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He was Carolingian mayor of the palace, who reunited theFrankish realms in the late Merovingian period. A grandson ofPepin the Elder, he succeeded to his position in the kingdom ofAustrasia around
680. In 687 he extended Carolingian rule to theother Frankish kingdoms, Neustria and Burgundy, but retainedmembers of the Merovingian dynasty as figurehead monarchs in allthree. Two years later he
extended his control over theFrisians, a pagan people living on the North Sea coast. Pepin'sdeath was followed by a civil war and the succession of hisillegitimate son Charles Martel. Merged General
Note: Pepin ofHerstal was born in 635.  Died on 16 Dec 714.  Pepin of Herstal(635?-714), Carolingian mayor of the palace, who reunited theFrankish realms in the late Merovingian period. A grandson
ofPepin the Elder, he succeeded to his position in the kingdom ofAustrasia around 680. In 687 he extended Carolingian rule to theother Frankish kingdoms, Neustria and Burgundy, but retainedmembers
of the Merovingian dynasty as figurehead monarchs in allthree. Two years later he extended his control over theFrisians, a pagan people living on the North Sea coast. Pepin'sdeath was followed by a
civil war and the succession of hisillegitimate son Charles Martel. He married Alpais.--Other FieldsRef Number: +
DATE 14 MAR 1999