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

Abt 635 - 714  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Pepin II "The Mediocre" Of HERISTAL
  Suffix	Mayor Of Palace
  Nickname	The Mediocre
  Birth	Abt 635	Héristal (Heristal), Liege, Neustria (Now Belgium)
  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
  Death	16 Dec 714	Junille, Meuse, France
  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 d. 685, Andene Monastery (Age 83 years)
  Mother	St. Begga (Begue) Of LANDEN,   b. Abt 613, Landen, Liege, Belgium d. 17 Dec 693 (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 635
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F5682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

  Marriage	Not Married
  Children	1. Gertrude "The Holy" AUSTRASIA,   b. Abt 680, Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 5	Plactruda (Plectrude) Of Bavaria, Princess Of Bavaria   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 May 706	Belgium
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F5691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• 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

  [S395] Nancy Ann Morgan.