Mayor Of Austrasia Pepin (b. 635, d. December 16, 714)
Pepin (son of Ansigise and Beggue)2390, 2391 was born 635 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium, and died December 16, 714 in Junille, Meuse, France. He married Alpaide.
Notes for Pepin: Pepin of Herstal, 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 Burgundy, 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.
More About Pepin: Record Change: January 22, 2000
Children of Pepin and Alpaide are:
+Charles Martel, b. 676, Heristal, Austrasia, France, d. October 22, 741, Cressy Sur Oise, Neustria.
Mayor Of Austrasia Pepin (b. 635, d. December 16, 714)
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