# Pepin and Carloman succeed Charles Martel (741)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/741-pepin-and-carloman-succeed-charles-martel
Location: Frankish realm

The Carolingian brothers divided effective rule after their father’s death. Within the broader Frankish Kingdoms period, Merovingian and Carolingian rulers built large Frankish realms over former Roman Gaul. Conversion, aristocratic power, church institutions and imperial expansion laid foundations for medieval France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Later Merovingian kings (Kings of the Franks). Pepin and Carloman succeed Charles Martel mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Pepin and Carloman succeed Charles Martel mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Later Merovingian kings](https://history-france.com/rulers/later-merovingian-kings)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Pepin and Carloman succeed Charles Martel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Pepin+and+Carloman+succeed+Charles+Martel&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Pepin and Carloman succeed Charles Martel](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Pepin+and+Carloman+succeed+Charles+Martel)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)