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- PEPIN was the first son born to Charlemagne and Hildegard, his first
wife.
Pepin was born with a hunched back. He was less favored by his father
than two
other sons- Charles and Louis- because of his deformity. Pepin was
appointed
King of Italy at a young age by his father. He died suddenly at his
home in
Italy at age 34 from the plague. He had recently been rebuffed by a
superior
Venetian Navy in an effort to conquer Venetia. Charles and Louis were
appointed Emperors of the rest of the Roman Empire. Only Louis
survived
Charlemagne. Pepin's son BERNARD succeeded him as King of Italy.
(Source: CHARLEMAGNE by Chamberlin)
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