children all together 3 didn't survive names unknown Burial: Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore, Verona, Provincia Verona, Regione Veneto, Italy, named by FMG. Many online genealogies name a number of different of people as the parents of Carloman, but there are no reliable sources for any of these options. 3. 585 DEATH: 0640 REFERENCE: 11368 Father: Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia CARLOMAN Mother: Unknown dau of ALARD Family 1: (Saint Itta) IDUBERGA +St. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son, Louis. Guntrada (b. This poem was composed at Verona, Pepin's capital after 799 and the centre of Carolingian Renaissance literature in Italy. Bertha DE TOULOUSE Queen of Italy Theodrate DE VERMANDOIS+ Bernard I CAROLING King of Italy+ Princess Aeda-Attala CAROLING of Italy 2. 585 - 0640. The Italian crown passed on to his son Bernard, but the empire went to Pepin's younger brother Louis the Pious. Charlemagne had married Desiderata, the daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius in Italy, which created an alliance between Charlemagne and the Lombards; Bertrada had also secured for Charlemagne the friendship of Tassilo, Duke of Bavaria, her husband's nephew; she had even attempted to secure Papal support for the marriage by arranging for Desiderius to cede certain territories to Rome, to which the Papacy laid claim. November 11 Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in. Poss. Pepin also had an illegitimate son Bernard. Sovereign of Italy, Bavaria, Carinthia, and Alemannia south of the Danube River, 806-810 (following the Divisio Regnorum of Thionville). For his uncle, the first Carloman of the Carolingian dynasty, see. Supported by FMG and Wikipedia. He was active as ruler of Italy and worked to expand the Frankish empire. Pippin III, also spelled Pepin, byname Pippin the Short, French Ppin le Bref, German Pippin der Kurze, (born c. 714died September 24, 768, Saint-Denis, Neustria [now in France]), the first king of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty and the father of Charlemagne. Carloman of was born about 0550 in Of,Landen,Liege,Belgium. BIRTH: ABT. As early as 806 Charlemagne, in planning the division of his lands, had decided that on his death Pepin should inherit Italy, Bavaria, and the territory of the Alemanni, but Pepin predeceased his father by four years. Pepin was the second son of Charlemagne by his then-wife Hildegard. January 16 Congolese President Laurent-Dsir Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. He was the son of Charlemagne Emperor of the West and Hildegarde Countess in Linzgau. That year Stephen II also died, and Paul I was elected pope. Pepin also had an illegitimate son Bernard, our ancestor, with his mistress Chrothais des Francs. + 15 In 768 Pippin died at Saint-Denis, on his way back from one of his Aquitanian expeditions. Carloman (fl. But Pippin was ambitious to govern his people as king, not merely as mayor. 2. He was born Carloman, but was rechristened with the royal name Pepin (also the name of his older half-brother Pepin the Hunchback, and his grandfather Pepin the Short) when he was a young . His son, Bernard succeeded him as king of Italy. Certainly he isn't mentioned in any list of the Mayors of Austrasia. HRE Charles VI's 27-Great Grandfather. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. By her he had: - Richbod (805844), Abbott of Saint-Riquier - Theodoric (b. Numerous other rebellions broke out. Crowned Emperor CHARLES I at Aachen 25 Dec 800. [4] This, it had been suggested, was an attempt to undermine Charlemagne's power, since the rebellion threatened Charlemagne's rule. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1960. Have you taken a DNA test? Charles had had a third son, howeverGrifo, who had been born to him by a Bavarian woman of high rank, probably his mistress. 3. By her he had: - Drogo (801855), Bishop of Metz from 823 and abbot of Luxeuil Abbey - Hugh (802844), archchancellor of the Empire, 10. ( http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAROLINGIANS.htm#CharlemagneB ). Although a date of birth of about 550 seems reasonable, given his son was born about 580, a death date of 645 must be considered to be highly unlikely. His byname comes from his probable birthplace: Landen, modern Belgium. Children Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of was born about 0591 in Landen,Liege,Belgium. If so, it was swept away in 781, when Charlemagne had his son renamed as Pepin.[9]. Pepin was, perhaps, the most important, powerful person in the empire during his age. If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). However, other sources do not refer to the fact that he was illegitimate. (Input here, please Sharon)- http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazxs/gazxs46.html has NN parents for Pepin I, with a Pepin as one of their parents. His first relationship was with Himiltrude. Father of Carloman of Landen. Pepin (also Peppin, Pipin, or Pippin) of Landen (c. 580 27 February 640), also called the Elder or the Old, was the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia under the Merovingian king Dagobert I from 623 to 629. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Carloman had one son: Pepin Landen. Theodrada/Theoderada (f. 800/810), https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippin_av_Italia. on, Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=27418815&pid=5388. 1 . A fierce battle was fought in the Alps against Aistulf and the Lombards. Adula/Atula (b. discoveries. The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 7. Carloman died on 4 December 771, at the Villa of Samoussy; the death, sudden and convenient though it was, was set down to natural causes (a severe nosebleed is sometimes claimed as being at fault). "Pippinus" is named, and his parentage recorded, in the Gesta Mettensium, which specifies that he was his parents' second son[614]. Pepin de Landen (568-640) 568--640 (man) Mayor of the Palace: Saint Begga (613-693) Pepin II (640-714) Charles Martel (676-741) Pepin III (715-768) Charlemange (778-840) Louis I (778-840) Charles II (823-877) Louis II (846-879) However, while Rado was confirmed as mayor in Austrasia and Warnachar in Burgundy, Pepin did not receive his reward until 623, when he was appointed mayor in Austrasia after Chlothar made his young son Dagobert king there. Pepijn Van Landen.jpg 1,019 711; 178 KB. Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Pepin "The Old" de Landen I?The author of this publication would love to hear from you! He was crowned PEPIN King of Italy 15 Apr 781 at Rome, named King of the Lombards and installed at Pavia, ruling under the regency of Adalhard. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). She was taken from Italy to the imperial court in 807[627]. [According to Winkhaus[634], one of the last four daughters married LAMBERT I Comte de Nantes, son of WIDO Comte et Marquis de Nantes & his wife --- (-Ticino 30 Dec 836), but the source on which this is based has not been identified.]. 1. Itta (Iduberga) de Nivelles (van Nijvel) 592- 652. He was crowned King of Italy by his father, Charlemagne in 781 Ppin, married Gondres, daughter of Duke Bernard and daughter unknown. Bertraide/Berthaide (b. In 742 men of Aquitaine and Alemannia were in revolt; in 743 Odilo, duke of Bavaria, led his men into battle; in 744 the Saxons rebelled, in 745 Aquitaine, and in 746 Alemannia, the latter two for the second time. His letters also show him calling for archbishoprics in Frankish territory, promoting synods of clergy and layfolk, and as deeply interested in theology. Genealogical publications are copyright protected. Rsch suggests Bertha as the possible name of King Pepin's wife, citing Stromeyer[624]. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. The storm causes $5.5billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. Login to find your connection. He was the second surviving son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon and was a younger brother of Charlemagne. Given the title of king of Italy in 781, Pepin took part in campaigns against Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria from 787 and led an army against the Avars in 796. Not less fortunate was it that, unlike the Kings of the Merovingian house, they dwelt together in amity and brotherly love, and undertook every scheme in common. Pepin was praised by his contemporaries for his good government and wise counsel. 3. [16] Gerberga's flight ultimately precipitated Charlemagne's destruction of the Kingdom of the Lombards; he responded to Desiderius' support of Carloman's children, which threatened Charlemagne's own position, by sweeping into Italy and subjugating it. Father of Waldrade de Landen and Pepin of Landen. Hlodowic/Louis I der Fromme/le Pieux/the Pious (778-840) Emperor of the Romans. . [617] Tituli Sculi VIII, XI De Pippini regis Victoria Avarica, MGH Poet Latini vi Carolini I, p. 116. Thegan's Vita Hludowici Imperatoris records that Pepin's son Bernard was born "ex concubina"[622]. 769811). In 756 the Frankish king once more entered Italy. However, this link is not inevitable. 7724 December 811), Duke of Maine, and crowned King of the Franks on 25 December 800 - Carloman, renamed Pippin (April 7778 July 810), King of Italy - Adalhaid (774), who was born whilst her parents were on campaign in Italy. Unattributed information, secondary sources: Pepin, baptized at Rome, 12 Apr 781 by Pope Adrian I, d. Milan, 8 July 810, King of Italy 781-810, consecrated King of Lombardy 15 Apr 781. Father: Carloman (c555) Spouse / partner: Saint Itta (?-652) Sex: Edit Facts Pepin of Landen was born 580 to Carloman (c555) and died 640 of unspecified causes. London: Rivingtons, 1914. {{ media.date_translated }}. Life. Pepin was expected to inherit a third of his father's empire, but he predeceased him. His first known concubine was Gersuinda. Rei da Itlia (781-810). The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens. This profile is a work-in-progress. {{ asCtrl.bannerRights.content|translate }}, The Geneanet family trees are powered by Geneweb 7.0. Apparently by a daughter of Duke Bernard, younger brother of Pepin the Short, he had Bernard a natural son. Through the marriage of his daughter Begga with Ansegisel, son of Arnulf (d. 641; bishop of Metz), Pippin was the founder of the Carolingian dynasty. He had a relationship with Itta (Iduberga) de Nivelles (van Nijvel). His byname comes from his probable birthplace: Landen, modern Belgium.However, according to Godefroid Kurth, it was only in the twelfth century that the chroniclers of Brabant began to associate him with that locality. Pepin's father is named Carloman by the Chronicle of Fredegar, the chief source for his life. Theodrada/Theoderada (b. 615. She also argues that it cannot be assumed that Bertrada favoured one son over the other, pointing out the meeting between Bertrada and Carloman in 770 at Seltz. The temperature on September 1, 2001 was between 9.5 C and 19.8 C and averaged 14.6 C. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. The question is not beyond doubt. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. He had Pepin crown as king of Italy in 781, when he was four years old. Stttet av FMG og Wikipedia. The Annales Sancti Emmerammi record the death "810 Id Iul" of "Pippinus"[621]. King of the Lombards (Italy) 781-806, Sovereign of Italy, Bavaria, Carinthia, and Alamannia south of the Danube River (806-810), born as Carloman but renamed / baptized Pepin. ), Ppin also married Ingletrude D' AUTUN, daughter of Bernhard CAROLING Duke of the Austrasian Franks and VON SACHSEN. HLUDOWIC [Louis] (Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Vienne [16 Apr/Sep] 778-island in the Rhine near Ingelheim 20 Jun 840, bur bur Metz, glise abbatiale de Saint-Arnoul). https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pippin-I-Carolingian-mayor. 800/810) possible wife of Lambert I, Comte de Nantes. Contents 1 Life 2 Notes 3 Sources 4 External links Life [ edit] Pepin married Saint Ida Nolastname. Supported by FMG and Wikipedia. 807). Hildegard (b./d. His third known concubine was Amaltrud of Vienne. Merge duplicates into this profile. Han hadde barna 1. "Adailhaidem, Atulam, Guntradam, Berthaidem ac Theoderadam" are named as daughters of Pippin by Einhard[632]. Poss. Guntrada (f. . On Dagobert's death, Pepin came out of retirement to take on the mayoralty in Austrasia for the heir Sigebert III[2] and to oversee the distribution of the treasury between Sigebert and his brother, Clovis II, and his stepmother Nanthild, who was ruling on Clovis' behalf in Neustria and Burgundy. He was continually marching against rebellious Aquitaine. [628] Carmen de Primordiis Cnobii Gandersheimensis, MGH SS IV, p. 306. Enter your e-mail address and you will receive the monthly, free Genealogy Online newsletter (in English) with new pedigrees and news and tips on the largest genealogy website in the Netherlands and Belgium. At this time, Radulf, Duke of Thuringia, rebelled against Sigebert III, king of Austrasia. The union with Himiltrude produced two children: - Amaudru, a daughter[36] - Pippin the Hunchback (ca. Adula/Atula (f. 800/810 4. Copyright protected work may not simply be copied or republished. Adelais/Adailhaid/Aeda (c.798-810), 3. [612] Pauli Gesta Episcop. Preceded by ", Ppin married Bertha DE TOULOUSE Queen of Italy, daughter of St. Guillaume (Guilhelm) DE GELLONE Count of Toulouse and Gilbour VON HORNBACH, about 795. His byname comes from his probable birthplace: Landen, modern Belgium. Updates? Pippin is remembered not only as the first of the Carolingians but also as a strong supporter of the Roman church. Settipani quotes a name list in the Liber confraternitatum augiensis which reads "Karolus maior domus, Pippin rex, Karlomannus maior domus, Karolus imperator, Karolus rex, Pippin rex, Bernardus rex, Ruadtrud, Ruadheid, Svanahild regina, Bertha regina, Hiltikart regina, Fastrat regina, Liutkart regina, Ruadheid, Hirminkar regina"[623]. The question is not beyond doubt. He left two daughters and two sons by his equally famous wife, Itta: Em 806 recebeu a Baviera e a Alemnia. WikiTree profile Of Landen-16 created through the import of YOUNG.ged on Jul 12, 2011 by, WikiTree profile Brabant-108 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED on Nov 28, 2011 by, WikiTree profile Austrasia-100 created through the import of heinakuu2011-6.ged on Jul 5, 2011 by, WikiTree profile Austrasia-123 created through the import of OliveMinverva.ged on Aug 5, 2011 by. He adopted the title "rex Francorum et Langobardorum atque patricius Romanorum" 5 Jun 774, in effect succeeding as CHARLES I King [of Italy] although no record has been found in the surviving charters that he used this title. Same person as? 800/810) possible wife of Lambert I, Comte de Nantes, 4. Pepin of Landen By mistresses (one of whom was likely Bertha of Toulouse), he fathered a son, Bernard, and 5 daughters. 21 FEB 645 + Gertrude DeAgilofines Von Bavaria b: 555 d: 17 MAR 645. The pope was in need of aid. Combateu os varos (796). [2] He was so popular in Austrasia that, though he was never canonized, he was listed as a saint in some martyrologies. Chief among these leading men were Warnachar II, Rado, Arnulf, and Pepin. There is no information about his wife or parentage, or other children. In 750 he sent two envoys to Pope Zacharias with a letter asking, Is it wise to have kings who hold no power of control? The pope answered, It is better to have a king able to govern. From Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Article entitled Pepin: "Pepin took part in campaigns against Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria from 787 and led an army against the Avars in 796. But http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_I] names his father as Carloman and NN for his mother, & no grandparents. Enter a grandparent's name. [1] He was born Carloman, but when his half-brother Pepin the Hunchback betrayed their father, the royal name Pepin passed to him. The Italian crown passed on to his son Bernard, but the empire went to Pepin's younger brother Louis the Pious.