The "donation" named for this leader returned possession of Ravenna to the pope.
The "donation" named for this leader returned possession of Ravenna to the pope. According to legend, this leader was crowned at Soissons [swah-sawn] by Saint Boniface. This man defeated Aistulf in 756 and was succeeded by Carloman I. His father strengthened their dynasty with a victory at Tours [toor], and this king was the first civil leader ever crowned by a pope. His more famous son was the first Holy Roman Emperor. Identify this first Frankish king of the Carolingian Dynasty, the son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne.
The "donation" named for this leader returned possession of Ravenna to the pope.
{Pepin the Short} [or {Pepin the Younger} or {Pepin III;} prompt on {Pepin}]