History Trivia - Pepin the Short, King of the Franks and father of Charlemagne dies

Sept 24

 15 Aulus Vitellius was born. Vitellius was acclaimed emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Vitellius was the first to add the honorific cognomen Germanicus to his name instead of Caesar upon his accession; the latter name had fallen into disrepute in many quarters because of the actions of Nero.

768 Pepin the Short, King of the Franks and father of Charlemagne, died at age 54.