He withdrew from public life in 747 to take up the monastic habit, "the first of a new type of saintly king," according to Norman Cantor, "more interested in religious devotion than royal power, who frequently appeared in the following three centuries and who was an indication of the growing impact of Christian piety on Germanic society".
Ia mengundurkan diri ke biara pada tahun 747, "merupakan yang pertama dari semacam raja santo," menurut Norman Cantor, "lebih tertarik pada ketaatan agama daripada kekuasaan raja, yang sering muncul di tiga abad selanjutnya dan yang merupakan tanda dari dampak tumbuhnya kesalehan Kristen di masyarakat Jerman".