Historical Figures

Carloman (son of Charles Martel)(715-754)

Son of Charles Martel and brother of Pépin le Bref. On the death of his father, a quarrel opposes him and Pépin to his half-brother Griffon who will finally be ousted. Carloman also subdued the rebellious Aquitaine and then the Germans. Very pious, Carloman gets closer to Bishop Boniface, the one who will crown Pepin. In 747 Carloman renounced his position and retired to a monastic life, he died in 754.