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| | Charlemagne Bio |
 | | Pippin and his older brother, Carloman, had just jointly assumed the government of the Frankish kingdom as major domus, or “mayor of the palace.” The dynasty, later called Carolingian after Charlemagne, had originated in the Meuse-Moselle region on the borders of modern France, Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands. |
 | | On Carloman's retirement to a monastery, Pippin eliminated the latter's sons from the government. |
 | | On Carloman's sudden death in 771, Charles was able to make himself sole ruler of the kingdom, unopposed by his young nephews, whose rights he ignored. |
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