General Notes

Sources: RC 260; AF; Kraentzler 1635; Collins; "the Franks."
   Franks: He was Dagobert's mayor of the palace (in effect theking'sprime minister) and on e of his chief advisors.
   Source: An Encyclopedia of World History (chart on p. 149)
   RC: Pepin of Landen "the Old," Mayor of the Palacer d'Austrasia, 623.
   K: Pipin von Landen, Majordomo in Austrasia, jointly with ArnulftheHoly. Majordomo of th e Court in Paris (630).


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Pepin the Elder, aka Pippin von Landen or Pepin of Landen. BegantheCarolingian Dynasty of rulers of the Kingdom of France.

Pepin von Landen became Mayor of the Palace in the Merovingian /Frankishkingdom of Austrasia for King Dagobert in 628 until 639. Acted asone ofhis chief counselors, along with Arnoldus/Arnulf Bishop of Metz,for thekingdom of Austrasia. Pepin ruled when Clovis II was on thethrone, andwas succeeded in 639 by Grimoald.

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ohme pp 89-90 "The family which was to produce the most powerful rulersin Europe in the eighth century came from Austrasia, where they, thedescendants of Dagobert's one-time advisers PIPPIN and ARNULF, hadmaintained an almost uninterrupted ascendancy throughout the seventhcentury.  PIPPIN I's son Grimoald and grandson PIPPIN II were both mayorsof the palace in Austrasia."
ohme p 86 "In 622 CHLOTHAR II made DAGOBERT king in Austrasia, thenorth-eastern portion of the Frankish kingdom . . . Dagobert's chiefadvisers were two Austrasian aristocrats, ARNULF, Bishop of Metz, andPIPPIN, who was made mayor of Dagobert's palace.  (It was a marriagearranged between Arnulf's son and PIPPIN's daughter that was to form thepowerful dynasty known later as the Carolingians.)"

Note: Pippin I, incorrectly called "of Landen," was Mayor of the Palaceunder young Dagobert I, whom Clotaire II had placed over Austrasia, butPippin "was disgraced when Dagobert became sole king in 629, and had toseek refuge in Aquitaine."[Direct Linage1.FTW]

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ohme pp 89-90 "The family which was to produce the most powerful rulersin Europe in the eighth century came from Austrasia, where they, thedescendants of Dagobert's one-time advisers PIPPIN and ARNULF, hadmaintained an almost uninterrupted ascendancy throughout the seventhcentury.  PIPPIN I's son Grimoald and grandson PIPPIN II were both mayorsof the palace in Austrasia."
ohme p 86 "In 622 CHLOTHAR II made DAGOBERT king in Austrasia, thenorth-eastern portion of the Frankish kingdom . . . Dagobert's chiefadvisers were two Austrasian aristocrats, ARNULF, Bishop of Metz, andPIPPIN, who was made mayor of Dagobert's palace.  (It was a marriagearranged between Arnulf's son and PIPPIN's daughter that was to form thepowerful dynasty known later as the Carolingians.)"

Note: Pippin I, incorrectly called "of Landen," was Mayor of the Palaceunder young Dagobert I, whom Clotaire II had placed over Austrasia, butPippin "was disgraced when Dagobert became sole king in 629, and had toseek refuge in Aquitaine."[JamesLinage.FTW]

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ohme pp 89-90 "The family which was to produce the most powerful rulersin Europe in the eighth century came from Austrasia, where they, thedescendants of Dagobert's one-time advisers PIPPIN and ARNULF, hadmaintained an almost uninterrupted ascendancy throughout the seventhcentury.  PIPPIN I's son Grimoald and grandson PIPPIN II were both mayorsof the palace in Austrasia."
ohme p 86 "In 622 CHLOTHAR II made DAGOBERT king in Austrasia, thenorth-eastern portion of the Frankish kingdom . . . Dagobert's chiefadvisers were two Austrasian aristocrats, ARNULF, Bishop of Metz, andPIPPIN, who was made mayor of Dagobert's palace.  (It was a marriagearranged between Arnulf's son and PIPPIN's daughter that was to form thepowerful dynasty known later as the Carolingians.)"