CARLOMAN (d. 754), mayor of the palace under the Merovin gian kings, was a son of Charles Martel, and, together with his brother, Pippin the Short, became mayor on his father's death in 741, administering the eastern part of the Frankish kingdom. He extended the power of the Franks in various wars, and strengthened the church in the lands under his rule. In 747 Carloman retired to a monastery which he founded on Monte Soracte, but subsequently entered a monastery on Monte Casino. He died at Vienne on Aug. 754