Children
1 M Charles "The Hammer", King Of Franks MARTEL, 37G Grandfather, M
Birth 0676
Death 22 Oct 0741, Ciersv
Spouse Chrotrud, 37G Grandmother, F
Spouse Sunnichild, F
Mayor of Palace Pepin II Meroving
Mayor of the Palace of Neustrie (680) and Austrasie (c. 679); ruled the kingdom of France in the name of Clovis III. Pepin of Heristal, Pepin d'Heristal or Pepin II
He was the Carolingian mayor of the palace, who reunited the Frankish realms in the late Merovingian period. A grandson of Pepin the Elder, he succeeded to his position in the kingdom of Austrasia around 680. In 687 he extended Carolingian rule to the other Frankish kingdoms, Neustria and Burgundy, but retained members of the Merovingian dynasty as figurehead monarchs in all three. Two years later he extended his control over the Frisians, a pagan people living on the North Sea coast. Pepin's death was followed by a civil war and the succession of his illegitimate son Charles Martel.
Source: Pedigrees of ... Descendants of Charlemagne, p cvi; Royals.GED (Compuserve); Haydn's Book of Dignities, p 23; Charlemagne's Ancestors Charlemagne's 40 Generation Ahnentafel Chart by Tom Peterson, 24 Oct 1992; Buell001.zip; Ancestry.com File # 96135.exe; Ancestry.com File Name 132700 (505,895 Bytes) Submitter: nwebb@vcn.com