PIPPIN I

died c. 640 also spelled Pepin, byname Pippin of Landen or Pippin the Elder, French Ppin de Landen or Ppin le Vieux councillor of the Merovingian king Chlotar II and mayor of the palace in Austrasia. Through the marriage of his daughter Begga with Ansegisel, son of Arnulf (d. 641; bishop of Metz), Pippin was the founder of the Carolingian dynasty. Deprived of his mayoralty at the accession (629) of Dagobert I, he regained power in Austrasia after that king's death (January 639) but did not long survive to enjoy it. died Dec. 13, 838 also spelled Pepin Carolingian king of Aquitaine, the second son of the emperor Louis I the Pious. Pippin was granted Aquitaine in July 814 and was recognized as king in 817, though it was clear that he was to remain subordinate to his elder brother, Lothair, the heir to the imperial title. It was Pippin who in 830 started the revolt of Louis I's elder three sons against their father, but in February 831 he became reconciled with Louis. Rebelling again in 832, he was then deposed from his kingship by Louis but could still exploit separatist feeling in Aquitaine and took part in renewed rebellion against Louis in 833. Pippin finally repented in 834 and helped to restore the emperor's authority. Aquitaine was then given back to him, with Anjou in addition. He probably died insane.