Pepin the Hunchback
Frankish prince, son of Charlemagne
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Updated 2026-05-29
Charlemagne's eldest son who led a failed coup in 792 and got exiled to a monastery for his trouble. His physical deformity and dramatic fall from court favor made him catnip for medieval historians and modern fiction writers alike.
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Pepin the Hunchback was a Frankish prince. He was the eldest son of Charlemagne and noblewoman Himiltrude. He developed a humped back after birth, leading early medieval historians to give him the epithet "hunchback". He lived with his father's court after Charlemagne dismissed his mother and married Desiderata. Around 781, Pepin's half brother Carloman was rechristened as "Pepin"—a step that may have signaled Charlemagne's decision to disinherit the elder Pepin, for a variety of possible reasons. In 792, Pepin the Hunchback revolted against his father with a group of leading Frankish nobles,…
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