-
probably born in
Herstal (
Héristal),
modern Belgium (where his
centre of
power lay),
whence his
byname (sometimes "of
Heristal"). As
mayor of Austrasia...
- (French pronunciation: [ɛʁstal] ; Walloon: Hesta),
formerly known as
Heristal, or
Héristal (pronounced [eʁistal]), is a muni****lity and city of
Wallonia located...
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Chrothildis (7th-century – 692 CE) (also
called Clothild, Chrodhild, Clotilde) was a
Frankish queen consort by
marriage to king
Theuderic III.
After Theuderic...
- (694–711)[1]. He was
seemingly but a
puppet of the
mayor of the palace,
Pepin of
Heristal,
though his
placita show him
making judicial decisions of his own will...
-
palace of Neustria,
acclaimed in 714 in
opposition to Theudoald,
Pepin of
Heristal's designated heir. Chilperic, however, was his own man: both a
fighter and...
- the
Neustrian mayor of the palace, Waratton, made
peace with
Pepin of
Heristal,
mayor of the
palace of Austrasia, in 681. However, on Waratton's death...
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palace and
their base of power. With the
Battle of
Tertry in 687,
Pepin of
Heristal defeated the
Neustrian king
Theuderic III and
established his mayoralty...
- Gaul at the
death of
Pepin of
Heristal (714). At this time the vast
duchy of
Aquitaine (yellow) was not a part of the
Frankish kingdom....
-
Childebrand I (c. 678 – 743 or 751) was a
Frankish duke (dux), son of
Pepin of
Heristal and Alpaida, and
brother of
Charles Martel. He was born in Autun, where...
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first in
Austrasia and
later in
Neustria and Burgundy. In 687
Pepin of
Heristal took the
title Duke and
Prince of the
Franks (dux et
princeps Francorum)...
