Pippin the Younger
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Pippin the Younger (614 - September 24, 768) was King of the Franks from 751 to 768.
Pippin was the son of Charles Martel and Chrotrud (690 - 720), and was born in Jupille, Belgium.
In 740 Pippin married Bertrada of Laon. She was the daughter of Caribert of Laon. They had two sons and a daughter who lived long enough to become adults:
- Charlemagne
- Carloman
- Gisela
Pippin died at Saint Denis and is burried in the basilica with his wife, Bertrada of Laon. His sons, Charlemagne and Carloman, were each King of half the Kingdom of the Franks after him.