Pepin the Short
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Pepin the Short was the first Carolingian king of the Franks and the father of Charlemagne. He is the anchor rung at the top of this family's Frankish descent, and the point at which it stops, because above him the pedigrees thin toward Charles Martel and beyond into ground this book will not stand on.
Research notes
✓ DOCUMENTED (Standard, undisputed account (the counts of Flanders = a classic gateway pedigree; CP / Europaeische Stammtafeln / Settipani) - relaxed-rule entry 23 Jul 2026, provenance so noted.): PEPIN III 'THE SHORT', KING OF THE FRANKS (r. 751-768), first Carolingian king, father of Charlemagne. Entered as the one rung above Charlemagne to anchor him; the line above (Charles Martel, Pepin of Herstal, Arnulf of Metz) = note-only, documented but thinning toward the legendary. Direct ancestor. Added 23 Jul 2026.