II Pepin 
II was born about 0635 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium. II's father was Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia Ansegisel and his mother was Begga Of Landen. His paternal grandparents were Bishop Of Metz Arnulf and UNKNOWN Doda; his maternal grandparents were I Pepin and UNKNOWN Iduberga. He had a brother named Martin Of. He was the older of the two children. He died in Jupile On The Muse.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Mayor Of The Palace Of Austras
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia
Pepin II, byname PEPIN OF HERSTAL, French PÉPIN D'HÉRISTAL (d. Dec. 16, 714, Jupille, near Liège [now in Belgium]), ruler of the Franks (687-714), the first of the great Carolingian mayors of the palace.
The son of Begga and Ansegisel, who were, respectively, the daughter of Pepin I and the son of Bishop Arnulf of Metz, Pepin established himself as mayor of the palace in Austrasia after the death of Dagobert II in 679 and defended its autonomy against Theodoric III of Neustria and Ebroïn, Theodoric's mayor of the palace. Defeated by Ebroïn in 680 at Lucofao (near Laon), Pepin gained his revenge on the Neustrians in 687 at Tertry (near Péronne) and became sole effective ruler of the Franks. He nevertheless retained Theodoric III on the throne and after his death replaced him with three successive Merovingian kings. After several years of warfare Pepin defeated the Frisians on his northeastern border (689) and married his son Grimoald to Theodelind, daughter of the Frisian chief Radbod. He also forced the Alemanni to recognize Frankish authority again and encouraged Christian missionaries in Alemannia and Bavaria. Charles Martel was his son
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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.~ 0500 d.0532
- b.~ 0522
- b.~ 0500
- b.~ 0552
- b.0582 in Austrasia d.0640 in Nancy, France
- b.~ 0552
- b.0602 in Austrasia d.0632
- b.~ 0480
- b.~ 0523
- b.~ 0480
- b.~ 0546
- d.0561
- b.~ 0523 d.0570
- b.~ 0500
- b.~ 0586 in Saxony
- b.~ 0635 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.16 Dec 714 in Jupile On The Muse
- b.~ 0553 d.0645
- d.0640
- b.~ 0665
- b.~ 0695
- b.~ 0613 in Landen, Liege, Belgium d.~ 0698
- b.~ 0480
- b.~ 0523
- b.~ 0480
- b.~ 0546
- d.0561
- b.~ 0523 d.0570
- b.~ 0500
- b.0592
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Family Notes
CHAN17 May 2004
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Children
Charles Martel
Charles was born about 0688 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium. He died in Quierzy-Sur-Oise, Aisne, France. He was buried in St. Denis.
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