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PEPIN III
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• PEPIN III (noun)
The noun PEPIN III has 1 sense:
1. king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
Familiarity information: PEPIN III used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Pepin; Pepin III; Pepin the Short
Instance hypernyms:
Carlovingian; Carolingian (a member of the Carolingian dynasty)
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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