Given the following question, let's solve step-by-step. Claim: "Charlemagne governed the Franks in lieu of a king and declined to call himself king."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Charles was succeeded in 741 by his sons Carloman and Pepin the Short, the father of Charlemagne.
The final answer: yes.