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Pippin II

Carolingian king
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Pippin II (born c. ad 823—died after 864, Senlis, France) was the Carolingian king of Aquitaine. The son of Pippin I of Aquitaine (d. 838), he was forced to fight for his inheritance. He gained the throne about 845 after defeating King Charles II the Bald, who had received authority over Aquitaine from Louis the Pious. War soon broke out again, however, and Charles slowly advanced through Aquitaine. Pippin took refuge with Sancho, duke of...

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