38th Generation (Continued)
Family of Ansigisen Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia (129) & Beggue (St Beggue) Of Landen

142. Pepin II Mayor Of The Palace of Austrasia, 40G Grandfather, M. Born abt 0635 in Of, Heristal, Austrasia. Pepin II Mayor Of The Palace of died in Junille, France on 16 Dec 0714, he was 79.

byname PEPIN OF HERSTAL, French PÉPIN D'HÉRISTAL, 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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On 13 May 0706 when Pepin II Mayor Of The Palace of was 71, he first married Plectrude Princess Of Bavaria, F, in Belgium. Born abt 0652 in Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium. Plectrude Princess Of died in Apr 0714, she was 62.

They had the following children:
i. Drogon Count Of, Half 40G Uncle, M. Born abt 0674 in Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium. Drogon Count Of died in 0708, he was 34.
ii. Grimoald Mayor Of The Palace Of, Half 40G Uncle, M. Born abt 0675 in Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium. Grimoald Mayor Of The Palace Of died in St Jacques Church, Liege, Belgium in Apr 0714, he was 39.
iii. Sylvius Bishop Of, Half 40G Uncle, M. Born abt 0677 in Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium.

abt 0675 when Pepin II Mayor Of The Palace of was 40, he second married Alpaide Concubine Of Austrasia, 40G Grandmother, F, in Not Married. Born abt 0654 in Of, Heristal, Austrasia. Alpaide Concubine Of died in Orp-Le-Grand, Brabant.

They had the following children:
i. Childebrand "de Heristal", 40G Uncle, M. Born abt 0678 in Of, Heristal, Neustria.
157 ii. Charles "Martel" Mayor Of The Palace of, M (0676-0741)

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