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| Name |
Pepin (Pippin) "De Landen" Mayor AUSTRASIA |
| Nickname |
De Landen |
| Born |
Between 576 and 585 |
Landen, Liege, Belgium  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Relationship (J,M&L) |
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| Titled |
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| Titled |
623 |
- Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
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| Name |
De Landen |
| Name |
Pepin (Pippin) De LANDEN |
| Name |
Pepin De BRABANT |
| Name |
Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA |
| _UID |
22CCB646CFB24FB084470F2CFDBE246BBA5E |
| Died |
21 Feb 638-639 |
Landen, Liege, Belgium |
| Buried |
Landen, Liege, Belgium (Relics Later Moved To Nivelle) |
| Person ID |
I9515 |
Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
22 May 2011 |
| Father |
Carloman Of AUSTRASIA, Mayor Of The Palace, b. Abt 550, Landen, Liege, Belgium , d. 645 (Age ~ 95 years) |
| Mother |
Gertrude Of BAVARIA, b. 555, Of Belgium , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Family ID |
F3289 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Saint Itta "Blessed Ida" Of NIVELLES, Saint, b. Abt 591, Landen, Liege, Belgium , d. 652, Abbey Of Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium (Age ~ 61 years) |
| Married |
614 |
| Children |
| | 1. St. Begga (Begue) Of LANDEN, b. Abt 613, Landen, Liege, Belgium , d. 17 Dec 693 (Age ~ 80 years) |
| | 2. Grimoalde "De Landen" Mayor Palace AUSTRASIA, b. Abt 620, Of, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia , d. Abt 656 (Age ~ 36 years) |
| | 3. Gertrude (St.) Abbess Of Nivelles Of LANDEN, b. 626, Landen, Liege, Belgium , d. 17 Mar 658-659, Abbey Of Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium (Age 33 years) |
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F4758 |
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| Notes |
- [Blessed Pepin of Landen (AC)
(also known as Pippin)
Died February 21, c. 639. Pepin was, perhaps, the most important, powerful person in the empire during his age. As duke of Brabant and mayor of the palace (first minister) of kings Clotaire II, Dagobert I, and Sigebert III, he determined much of the policy of the Franks. Pepin, the ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty of French kings, was the husband of Blessed Itta and father of Grimoald, of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles and of Saint Begga. He is described as "a lover of peace and the constant defender of truth and justice," though it may not seem that way at first glance.
Pepin and Bishop Arnulf of Metz aided King Clotaire II of Neustria in overthrowing Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia in 613. In recognition of the important roles they played, Clotaire appointed them mayors of the palace to rule Austrasia for Clotaire's son Dagobert I from 623. When Pepin rebuked Dagobert (who had succeeded his father about 629) for his licentious life, Dagobert discharged him and he retired to Aquitaine. Dagobert still respected him enough to appoint him tutor of his three-year-old son Sigebert before his death in 638, and Pepin returned and ruled the kingdom until his own death the following year.
Pepin worked to spread the faith throughout the kingdom, defended Christian towns from Slavic invaders, and chose responsible men to fill vacant sees. The marriage of his daughter, Begga, and Bishop Arnulf's son, Segislius, produced Pepin of Herstal, the first of the Carolingian dynasty in France. Pepin of Landen was buried at Landen, but his relics were later translated to Nivelle, where they are now enshrined with those of his wife and daughter Gertrude. Here is feast is kept. Pepin was never canonized but is listed as a saint in some of the old Belgic martyrologies and a litany published by the authority of the archbishop of Mechlin (Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia, Husenbeth).
Source: lorenfamily.com
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- [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.
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