Interrègne mérovingien
Period without a king · 737-743
After the death of Theuderic IV (737), the mayor of the palace Charles Martel governed alone, without a king: proof of the eclipse of Merovingian royal power.
At Charles Martel’s death (741), his sons Pippin the Short and Carloman restored a Merovingian king in 743, Childeric III, before Pippin had himself elected king of the Franks in 751.
In the tree of power
- Predecessor: Thierry IV (721-737)
- Successor: Childéric III (743-751)