Edith WESSEX

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Known as the first King of All England, he was forced into exile at the
court of Charlemagne, by the powerful Offa, King of Mercia. Egbert
returned to England in 802 and was recognized as king of Wessex. He
defeated the rival Mercians at the battle of Ellendun in 825. In 829, the
Northumbrians accepted hisoverlordship and he was proclaimed "Bretwalda"
or sole ruler of Britain.

Ecgbert married Redburga. Redburga (daughter of IV PEPIN, Prince Of The Franks) was born about 788 in Wessex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 775; Alt. Birth

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• FamilySearch ID: GJYJ-WDR
• Name: P?pin "Le Bref" CAROLINGIEN
• Name: P?pin "Le Bref" Roi DE FRANCE
• Name: P?pin III Le Bref De FRANCIE
• Name: Pepin "The Short" King Of FRANCE
• Name: Pepin III DESPOSYNI
• Name: Pippin "Der Kleine" Koenig VON FRANKREICH
• Name: Pippin "The Short" King Of The FRANKS
• Name: The Short
• _UID: 0499C15F305F4C518A4E71C975176D685C1E
• Titled: Between Oct 741 and 751
• Event: 743
• ACCEDED: 751
• Event: 751
• Event: 751
• Titled: Between 751 and 768
• Titled: Between 751 and 768
• Titled: Between 751 and 768
• Event: Abt 752
• Event: Abt 753
• Event: 754
• Event: 759

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BIOGRAPHY: Mayor of the palace of Austrasia and King of the Franks (751-768), The son of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel, and the grandson of Pepin of Herstal. He was mayor of the palace during the reign of Childeric III (reigned about 743-751), the last of the Merovingian dynasty. In 751, Pepin deposed Childeric and thus became the first king of the Carolingian dynasty. He was crowned by Pope Stephen II (III) in 754. When the pope was threatened by the Lombards of northern Italy, Pepin led an army that defeated them (754-755). He ceded to the pope territory that included Ravenna and other cities. This grant, called the Donation of Pepin, laid the foundation for the Papal States. Pepin enlarged his own kingdom by capturing Aquitaine, or Aquitania, in southwestern France. He was succeeded by his sons Carloman and Charlemagne as joint kings. Microsoft, Encarta 98 Encyclopedia.

BIOGRAPHY: Mayor of the palace of Austrasia and King of the Franks (751-768), The son of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel, and the grandson of Pepin of Herstal. He was mayor of the palace during the reign of Childeric III (reigned about 743-751), the last of the Merovingian dynasty. In 751, Pepin deposed Childeric and thus became the first king of the Carolingian dynasty. He was crowned by Pope Stephen II (III) in 754. When the pope was threatened by the Lombards of northern Italy, Pepin led an army that defeated them (754-755). He ceded to the pope territory that included Ravenna and other cities. This grant, called the Donation of Pepin, laid the foundation for the Papal States. Pepin enlarged his own kingdom by capturing Aquitaine, or Aquitania, in southwestern France. He was succeeded by his sons Carloman and Charlemagne as joint kings.

Relationship (J,M&L):
38th Great-grandparent

Titled:
Patrician of the Romans (by Pope Stephen II)

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Ruler of the West Franks (Western Frankish Kingdoms - Neustria, Burgundia)

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He and his brother appointed Childeric III as the last Merovingian King.

ACCEDED:
First Carolingian King to receive Papal acknowledgement (although his ancestors had been ruling the kingdom as Mayors of the Palace)

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Acknowledged by Pope Zacharias as the King of the Franks

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Dethroned Childeric III and placed him in the Monastery of St. Omer and imprisoned his son Theuderich at Saint-Wandrifie.

Titled:
Frankish King of the Carolingian Dynasty

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King of all of the Franks

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King of France

Event:
Asks Caliph Abul 'Abbas Al-Saffah in Baghdad for a Jew of the line of David, and the Caliph sends Makhir, who he makes Count of Autun

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Pope Stephen III travelled to Paris to anoint Pepin as King in Saint Denis Basilica (and to request his assistance in recovering Papal lands in Italy from Aistulf, King of the Lombards).

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Crossed the Alps and defeated Aistulf, King of the Lombards, on behalf of Pope Stephen III.

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Drove the Saracens out of France with the capture of Narbonne.

Pepin married Berthe (Bertrada) II "Broadfoot" LAON, Countess Of Laon in 740. Berthe (daughter of Charibert I Comte De LAON, Count Of Laon and Bertrada, Countess Of Laon) was born in 720 in , Leon, Aisne, France; died on 12 Jul 783 in , Choisy, Haute-Savoie, France; was buried in St Denis, Paris, Seine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 720 ?, Laon, Austrasia; Alt. Birth
• Name: Broadfoot
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• Alt. Death: 12 Jul 783, Choisy, Bourgogne; Alt. Death

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Sources: RC 171, 214; Collins; AF; A. Roots 50.
RC: Bertha (Bertrada) "au Grand Pied" (Broad foot) of Laon, Aisne,
France. She was the Countess of Laon. Collins: Bertha of Laon.
Roots: Bertha, daughter of Count Canbert of Leon.