8h 51min, dec 31, 750 y - Pippin of Franks
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A son of Charles Martel, Pippin became sole de facto ruler of the Franks in 747 and then, on the deposition of Childeric III in 751, king of the Franks. He was the first Frankish king to be anointed—first by St. Boniface and later (754) by Pope Stephen II. 751-768 AD
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Book of Ages
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