List of Frankish kings
Carolingian dynasty
The Carolingians were initially mayors of the palace under the Merovingian kings, first in Austrasia and later in Neustria and Burgundy.

List of Frankish kings

Section Title: Carolingian dynasty
Table Section Text: The Carolingians were initially mayors of the palace under the Merovingian kings, first in Austrasia and later in Neustria and Burgundy.

Name Reign	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Claim

Pepin III The Short November 751 – 24 September 768	Statue of Pepin the Short - Alte Mainbrücke, Würzburg - DSC02939.JPG	714 Son of Charles Martel and Rotrude of Trier	Bertrada of Laon 741 5 children	24 September 768 Aged 54 Saint-Denis	Elected by Frankish nobles Coup d'état against Merovingians

Carloman I 24 September 768 – 4 December 771	-	28 June 751 Soissons Son of Pepin III and Bertrada of Laon	Gerberga 741 2 sons	4 December 771 Aged 20 Samoussy	Second son of Pepin III

Charles I The Great ("Charlemagne") 24 September 768 – 28 January 814	-	2 April 742 Son of Pepin III and Bertrada of Laon	(1) Himiltrude (concubine) 768 1 son (2) Desiderata of the Lombards 770 Childless (3) Hildegard of the Vinzgau 771 9 children (4) Fastrada 784 2 daughters (5) Luitgard 794 Childless (6) Several concubines 6 children	28 January 814 Aged 71 Aachen	First son of Pepin III

Louis I The Pious 28 January 814 – 20 June 840	-	16 April 778 Casseuil Son of Charles I and Hildegard of the Vinzgau	(1) Ermengarde of Hesbaye 794 6 children (2) Judith of Bavaria 819 2 children	20 June 840 Aged 62 Ingelheim am Rhein	Second son of Charles I

Sentence(s)

Louis I The Pious was king of the Franks on 28 January 814.

final_sentence: Louis I The Pious was king of the Franks on 28 January 814.