Carloman

Carloman

Carloman (between 706 and 716 – 17 August 754) was the eldest son of Charles Martel, mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks, and his wife Chrotrud of Treves. On Charles's death (741), Carloman and his brother Pepin the Short succeeded to their father's legal positions, Carloman in Austrasia, and Pepin in Neustria. He was a member of the family later called the Carolingians and it can be argued that he was instrumental in consolidating their power at the expense of the ruling Merovingian kings of the Franks. Read more on Wikipedia

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Carloman was the youngest son of Charlemagne and Hildegard. He was made co-emperor with his brother, Louis the Pious, by their father in 813. He was king of Italy and co-emperor from 817 until his death in 887.