Pippin the hunchback

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Pippin the Hunchback (* around 770 ; † 811 in the Prüm Monastery in the Eifel ) was the first son of Charlemagne .

Life

Karl got his first marriage to Himiltrud . Karl named the child from this connection after his father Pippin the Younger . Pippin got his nickname the hunchback because of a deformity on his back. Whether he had this physical disfigurement from birth, or whether he received it from an illness such as scoliosis , can no longer be clearly established today. Karl's connection with Himiltrud was later regarded as incomplete and Himiltrud was referred to as concubina (concubine in a peace marriage or mistress). Pope Hadrian I (772–795), however, described both Frankish kings as married in a letter to Karl and his brother Karlmann, as the church only knew one valid form of marriage.

Pippin was originally the full heir to the throne. Karl's short second marriage remained childless, but he had more sons from his third marriage to Hildegard . As an illegitimate descendant, Pippin lost his right of inheritance in 781 after the baptism of his half-brother Karlmann , who was now named Pippin. Probably because of his physical handicap he would not have been tolerated on the throne. That would not have been the salvation of the king .

In 792, Pippin and some Frankish nobles planned an overthrow in order to become king. The motives of the conspirators and the planned location of the attack can no longer be determined today. The plan did not materialize because Pippin was betrayed by Chaplain Fardulf . While the majority of the nobles involved were executed, Pippin was banished to the Prüm Abbey , where he spent the rest of his life.

See also

  • Pippin , Broadway musical (1972) by Stephen Schwartz, which is very loosely based on the biography of Pippin the Hunchback

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Einhard, Vita Caroli Magni chapter 20.

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SURNAME Pippin the hunchback
BRIEF DESCRIPTION first son of Charlemagne
DATE OF BIRTH around 770
DATE OF DEATH 811
Place of death Prüm Monastery , Eifel