Carloman biography
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Carloman biography
Carloman I
King of the Franks (r. 768–771) of the Carolingian dynasty
This article is about the first Frankish king named Carloman. For his uncle, the first Carloman of the Carolingian dynasty, see Carloman (mayor of the palace).
Carloman I (28 June 751 – 4 December 771), German Karlmann, Karlomann,[1] was king of the Franks from 768 until his death in 771.
He was the second surviving son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon and was a younger brother of Charlemagne.
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His death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia.
Split of the Frankish kingdom
At the age of 3 he was, together with his father Pepin the Short and his elder brother Charlemagne, anointed King of the Franks and titled "Patrician of the Romans" by Pope Stephen II, who had left Rome to beg the Frankish King for assistance against the Lombards.[2] Carloman and Charlemagne each inherited half of the Kingdom of the Franks upon Pepin's death.
His share was based in the centre of th