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Pepin II "The Mediocre" Of HERISTAL, Mayor Of Palace

Pepin II "The Mediocre" Of HERISTAL, Mayor Of Palace[1]

Male Abt 635 - 714  (~ 79 years)

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  • Name Pepin II "The Mediocre" Of HERISTAL 
    Suffix Mayor Of Palace 
    Nickname The Mediocre 
    Born Abt 635  H?ristal (Heristal), Liege, Neustria (Now Belgium) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Birth Abt 635 
    Alt. Birth 
    • Of, Heristal, Austrasia
    FamilySearch ID GJYJ-338 
    Relationship (J,M&L)
    • 38th Great-grandparent
    Titled
    • De facto ruler of all the Franks
    Name Pepin "Of Herstal" Mayor Of Palace AUSTRASIA 
    Name Pepin D'heristal DESPOSYNI 
    Name Pepin Duke Of AUSTRASIA 
    Name Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA 
    Name Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA 
    Name Pippin Of HERSTAL 
    Name The Mediocre 
    Occupation
    • Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
    _UID E398A851033A447A8C2BA0DEB24FB582DC3D 
    Died 16 Dec 714  Junille, Meuse, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11290  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father Ansguise (Ansigise) Of AUSTRASIA, Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia,   b. 602, , Austrasia, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 685, Andene Monastery Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother St. Begga (Begue) Of LANDEN,   b. Abt 613, Landen, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 693  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married Abt 635 
    • NOTE MARRIED
    Family ID F5682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alpheid (Or Aupois) AUSTRASIA, [Concubine 1],   b. Abt 654, H?ristal (Heristal), Liege, Neustria (Now Belgium) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 705, Orp-Le-Grand Monastery, Brabant, Vosges, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Married Concubine - Not Married Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Friends Abt 675 
    • Not Married
    _STAT Common Law 
    Children 
     1. Charles Martel "The Hammer", Mayor Of Palace,   b. 23 Aug 676, H?ristal (Heristal), Liege, Neustria (Now Belgium) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 741, Quierzy (Cressy) Sur Oise, Aisne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Childebrand I Of Autun, Count Of Autun,   b. Abt 684, Probably Heristal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 751  (Age ~ 67 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F5674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married Not Married Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gertrude "The Holy" AUSTRASIA,   b. Abt 680, Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5679  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Plectruda (Plectrude) Of ECHTERNACH,   b. Abt 644, Luxembourg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Apr 717  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Grimoald II Mayor Of The Palace Of NEUSTRIA,   b. Abt 662, H?ristal (Heristal), Liege, Neustria (Now Belgium) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 714  (Age ~ 51 years)
     2. Drogon Prince Of AUSTRASIA,   b. Abt 674,   d. Bef 714  (Age ~ 39 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F4776  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Plectrude,   b. Abt 652, Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 714  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married Abt 673  Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Drogon Count Of CHAMPAGNE,   b. Abt 674, Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 674  (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. Grimoald Of NEUSTRIA, Mayor Of Palace,   b. Abt 675, Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 714, St Jacques Churc, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
     3. Sylvius Bishop Of AUCHY,   b. Abt 677, Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F5678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 Plactruda (Plectrude) Of Bavaria, Princess Of Bavaria,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 13 May 706  Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • NOTE MARRIED
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F5691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY: 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 Bourgogne, 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. Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia.

      BIOGRAPHY: 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 Bourgogne, 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S395] Nancy Ann Morgan.