[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch11z4: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},"p4ch11","Pepin the Short: From Real Power to the Crown (741–768)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch11z4","751–754: From the Political Move to the Anointing","\u003Cp>Pepin the Short’s act is not a military conquest: it is an institutional transformation. He already governs; he now wants to be king.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 751: the official end of the Merovingians\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>751\u003C/strong>, Pepin becomes king and \u003Cstrong>Childeric III\u003C/strong> is removed. This is the official end of the Merovingian dynasty. De facto power changes status: it becomes a power recognised as royal.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>✝️ 754: strengthened legitimacy\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>754\u003C/strong>, Pope \u003Cstrong>Stephen II\u003C/strong> consecrates Pepin again at \u003Cstrong>Saint‑Denis\u003C/strong>. This is not mere ceremony: it reinforces legitimacy, consolidates the dynasty, and embeds the new kingship in a durable political and religious alliance.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>During this rite, Stephen II:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>consecrates Pepin’s sons, \u003Cstrong>Charles\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>Carloman\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>blesses Queen \u003Cstrong>Bertrada\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>grants Pepin the title \u003Cstrong>patricius Romanorum\u003C/strong> (“patrician of the Romans”), underlining his role as protector of Rome\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>The anointing marks a shift: the papacy now relies primarily on the Franks for security, while Pepin presents himself as king “by anointing”, in a logic of sacred kingship.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Pepin transforms Pippinid domination into recognised kingship.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>751 is the dynastic rupture; 754 consolidates and secures the new legitimacy.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"Pepin the Short’s act is not a military conquest: it is an institutional transformation. He already governs; he now wants to be king. In-depth look at 751–754:",1778543118540]