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Carloman I was a male monarch and king of the Franks, belonging to the Carolingian dynasty. Born in 751 in Soissons, he was the son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. His siblings included Charlemagne and Gisela, Abbess of Chelles. Carloman spoke French and held citizenship in France.
He was married to Gerberga and had a child named Ida of Herzfeld. Carloman died in Samoussy in 0771-12-08, with an alternative date of 0771-12-04 also recorded. He was buried at the Basilica of Saint-Denis. His life and reign have been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 9 October 768 – 4 December 771
- Predecessor
- Pepin the Short
- Successor
- Charles I
- Born
- 28 June 751
- Died
- 4 December 771 (771-12-04) (aged 20)
- Spouse
- Gerberga
- Issue
- Pepin, Second son
- House
- Carolingian dynasty
- Father
- Pepin the Short
- Mother
- Bertrada of Laon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Soissons
- Place of death
- Samoussy
- Spouse
- Gerberga
- Child
- Ida of Herzfeld
- Father
- Pepin the Short
- Mother
- Bertrada of Laon
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- king of Franks
- Languages spoken
- French
- Family
- Carolingian dynasty
- Noble title
- king of Franks
- Image
- Carloman1.jpg
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- name in native language
- Carloman
- place of burial
- Basilica of Saint-Denis
- Commons category
- Carloman I
- date of birth
- 0751-00-00
- date of death
- 0771-12-04
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Encyclopedic overview
Carloman I (28 June 751 – 4 December 771), German Karlmann, Karlomann, 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. His death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia.
Split of the Frankish kingdom
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carloman I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.