Events By place Europe After an interregnum of seven years, Childeric III re-succeeds to the throne of the Frankish Empire as the last king (till 751) of the figurehead Merovingian dynasty. Power remains firmly in the hands of the major domus, currently Pepin the Short. Byzantine Empire Constantine V re-ascends the throne of the Byzantine Empire. Asia Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724–743) is succeeded by al-Walid II ibn Abd al-Malik (743–744). Births Deaths January 31R… (More on 743)