Carolingian Europe, c. 700-850 - The Early Carolingians - Pepin the Short (r. 741-768)

4 important questions on Carolingian Europe, c. 700-850 - The Early Carolingians - Pepin the Short (r. 741-768)

How did Pepin the short legally replaced the Merovingians as king-in-name?

With an alliance with the papacy: pope Zacharius annointed Pepin the Short into his royal office by a papal representative at Soissons in 751

Why did Pope Zacharius supported Pepin the Short?

Because the pope sought protection against the Lombrads, with Byzantine could not provide

Name 2 developments that encouraged the papacy to turn away from Byzantium and toward the Franks

1. Iconoclasm by the Byzantine emperors
2. Doubtful that Byzantium could supply the military power
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Name another advantage that the pope received beside military aid

Formal recognition by Pepin of a territory in the center of the Italian peninsula governed by the pope, from this the Papal States would grow

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