# Carloman retires to monastery (747)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/747-carloman-retires-to-monastery
Location: Frankish realm

Pepin became sole mayor of the palace after his brother withdrew from politics. 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). Carloman retires to monastery is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. 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
Carloman retires to monastery is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

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

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