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FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 13 NOV 2024
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Pepin the fat
Pepin II (c. 635-16 December 714), commonly known as Pepin of Herstal, was a Frankish statesman and military leader who de facto ruled Francia as the Mayor of the Palace from 680 until his death. He took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks upon his conquest of all the Frankish realms.
The son of the powerful Frankish statesman, Ansegisel, Pepin worked to establish his family, the Pippinids, as the strongest in Francia. He was able to realise his dreams by becoming Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia in 680. Pepin subsequently embarked on several wars to expand his power. He united all the Frankish realms by the conquests of Neustria and Burgundy in 687. In foreign conflicts, Pepin increased the power of the Franks by his subjugation of the Alemanni, the Frisians, and the Franconians. He also began the process of evangelisation in Germany.
Pepin's statesmanship was notable for the further diminution of Merovingian royal authority, and for the acceptance of the undisputed right to rule for his family. Therefore, Pepin was able to name as heir his grandson Theudoald. But this was not accepted by his powerful son Charles Martel, leading to a civil war after his death in which the latter emerged victorious.
«b»Background«/b»
Pepin, sometimes called Pepin II and Pepin the Middle, was the grandson and namesake of Pepin I the Elder through the marriage of Pepin I's daughter Begga to Ansegisel, son of Arnulf of Metz. He was also the grandfather of Pepin the Short and great-grandfather of Charlemagne. That marriage united the two houses of the Pippinids and the Arnulfings which created what would be called the Carolingian dynasty. Pepin II was probably born in Herstal (Héristal), modern Belgium (where his centre of power lay), whence his byname (sometimes "of Heristal").
«b»Rise to power«/b»
As mayor of Austrasia, Pepin and Martin, the duke of Laon, fought the Neustrian mayor Ebroin, who had designs on all Francia. Ebroin defeated the Austrasians at Lucofao (Bois-du-Fay, near Laon) and came close to uniting all the Franks under his rule; however, he was assassinated in 681, the victim of a combined attack by his numerous enemies. Pepin immediately made peace with his successor, Waratton.
However, Waratton's successor, Berthar, and the Neustrian king Theuderic III, who, since 679, was nominal king of all the Franks, made war on Austrasia. The king and his mayor were decisively defeated at the Battle of Tertry (Textrice) in the Vermandois in 687. Berthar and Theuderic withdrew themselves to Paris, where Pepin followed and eventually forced on them a peace treaty with the condition that Berthar leave his office. Pepin was created mayor in all three Frankish kingdoms (Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy) and began calling himself Duke and Prince of the Franks (dux et princeps Francorum). In the ensuing quarrels, Berthar killed his mother-in-law Ansfled and fled. His wife Anstrude married Pepin's eldest son Drogo, Duke of Champagne, and Pepin's place in Neustria was secured.
«b»Duke and Prince of the Franks«/b»
Over the next several years, Pepin subdued the Alemanni, Frisians, and Franconians, bringing them within the Frankish sphere of influence. He also began the evangelisation of Germania. In 695, he placed Drogo in the Burgundian mayorship and his other son, Grimoald, in the Neustrian one.
Around 670, Pepin had married Plectrude, who had inherited substantial estates in the Moselle region. She was the mother of Drogo of Champagne and Grimoald II, both of whom died before their father. However, Pepin also had a mistress (possible his second wife) named Alpaida (or Chalpaida) who bore him two more sons: Charles Martel and Childebrand.
«b»Death and succession«/b»
Just before Pepin's death, Plectrude convinced him to disinherit the sons he had with his second wife Alpaida in favour of his grandson, Theudoald (the son of Pepin and Plectrude's son Grimoald), who was still a young child (and amenable to Plectrude's control). Pepin died suddenly at an old age on 16 December 714, at Jupille (in modern Belgium). His grandchildren through Plectrude claimed themselves to be Pepin's true successors and, with the help of Plectrude, tried to maintain the position of mayor of the palace after Pepin's death. However, Charles (son of Pepin and Alpaida) had gained favour among the Austrasians, primarily for his military prowess and ability to keep them well supplied with booty from his conquests. Despite the efforts of Plectrude to silence her child's rival by imprisoning him, he became the sole mayor of the palace and de facto ruler of Francia after a civil war which lasted for more than three years after Pepin's death.
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Pippin II – strengthening catholicism in the region
After Grimoald death in 662, the Pippin line went on through his nephew Pippin II, he represents a direct link with the Arnulfings through his sister Begga, who was married to the Arnulfing Ansegisel.
He had to fight the Neustrian mayor Ebroin in order to regain his family’s prominence as mayors. Finally in 687 at the battle of Tertry, along the old Roman highway near Saint Quentin, he decisively defeated the Neustrians. He became the first of the Pippins mayors to rule the whole Frankish kingdom: Neustria, Austrasia and Burgundy. The kingdom enjoyed a long period of peace under Pippin II, who used the title ‘Prince of the Franks’. He also continued the tradition to support monasteries and churches and as he was the key supporter of Willibrord.
As a youngster he stayed in Pavia at the court of the Langobards, here he learned about the Roman organisation and once in power he laid the foundation for royal administration and court systems. It is interesting to note here that the political ideas of the Roman Empire remained of great importance during the Middle Ages, eventually resulting in the proclamation of the Holy Roman Empire.
He resided most of the time at his properties in the Meuse valley (Herstal, Jupille and Chevremont – near Liège).
Herstal
Around the end of the Roman era this hamlet had become a fortified stronghold, and then known as Héristal. The major road that linked Tongeren to Aachen crossed the Meuse here, where a ferry likely carried travellers to Jupille.
In the 7th century, Héristal gave its name to the founder of the family that established the Carolingian dynasty, Pippin, lord of Héristal. He probably chose this location as his main residence because of its proximity to the major cities of Aachen, Tongeren, Maastricht, and Liège.
Charlemagne is also supposedly born in Herstal, where he lived for at least fifteen years. Charlemagne later established his capital in Aachen, ending Herstal’s period of medieval glory as capital of the empire.
However, he went back to his castle in Herstal in 788 when he assembled here the nobility and bishops to launch his new set of laws, another groundbreaking event in the history of Europe.
Pippin died in 714 which led to a complex succession. His wife Plectrude had influenced Pippin to not appoint one of his bastard sons, but the son of their murdered son, grandson Theudoald as his successor. However, the Nuestrian nobility seized the opportunity to overthrow the Pippins and again a power struggle between the two groups of nobility raged for several years. Plectrude had to flee to her ancestral home in Cologne and most of the Pippin treasure was seized by the Neustrians.
https://paulbuddehistory.com/europe/the-rise-of-the-carolingians/
- [source4071154581] Our royal, title, noble and commoner ancestors - Pepin II, Duke of Brabant, (Publication Date: 04 APR 2020
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Pepin II, Duke of Brabant1,2
Last Edited 4 Apr 2020
M, #9684, b. circa 635, d. 16 November 714
Father Ansegisal (Anchis), Duke of Brabant, Markgraf von Schelde2 b. 602, d. 685
Mother Begga of the Ardenne2 b. c 613, d. 689
Pepin II, Duke of Brabant Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia. He was born circa 635 at of Heristal, Liege, Belgium. He married Plectrude, daughter of Pfalzgraf Hugobert and Irmina von Oeren, circa 673. Pepin II, Duke of Brabant married Chalpaidis before 714.2 Pepin II, Duke of Brabant died on 16 November 714 at Jupille on the Meuse, Liege, Walloon, Belgium; Died of a fever.2
Family 1
Child
Childebrand I, Count of Autun+3,4 d. 751
Family 2
Plectrude d. c 717
Child
Dreux, Count of Champagne+ d. 708
Family 3
Chalpaidis b. c 654
Child
Charles Martel, King of the Franks+3 b. 690, d. 22 Oct 741
Citations
[S1627] Unknown author, Wallop Family, p. 180.
[S2] Detlev Schwennicke, Europaische Stammtafeln, New Series, Vol. I/1, Tafel 3.
[S54] Middle & Far East Families, Austrasia.
[S54] Middle & Far East Families, Sens.
https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p323.htm#i9684
- [source4071154582] Wikipedia (English) - Pepin II de Herstal, (Publication Date: 30 SEP 2024
Media: Website / URL).
Pepin II (c. 635 – 16 December 714), commonly known as Pepin of Herstal, was a Frankish statesman and military leader who de facto ruled Francia as the Mayor of the Palace from 680 until his death. He took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks upon his conquest of all the Frankish realms.
The son of the powerful Frankish statesman Ansegisel, Pepin worked to establish his family, the Pippinids, as the strongest in Francia. He became Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia in 680. Pepin subsequently embarked on several wars to expand his power. He united all the Frankish realms by the conquests of Neustria and Burgundy in 687. In foreign conflicts, Pepin increased the power of the Franks by his subjugation of the Alemanni, the Frisians, and the Franconians. He also began the process of evangelisation in Germany.
Pepin's statesmanship was notable for the further decrease of Merovingian royal authority, and for the acceptance of his family's undisputed right to rule. Therefore, Pepin was able to name as heir his grandson Theudoald. But this was not accepted by his powerful son Charles Martel, leading to a civil war after his death in which the latter emerged victorious.
Background
Pepin, sometimes called Pepin II and Pepin the Middle, was the grandson and namesake of Pepin I the Elder through the marriage of Pepin I's daughter Begga to Ansegisel.[1] He was also the grandfather of Pepin the Short and great-grandfather of Charlemagne. That marriage united the two houses of the Pippinids and the Arnulfings which created what would be called the Carolingian dynasty. Pepin II was probably born in Herstal (Héristal), modern Belgium (where his centre of power lay), whence his byname (sometimes "of Heristal").
Rise to power
As mayor of Austrasia, Pepin and Martin, the duke of Laon, fought the Neustrian mayor Ebroin, who had designs on all Francia. Ebroin defeated the Austrasians in the Battle of Lucofao and came close to uniting all the Franks under his rule; however, he was assassinated in 681, the victim of a combined attack by his numerous enemies[2] Pepin immediately made peace with his successor, Waratton.
However, Waratton's successor, Berchar, and the Neustrian king Theuderic III, who, since 679, was nominal king of all the Franks, made war on Austrasia. The king and his mayor were decisively defeated at the Battle of Tertry (Textrice) in the Vermandois in 687. Berchar and Theuderic withdrew themselves to Paris, where Pepin followed and eventually forced on them a peace treaty with the condition that Berchar leave his office. Pepin was created mayor in all three Frankish kingdoms (Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy) and began calling himself Duke and Prince of the Franks (dux et princeps Francorum).[3] In the ensuing quarrels, Berchar killed his mother-in-law Ansfled and fled. His wife Anstrude married Pepin's eldest son Drogo, Duke of Champagne, and Pepin's place in Neustria was secured.
Duke and Prince of the Franks
The Neustrians barely tolerated an Austrasian overlord, but Pepin preferred to put these local resistances aside to deal with Germany. Over the next several years, Pepin subdued the Alemanni, Frisians, and Franconians, bringing them within the Frankish sphere of influence. Between 690 and 692, Utrecht fell. This gave the Franks control of important trade routes on the Rhine to the North Sea. He also supported the missionary work of Willibrord.[4] In 695, he placed Drogo in the Burgundian mayorship and his other son, Grimoald, in the Neustrian one.
Around 670, Pepin had married Plectrude, who had inherited substantial estates in the Moselle region. She was the mother of Drogo of Champagne and Grimoald II, both of whom died before their father. However, Pepin also had a mistress (or possibly, a second wife) named Alpaida (or Chalpaida) who bore him two more sons: Charles Martel and Childebrand.
Marriage and Children
Pepin married Plectrude and had two children:
Drogo
Grimoald
Pepin had one son to an unnamed mistress:
Childebrand I
Pepin had one son to Alpaida:
Charles Martel
Death and succession
Just before Pepin's death, Plectrude convinced him to disinherit the sons he had with his mistress Alpaida in favour of his grandson, Theudoald (the son of Pepin and Plectrude's son Grimoald), who was still a young child (and amenable to Plectrude's control). Pepin died suddenly at the age of 79 on 16 December 714, at Jupille (in modern Belgium). His grandchildren through Plectrude claimed themselves to be Pepin's true successors and, with the help of Plectrude, tried to maintain the position of mayor of the palace after Pepin's death. However, Charles (son of Pepin and Alpaida) had gained favour among the Austrasians, primarily for his military prowess and ability to keep them well supplied with booty from his conquests. Despite the efforts of Plectrude to silence her child's rival by imprisoning him, he became the sole mayor of the palace—and de facto ruler of Francia—after a civil war which lasted for more than three years after Pepin's death.
Cultural uses
In 2018, the Dutch production company Farmhouse released a movie called Redbad (film), based on the historical Redbad and directed by Roel Reiné. Jonathan Banks played Pepin of Herstal, who is the main villain in this movie.[5]
References
"Vita Sanctae Geretrudis (The Life of Saint Geretrud) and the Additamentum Nivialense de Fuilano (the Nivelles supplement to the Vita Fursei concerning Foillan)". Late Merovingian France: history and hagiography, 640–720. Manchester medieval sources series. Paul Fouracre, Richard A. Gerberding (eds.). Manchester: Manchester University Press. 1996. p. 311. doi:10.7765/MMSO.47909.8.301. ISBN 978-0719047909.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Pfister, Christian (1911). "Ebroïn". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 844.
"Pépin de Herstal (687 à 714)", Histoire-fr.com
Butler, Alban. "Willibrord", Butler's Lives of the Saints, Volume 11, Liturgical Press, 1995, ISBN 9780814623879
"'Breaking Bad' star Jonathan Banks boards Dutch epic '754 A.D. Redbad'". ScreenDaily. 12 October 2017.
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Wallace-Hadrill, J. M., translator. The Fourth Book of the Chronicle of Fredegar with its Continuations. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1960.
Bachrach, Bernard S., translator. Liber Historiae Francorum. 1973.
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- [source4071154583] Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - PEPIN [II], (Publication Date: 13 NOV 2024
Media: Website / URL).
PEPIN [II] "le Gros" or "d'Herstal", son of ANSEGISEL & his wife Begga ([645/50]-Jupille, near Liège 16 Dec 714, bur Metz, basilique de Saint-Arnoul). The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names "Anschisus" as father of "Pippinum"[115]. "Pippinus" declares himself "filius Ansegisili" in his charter dated 20 Feb 691, which also names "matrona mea Plectrudis"[116]. The estimated birth date attributed to Pépin [II] is consistent with the general chronology of this family, but can only be approximate. The Annales Xantenses name "Pippinus" as son of "Anchisus dux" when recording that he succeeded on the death of his father in 685[117], although this is misdated. "Pipinum secundum" is named as son of Ansegisel and Begga in the Chronicon Sancti Huberti[118]. Duke in Austrasia [676/80]: the Liber Historiæ Francorum records that, after the death of "Vulfoaldo de Auster", "Martinus et Pippinus iunior filius Anseghiselo quondam…duces" were dominant in Austrasia ("decedentibus regibus, dominabantur in Austria") and led the Austrasian army against "Theudericum regem et Ebroinum" but were defeated at "loco…Lucofao", adding that "Martinus" found refuge at Laon where he was later killed by emissaries from Ebroin while "Pippinus" escaped[119]. The passage can be dated to [676/80]. Civil war with Neustria broke out, until Pépin defeated the Neustrians at Tertry, Somme in Jun 687 before becoming maior domus of Austrasia in [688/90]. Fredegar (Continuator) records that he became maior domus of Neustria in 688 after the murder of maior domus Berchar[120]. "Pippinus filius Ansegisili quondam necnon…matrone mea Plectrudis" donated property to the church of St Arnulf at Metz by charter dated 20 Feb 691[121]. "Childebertus rex Francorum" names "Pippino maiorem domus nostro" in his charter dated 14 Mar 697[122]. Fredegar (Continuator) records that he defeated Radbod Duke of the Frisians at Duurstede in [692/97][123]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records the death of "Pippinus" after ruling for 27 years[124]. The Chronicon Sancti Medardi Suessionensis records the death in 714 of “Pippinus senior Princeps Francorum et Dux, Præfectus Palatii et Major-domus” and the accession of “Carolus dictus Martellus in loco patris”[125]. The Annales Metenses record the death "XVII Kal Ian 714" of "Pippinus princeps"[126].
m firstly ([670/75]) PLECTRUDIS, daughter of HUGOBERT & his wife [Irmina ---] (-after 717, bur Köln, St Maria im Kapitol). "Pippinus" names "matrona mea Plectrudis, filia Huogoberti quondam" in his two charters dated 13 May 706[127]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Pippino…uxor nobilissima…Plectrudis" but does not give her origin[128]. After the death of her husband, she "took everything under her control" according to Fredegar (Continuator)[129]. The Monumenta Epternacensia records that "Raginfredum maiorem domus" married "Plectrudem"[130], but this is not corroborated by other sources. She was regent for her grandson Theodebald, but opposed by her stepson Charles "Martel" whom she imprisoned. Charles escaped, and defeated the forces of Plectrudis at Vinchy, near Cambrai, 28 May 717. She founded St Maria im Kapitol at Köln.
[m] secondly (bigamously) CHALPAIS [Alpais], sister of DODO, daughter of ---. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that Pépin had "filium ex alia uxore…Carlo" but does not name the child’s mother[131]. Fredegar (Continuator) records that Pépin married another wife ("aliam duxit uxorem") "nobilem…Chalpaida" by whom he had "filium…Carlo"[132]. Sigeberto's Vita Landiberto episcopi Traiectensis names "puellam nobilem…Alpaidem" as second wife of Pépin, specifying that she was "soror…Dodonis qui domesticus Pippini principis erat"[133]. The mid-12th century Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi names "Alpade, sorore Dodonis, qui sanctum Lambertum episcopum Leodinensem martyrisavit" as second wife of Pépin[134]. Settipani does not support the theory that Alpais was the sister of Bertrada, mother of Charibert, whose daughter married Pépin King of the Franks, the hypothesis being based on King Pépin and his wife inheriting property from their respective fathers[135]. The Chronicle of St Bèze records that "Dodone comite" killed "sanctus Lambertus Tungrorum Episcopus"[136].
Mistress (1): ---. The name of Pépin's mistress is not known.
Pépin & his first wife had two children:
1. DROGO (-24 Mar 708, bur Metz, Abbaye de Saint-Arnoul[137]). The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "maioris Drocus…minoris Grimoaldus" as the two sons of "Pippino [et]…uxor nobilissima…Plectrudis", specifying that Drogo accepted "ducatum Campaniæ"[138]. "Drogo et Grimoldus" are named as sons of Pépin and his wife Plectrudis in the Gesta Fontanellensium[139]. Sigeberto's Vita Landiberto episcopi Traiectensis names "Drogo…et Grimoaldus" as sons of Pépin and "legitima sua coniunx Plictrudis", specifying that Drogo was "dux…Campanensium"[140]. Fredegar (Continuator) records that his father invested Drogo as dux in Champagne in [688/90][141], and dux of the Burgunds after 697. This is the only example so far identified of a late 7th century creation of a dux apparently assigned to govern a particular territory. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records the death of "Drocus filius Pippini"[142]. The Annales Metenses record the death of Drogo in 708 and his burial "iuxta Mettensem urbem in basilica beati Arnulfi confessoris"[143]. The Obituaire of Saint-Arnoul de Metz includes "IX Kal Apr Drogo dux"[144]. m (after 688) ADALTRUDIS, daughter of [BERCHAR maior domus in Neustria & his wife Anstrudis]. Her origin is confirmed by the charter of "Childebertus rex Francorum" dated 14 Mar 697 which names "Drogus…socer suos…Bercharius…coniuge sui Adaltrute"[145]. On the other hand, the Annales Metenses name "Austrudem filia Warattonis quondam…maioris domus derelictam Bertarii" as wife of "Drogonem primogenitum suum [Pippini]"[146]. The Gesta Fontanellensium also names Adaltrudis, wife of Drogo, as "filia Warattonis [et] Ansfledis coniugis eius"[147], but the 697 charter is probably a more reliable source as, if it is correctly dated, it was written only a few years after the death of Berchar. Drogo & his wife had [five] children:
a) ARNOUL (before 700-after 723). "Arnulfus dux filius Drogonis" donated his part in "villa Bollane" to "monasterium Efternacum" by charter dated dated to [715/16][148]. His birth date is estimated by Settipani on the assumption that he was no longer a minor at the time of this first recorded mention[149]. A charter dated 25 Jun 715, classified as spurious in the collection, purports to record the donation by "Hugo sacerdos et germanus meus…Arnulfus dux nec non Pippinus et Godefridus" to the church of Metz which names "genitorem nostrum…Drogonem…avus noster Pippinus", subscribed by "Milonis, Widonis comitis, Remberti comitis, Lamtberti comitis, Warnarii comitis"[150]. In 723, Arnoul conspired with his brothers against their uncle Charles "Martel". [m ---. If Arnoul had children (see below), the name of his wife is not known.] Possible children:
i) [children . It is possible that Arnoul left descendants in Upper Lotharingia: a bull of Pope Leo IX, son of Hugues d'Egisheim in Alsace, mentions Arnoul as his ancestor, and names Arnoul's father and three brothers[151].]
b) HUGO (-Jumièges Apr 730, bur Jumièges). The Annales Metenses name "Drogoni…filium…Hugonem" and record that he was brought up by "matrona Ansfredis avia sua relicta uxor Warattonis"[152]. Assuming that the reference to Ansfredis is correct, she was the great-grandmother of Hugo not his grandmother, if the origin of Hugo's mother is correctly identified above. He is named as son of Drogo and Adeltrude in the Gesta Fontanellensium[153]. A charter dated 25 Jun 715, classified as spurious in the collection, purports to record the donation by "Hugo sacerdos et germanus meus…Arnulfus dux nec non Pippinus et Godefridus" to the church of Metz which names "genitorem nostrum…Drogonem…avus noster Pippinus", subscribed by "Milonis, Widonis comitis, Remberti comitis, Lamtberti comitis, Warnarii comitis"[154]. Abbé de Saint-Denis, Jumièges et Fontenelle. Elected Bishop of Rouen 719, and Bishop of Bayeux and Paris 723. He supported Charles "Martel" and was rewarded with the abbacy of St Wandrille in 723, and the abbacies of Jumièges, La Croix and Saint-Leufroy[155].
c) PEPIN (-after 723). A charter dated 25 Jun 715, classified as spurious in the collection, purports to record the donation by "Hugo sacerdos et germanus meus…Arnulfus dux nec non Pippinus et Godefridus" to the church of Metz which names "genitorem nostrum…Drogonem…avus noster Pippinus", subscribed by "Milonis, Widonis comitis, Remberti comitis, Lamtberti comitis, Warnarii comitis"[156]. Pépin revolted with his brothers Arnoul and Godefroi against their uncle Charles "Martel" in 723.
d) GODEFROI (-after 723). A charter dated 20 Feb 691, classified as spurious in the collection, purports to record the donation of "Godefridus dux filius Drogonis" to Metz St Arnulf[157], although it is unlikely that Godefroi was born at that date. A charter dated 25 Jun 715, classified as spurious in the collection, purports to record the donation by "Hugo sacerdos et germanus meus…Arnulfus dux nec non Pippinus et Godefridus" to the church of Metz which names "genitorem nostrum…Drogonem…avus noster Pippinus", subscribed by "Milonis, Widonis comitis, Remberti comitis, Lamtberti comitis, Warnarii comitis"[158]. Godefroi revolted with his brothers Arnoul and Pépin against their uncle Charles "Martel" in 723. Settipani suggests that Godefroi was the father of Humbert Comte de Bourges, who died after 778[159].
e) [son (-1723). The Annales Petaviani record that "duo filii Drogonis" rebelled in 723 and that one died[160]. It is uncertain whether the son who died is one of Drogo’s sons who are named above or a different person.]
2. GRIMOALD (-murdered Liège Apr 714). The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "maioris Drocus…minoris Grimoaldus" as the two sons of "Pippino [et]…uxor nobilissima…Plectrudis"[161]. "Drogo et Grimoldus" are named as sons of Pépin and his wife Plectrudis in the Gesta Fontanellensium[162]. Sigeberto's Vita Landiberto episcopi Traiectensis names "Drogo…et Grimoaldus" as sons of Pépin and "legitima sua coniunx Plictrudis"[163]. His father named him maior domus in Neustria[164] in [695], and in Burgundy in [700]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that, after the death of "Chlodoveus rex puer" and the succession of "Childebertus frater eius", "Grimoaldus Pippini principis filius iunior" was made "in aula regis Childeberti maiorum domus"[165]. The passage can be dated to [676/80]. "Childeberthus rex Francorum" names "Grimoaldo maiorum domus nostri" in his charter dated 25 Feb 702[166]. His father created him dux in Champagne and dux of the Burgunds in 708. The Annales Metenses record that, after the death of Drogo, "Pippino genitore suo" appointed "germanus eius Grimoaldus" to succeed "in principatum"[167]. "Childebercthus rex Francorum" names "Grimoaldo maiorem domus nostri…Gairinus quondam loce ipsius Parisiace comis…Sigofredus comis palatie nostre" in his donation to the abbey of St Denis by charter dated 13 Dec 710[168]. Fredegar (Continuator) records that Grimoald was murdered by Rantgar, a pagan Frisian, at the tomb of St Lambert at Liège[169]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that Grimoald was murdered by "Rantgario gentile, filio Belial" at "basilica sancti Landeberti martyris Leudico"[170]. m (711) THEODESINDIS, daughter of RATBOD Duke of the Frisians & his wife ---. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Theudesindam filiam Radbodi ducis" as wife of "Grimoaldus"[171]. Her marriage is referred to by the Continuator of Fredegar, which does not give her name[172]. Sigeberto's Vita Landiberto episcopi Traiectensis refers to the betrothal of "Grimoaldus" and "Rabbodonis ducis Fresionum…filiæ"[173]. The Chronicon Moissiacense names "Thudsindam filiam Radbodi ducis" as wife of "Grimaldus"[174]. The date of the marriage is provided by the Annales Metenses which record the marriage in 711 of "Grimoaldus" and "filiam Radboldi ducis Frisionum"[175]. Mistress (1): ---. The name of Grimoald's mistress is not known. Grimoald had one illegitimate son by Mistress (1):
a) THEODALD ([707/08]-killed 741). The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Grimoaldus…filium ex concubina Theudoaldo"[176]. The Annales Metense name "Grimoaldi filium eius parvulum ex concubina nata nomine Theodaldum" when recording his appointment as maior domus for King Dagobert II[177]. He was legitimate according to the Monumenta Epternacensia which names "Theodaldum, filium Grimoaldi…ex Theodesina filia regis Rabodi"[178]. After the death of his father, his grandfather Pépin chose Theodald as his heir although he was still a child. His paternal grandmother appointed him maior domus in Austrasia in 714. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Theudoaldo" was appointed maior domus after "Ragamfredo" fled[179]. He was opposed by his uncle Charles "Martel", but fled after the battle of Compiègne 26 Sep 715[180]. The Annales Alammanici record in 741 that "Theodaldus interfectus est"[181].
Pépin & his second [wife] had one child:
3. CHARLES “Martel” ([690]-Quierzy-sur-Oise, Aisne 16 or 22 Oct 741, bur église de l'abbaye royale de Saint Denis). Fredegar (Continuator) records that Pépin married another wife ("aliam duxit uxorem") "nobilem…Chalpaida" by whom he had "filium…Carlo"[182]. He succeeded his father in 717 as maior domus in Austrasia.
- see below.
Pépin had [one illegitimate son by Mistress (1)]:
4. [CHILDEBRAND (-after 751, maybe after 762). Childebrand is described as "germanus" of Charles "Martel" by the Continuator of Fredegar, in the part which Childebrand himself sponsored[183]. There are three possibilities for the precise parentage of Childebrand: (1) he was the illegitimate son of Pépin "le Gros" by an unknown mistress; (2) he was Pépin’s second son by his second [wife] Chalpais; or (3) he was the son of Chalpais by an earlier marriage. Settipani discusses in detail the arguments in favour of each of these three cases[184]. Each case has its defender, but there appears no way of deciding which is the most likely, especially given the uncertain interpretation of relationship terms such as "germanus" in contemporary sources. Count in Burgundy, Duke in Provence 737/39. A charter dated Apr 754 records a claim by “Fulchardus advocatus...Nivelongo comiti” before “Theoderico comiti” relating to property “in pago Augustidunense in villa Balgiaco...de villa Patriciaco” granted to “Hildebranno” by “Karolus”[185]. Historian, he was the author of part of the continuations of the chronicle of Fredegar written during the reign of King Pépin (751-768).] m ---. The name of Childebrand’s wife is not known. Childebrand & his wife had one child:
a) NIBELUNG ([705/20]-before 786). The Continuator of Fredegar names Nibelung as son of Childebrand, specifying that he assumed his father's work on the chronicle after the latter died[186]. An approximate birth date range of [705/20] is assigned to Nibelung for the purposes only of narrowing the possible birth date ranges of his supposed descendants.
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Pepin (Pepin II) "le gros" Herstal formerly Pippinid aka Neustria, Austrasia
Born about 0645 in Herstal, Austrasia [Liège, Belgium]map
Son of Ansegisel (Arnulfing) Metz and Begga (Pippinid) of Landen
Brother of Doda (Arnulfing) Metz
Husband of Plectrudis (Bayern) von Herstal — married about 0670 [location unknown]
Husband of Alpaïs (Unknown) d'Herstal — married before 0690 in France
Father of Drogo (Pippinid) de Champagne, Grimoald (Pippinid) de Neustria, Charles (Pippinid) Martel and Childebrand (Heristal) Autun
Died 16 Dec 0714 at about age 69 in Jupille-sur-Meuse, Belgium
Biography
Pepin II "le gros" d'Herstal (645/50 - 16 Dec 714 Jupille, near Liège)[1]
bur. Basilique de Saint-Arnoul, Metz[1]
Titles
676/80: duke in Austrasia[2]
688: maior domus of Neustria
688/90: maior domus of Austrasia
Parents
Father: Ansegisel (612 - 655/65)[3][1][4]
Mother: Begga (d. 693, 698 or 709)[1] sources dates from 11th century[5]
Marriages
m.1 (670/5) Plectrudis (d. after 717; p. Hugobert, comes palatii and Irmina, Abbess of Oereon).[6] Issue: 2[7]
Drogo (d. 24 Mar 708)
Grimoald (d. Apr 714 Liège)[8]
m.2 (bigamy) Chalpais "Alpais" UNKNOWN (sibling: Dodo).[9] Issue: 1[10]
Charles Martel (690 - 16 or 22 Oct 741 Quierzy-sur-Oise, Aisne)
Mistress
1. UNKNOWN. Issue: 1[11]
Childebrand (d. after 751 or after 762)
Rule
Pepin and Martin, duke of Laon, fought Ebroin, who defeated the Austrasians at Lucofao (Bois-du-Fay, near Laon) and came close to uniting all the Franks under his rule; however, he was assassinated.
Pepin immediately made peace with his successor, Waratton. However, Waratton's successor Berthar, and Neustrian king Theuderic III, made war on Austrasia. The king and his mayor were decisively defeated at the Battle of Tertry (Textrice) in the Vermandois in 687.
Berthar and Theuderic withdrew themselves to Paris, where Pepin followed and eventually forced on them a peace treaty with the condition that Berthar leave his office. Pepin was created mayor in all three Frankish kingdoms (Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy) and began calling himself Duke and Prince of the Franks (dux et princeps Francorum). In the ensuing quarrels, Berthar killed his mother-in-law Ansfled and fled. His wife Anstrude married Pepin's eldest son Drogo, Duke of Champagne, and Pepin's place in Neustria was secured.
Pepin subdued the Alemanni, Frisians, and Franconians, bringing them within the Frankish sphere of influence. He also began the evangelisation of Germany. In 695, he placed Drogo in the Burgundian mayorship and his other son, Grimoald, in the Neustrian one.
Pepin of Herstal (635?-714), reunited Frankish realms in the late Merovingian period. Pepin's death was followed by a civil war and the succession of his illegitimate son Charles Martel.
Space:Annalium et Historiae Francorum (Claude Chappelet, rue Saint Jacques, Paris, 1588, p. 296) [2][12]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Online at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Website
↑ Liber Historiæ Francorum
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at FMG 81
↑ Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis[1]
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at FMG 90
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at FMG 124
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at FMG 134
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at FMG 158
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at Chalpais
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at FMG 178
↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, available at FMG 180
↑ Monk Odorannus of St. Pierre-le-Vif at Sens (c. 985-1046) reports Pepin becoming "maior domus" in the year 688. He also reports the death of Pepin in the year 712 (DCCXII Obiit Pipinus) and then his son, Charles Martel, became the ruler (& filius eius qui dicitur Karolus Martellus principatum suscepit).
See also:
Weis, F. (1992). Ancestral Roots, (7th ed).
Wikipedia: Pepin of Herstal
Find A Grave: Memorial #131325529 Pepin of Herstal (ca.635-)
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pippinid-3
- [source4071154586] Pepin II of Herstal, "Find a Grave Index", (Media: Website / URL).
Name Pepin II of Herstal
Birth Date 635
Death Date 16 Dec 714
Event Type Burial
Event Place Liège, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Cemetery Notre-Dame de Chèvremont
Photograph Included N
Note Contains Biography
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Frankish Nobility. He was born around 635 as the son of Ansegisel, a son of Saint Arnulf of Metz and Begga, a daughter the of Austrasian majordomo (mayor of the palace) Pepin of Landen. With the fall and execution of his uncle, the Frankish majordomo Grimoald, the family had seemingly come to an end. After spending several years fighting, he finally gained the rule over the whole realm after the Battle of Terty in 687. From then on he de facto ruled Francia as the majordomo of Austrasia, Neustria (from 688) and Burgundy. He secured his power by leaving his opponent Berchar in office as majordomo of Neustria. In addition he left the Merovingian kings on the throne. Around 696 he named his son Grimoald majordomo of Neustria and his eldest son Drogo Dux of Burgundy, but retained the real power in the kingdom. Even before his death a conflict over his succession broke out. His wife Plectrudis supported her grandsons interests against Pepins sons by his mistress Chalpaida. He died after a long illness on December 16th, 714. Plectrude was defeated by his son Charles Martel a few years later. During his reign he was able to establish his family, the Arnulfings, as the strongest in Francia and initiated the rise of the Carolingians.
"Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG5-Y9Y5 : 4 October 2023), Pepin II of Herstal, ; Burial, Liège, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium, Notre-Dame de Chèvremont; citing record ID 131325529, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131325529/pepin_ii-of_herstal
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