# Death of Pepin and division between sons (768)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/768-death-of-pepin-and-division-between-sons
Location: Frankish realm

Charlemagne and Carloman inherited separate portions of the kingdom. 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 Charlemagne and Carloman I (Kings of the Franks). Death of Pepin and division between sons 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
Death of Pepin and division between sons mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Charlemagne and Carloman I](https://history-france.com/rulers/charlemagne-and-carloman-i)

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