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Facts

Born c.823
Died After 864 • Senlis • France
Title / Office king (845-859), Aquitaine
House / Dynasty Carolingian dynasty

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Chromolithograph of Pippin III wearing a gold tunic with scale-like armor, a blue cape, a crown, and holding a sword, standing against a plain background.
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