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CARLOMAN (d. 754)

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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 343 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CARLOMAN (d. 754) , See also:mayor of the See also:palace under the Merovingian See also:kings, was a son of See also:Charles Martel, and, together with his See also:brother, See also:Pippin the See also:Short, became mayor on his See also:father's See also:death in 741, administering the eastern See also:part of the Frankish See also:kingdom. He was successful in extending the See also:power of the See also:Franks in various See also:wars with his troublesome neighbours, and was not less zealous in seeking to strengthen and reform the See also:church in the lands under his See also:rule. In 747 Carloman laid down his See also:office and retired to a monastery which he founded on See also:Monte See also:Soracte, but troubled by the number of his visitors, he subsequently entered a monastery on Monte See also:Casino.

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