Pepin II MARTEL 
Pepin II was born in 0635 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium. Pepin II's father was Anchises MARTEL and his mother was St. Beggue DE AUSTRASIA. His paternal grandparents were St. Arnoul METZ and Dode UNKNOWN; his maternal grandparents were Pepin I UNKNOWN and Iduberga VON SCHELDE. He was an only child. He died in Leige, Belgium.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Duc De Austrasia & Brabant
Pepin of Heristol (Liege, Belgium); Mayor Of The Palace O
f Austrasia.
Pepin of Herstal (635?-714), Carolingian mayor of the palac
e, who reunited the Frankish realms in the late Merovingia
n period. A grandson of Pepin the Elder, he succeeded to hi
s position in the kingdom of Austrasia around 680. In 687 he
extended Carolingian rule to the other Frankish kingdoms, N
eustria and Burgundy, but retained members of the Merovingi
an dynasty as figurehead monarchs in all three. Two years l
ater he extended his control over the Frisians, a pagan peo
ple living on the North Sea coast. Pepin's death was follow
ed by a civil war and the succession of his illegitimate so
n Charles Martel.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.13 Aug 582 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium d.16 Aug 641 in France
- b.0580 in Saxony, Germany
- b.0635 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium d.16 Dec 714 in Leige, Belgium
- b.Bet 580 and 585 in Landen, Austrasia, France d.0639
- b.0613 in Landen, Leige, Belgium d.Bet 694 and 698 in Ardenne, France
- b.~ 0523
- b.0540
- b.~ 0475
- b.0592 in Landen, Austrasia, France
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They had a son named Charles.
Family Notes
CHAN23 May 2002
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Children
Charles MARTEL
Charles was born in 0676 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium. He died in Quierzy-Sur-Oise, Aisne, France.
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