[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch11z9: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},"p4ch11z9","768: Dividing the Kingdom and Rival Heirs","\u003Cp>When Pepin the Short dies in \u003Cstrong>768\u003C/strong>, the Carolingian dynasty is no longer a fragile novelty: it is established. But succession remains dangerous, because unity depends on agreement among heirs.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 Two kings, one dynasty\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Following Frankish custom, power is shared between the sons:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Charles\u003C/strong> (future Charlemagne)\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Carloman\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>The split does not mean the kingdom ceases to exist. It means authority is distributed between two political centres, with distinct clients and interests.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚖️ Why this is a turning point\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Double rule can work if brothers cooperate. But it can also lead to open rivalry. In 768, the question becomes: will the Carolingian kingdom be a durable construction, or a divided dynasty?\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>768 opens a phase of co‑rule.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The balance between Charles and Carloman conditions what follows.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The generation trained under Pepin is ready for a change of scale.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"When Pepin the Short dies in 768 , the Carolingian dynasty is no longer a fragile novelty: it is established. But succession remains dangerous, because unity",1778543118734]