[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch10z8:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":14,"zoom":17},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":8,"cover":9},"p4","Early Middle Ages","Alta Edad Media","476 → 987",{"fileName":10,"filePageUrl":11,"imageUrl":12,"sourceLabel":13},"François Louis Dejuinne 08265 baptême de CLovis.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fran%C3%A7ois%20Louis%20Dejuinne%2008265%20bapt%C3%AAme%20de%20CLovis.JPG","/assets/p4-haut-moyen-age-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":15,"title":16},"p4ch10","Charles Martel: Ruling Without a Crown (714–741)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch10z8","737–754: From an Empty Throne to Pepin’s Coronation","\u003Cp>The end of the Merovingians is not a brutal fall, but a growing mismatch between title and power. In the 8th century, mayors of the palace govern, while Merovingian kings mainly embody an old legitimacy.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 737: a throne left empty\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>737\u003C/strong>, when \u003Cstrong>Theuderic IV\u003C/strong> dies, Charles Martel does not name a new king. The choice is a signal: the state can function without an active monarch because the decision centre is no longer at the royal palace.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚖️ 741: sharing authority\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>When Charles dies at \u003Cstrong>Quierzy\u003C/strong> in \u003Cstrong>741\u003C/strong>, power passes to his sons:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Carloman\u003C/strong> dominates Austrasia and eastern margins (Alamannia, Thuringia)\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Pepin\u003C/strong> dominates Neustria and more western sets (Burgundy, Provence)\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>This is not a “partition of the kingdom” into separate states: it is a distribution of spheres of authority within the same Frankish whole.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🪞 743: the return of a façade king\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>To stabilise their authority, the brothers reinstall a Merovingian king, \u003Cstrong>Childeric III (743)\u003C/strong>. He gives traditional form to the political order, but real power remains in Pippinid hands.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 751 and 754: the official birth of the Carolingian dynasty\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The break becomes official when \u003Cstrong>Pepin the Short\u003C/strong> takes the royal title:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>751\u003C/strong>: Pepin’s coronation; effective end of Merovingian kingship\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>754\u003C/strong>: papal consecration, consolidating and legitimising the new dynasty\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>From then on, the legitimacy of the throne finally matches the reality of power: the Carolingian era can begin.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>737: Charles shows a kingdom can function without an active king.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>743: Childeric III restores a Merovingian façade.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>751/754: Pepin transforms de facto power into recognised royal power.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"The end of the Merovingians is not a brutal fall, but a growing mismatch between title and power. In the 8th century, mayors of the palace govern, while",1778543117638]