Person
Childeric III
714 CE – 754 CE · aged 40
King of Francia
- Born
- 714 CE · place not recorded
- Died
- 754 CE · Abbey of Saint Bertin
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- 714 CEBornBorn
- 743 CE – 751 CERoleKing of Franks
- 754 CEDiedDied in Abbey of Saint Bertin
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Biography
Childeric III (c. 718/728 – c. 755) was King of the Franks from 743 until he was deposed in 751 by Pepin the Short. He was the last Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty. Once Childeric was deposed, Pepin became king, initiating the Carolingian dynasty.
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