İmparatorluğun Ayak Sesleri: III. Pepin (714-24 Eylül 768)
Footsteps of the Empire: Pepin III (714-24 September 768)

Summary/Abstract: In the aftermath of the collapse of the Roman Empire due to the migration of tribes, a period of chaos and turmoil began in Europe. This period of turmoil continued in the European lands until the reign of Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties. This period is apparently marked with violence in the entire Europe. State administration system was tried to be reconstructed with Merovingian dynasty, and yet this was achieved in short intervals. With Carolingian dynasty, which was founded by Charles Martel, a recovery period was experienced in state administration, legal, economic and religious systems in Western and Central Europe. This dynasty enjoyed its most powerful and systematic period during the reign of Charlemagne. It is, however, the period of Pepin III (Pepin the Short) that brought success in the reign of Charlemagne and prepared the kingdom to transform into an empire. Expansion policy initiated by Pepin III, alliance with the Papacy and policies of building a state administration system paved the way for the achievements in the period of Charlemagne. Besides, convergence with the Papacy facilitated both the development and expansion of Catholic Church and the transition of power in Europe to the Carolingian dynasty. This study aims to evaluate the life and military and diplomatic activities of Pepin III in the light of available data. This research paper intends to contribute to the Medieval Europe studies in Turkey.

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