Pepin III lived from 714 a.d. until 768 a.d. He was the Frankish mayor of the palace and the first Carolingian king of the Franks. Pepin was most commonly known as "the Short". Pepin's father was the ever powerful Charles Martel. Martel started the Carolingian Dynasty and was most noted for the Battle of Tours in 732 a.d. After Martel died in 741 a.d. his land was divided among his sons, Pepin and Charlemagne. When Charlemagne went to Rome to become a monk Pepin became the sole ruler over all the Franks.
Pepin was highly supported by the nobles and the church leaders. The pope was also very high on Pepin simply because he supported the church and its teachings. Many believed Pepin was the "divinely chosen king". This title was given to him because many of the people believed he was chosen by God to be king.
Pepin died at St. Denis on September 24, 768 a.d. and buried there. This is where Pepin was most educated and where he felt most comfortable during his reign. Pepin was mourned as a great conqueror and as a great friend of the church. During Pepin's reign he established a close tie between his dynasty and The pope. He also sponsored missions to the Germans, held a council to reunite the Greek and Latin churches, had negotiated with the Byzantine emperor, and had been recognized by the Abbasid caliph as ruler over Latin Christendom.