However, Charles (son of Pepin and Alpaida) had gained favour among the Austrasians, primarily for his military prowess and ability to keep them well supplied with booty from his conquests. You could also do it yourself at any point in time.
He took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks upon his conquest of all the Frankish realms. Pepin subsequently embarked on several wars to expand his power.
Pepin was created mayor in all three Frankish kingdoms (Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy) and began calling himself Duke and Prince of the Franks (dux et princeps Francorum).
Just before Pepin's death, Plectrude convinced him to disinherit the sons he had with his mistress Alpaida in favour of his grandson, Theudoald (the son of Pepin and Plectrude's son Grimoald), who was still a young child (and amenable to Plectrude's control).
Pepin II was probably born in Herstal (Héristal), modern Belgium (where his centre of power lay), whence his byname (sometimes "of Heristal"). Blessed Pepin I of Landen was born about 580, and passed away in 640. Pepin had a wife named Alpaide of Aupois Concubine and two children named Childebrand, the Hammer. In 695, he placed Drogo in the Burgundian mayorship and his other son, Grimoald, in the Neustrian one. However, Waratton's successor, Berthar, and the Neustrian king Theuderic III, who, since 679, was nominal king of all the Franks, made war on Austrasia. We have created a browser extension. In 2018, Dutch production company Farmhouse will release a movie called Redbad (film), based on the historical Redbad and directed by Roel Reiné. "Pepin II" redirects here. But this was not accepted by his powerful son Charles Martel, leading to a civil war after his death in which the latter emerged victorious. This gave the Franks control of important trade routes on the Rhine to the North Sea. However, Waratton's successor, Berthar, and the Neustrian king Theuderic III, who, since 679, was nominal king of all the Franks, made war on Austrasia. Jonathan Banks will play Pepin of Herstal, who is the main villain in this movie.[4]. Pepin II was probably born in Herstal (Héristal), modern Belgium (where his centre of power lay), whence his byname (sometimes "of Heristal"). He also began the evangelisation of Germany. Belgian nobility. [2] In the ensuing quarrels, Berthar killed his mother-in-law Ansfled and fled. He was mayor for Sigebert III from 639 until his own death. He united all the Frankish realms by the conquests of Neustria and Burgundy in 687. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. Pepin thus inherited the Palaces of Neustria and Burgundy, where he placed his sons. Pepin of Herstal's wife. [4], "Pepin II" redirects here. Jonathan Banks will play Pepin of Herstal, who is the main villain in this movie. Pedigree report of Pepin of Herstal II, son of Ansigisel of Metz and St. Begga of Landen, born in 0635 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium. Despite the efforts of Plectrude to silence her child's rival by imprisoning him, he became the sole mayor of the palace—and de facto ruler of Francia—after a civil war which lasted for more than three years after Pepin's death.
Therefore, Pepin was able to name as heir his grandson Theudoald. Just before Pepin's death, Plectrude convinced him to disinherit the sons he had with his mistress Alpaida in favour of his grandson, Theudoald (the son of Pepin and Plectrude's son Grimoald), who was still a young child (and amenable to Plectrude's control). Pepin died suddenly at the age of 79 on 16 December 714, at Jupille (in modern Belgium). Some referred to him as Pepin the Elder, or Pepin …
He took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks upon his conquest of all the Frankish realms. He also began the process of evangelisation in Germany. However, Pepin also had a mistress (or possibly, a second wife) named Alpaida (or Chalpaida) who bore him two more sons: Charles Martel and Childebrand.