page_title: Donation of Pepin
hierarchical_section_title: Donation of Pepin
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: La donation de Pépin le Bref au Pape Étienne II (ou traité de Quierzy), en 754, crée les États pontificaux.
context_page_description: The Donation of Pepin in 756 provided a legal basis for the creation of the Papal States, thus extending the temporal rule of the Popes beyond the duchy of Rome.
context_section_description: The Donation of Pepin in 756 provided a legal basis for the creation of the Papal States, thus extending the temporal rule of the Popes beyond the duchy of Rome.
caption: Painting depicting Abbot Fulrad giving Pepin's written guarantee to Pope Stephen II
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