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	Pepin of Herstal - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Pepin of Herstal (635?-714), Carolingian mayor of the palace, who reunited the Frankish realms in the late Merovingian period.
		Pepin the Elder (circa 580-639), founder of the Carolingian dynasty.
		Pepin the Short (714?-768), mayor of the palace of Austrasia and king of the Franks (751-768), the son of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel, and...
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	Pippin of Herstal
		As the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy from 680 to 714, he gradually controlled the Frankish court.
		The Merovingian king Theuderic III attempted to oust Pepin from his post, but he was defeated at Tertry in 687.
		These legitimate children and grandchildren claimed themselves to be Pepin's true successors and with the help of his widow Plectrude tried to maintain the position of Mayor of the Palace after Pepin II’s death on December 16, 714.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pe/Pepin_of_Herstal.html (234 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pepin the Short
		Pepin and his older brother Carloman were taught by the monks of St. Denis, and the impressions received during their monastic education had a controlling influence upon the relations of both princes to the Church.
		Pepin's activity in war was accompanied by a widely extended activity in the internal affairs of the Frankish kingdom, his main object being the reform of legislation and internal affairs, especially of ecclesiastical conditions.
		Pepin's policy marked out the tasks to which Charlemagne devoted himself: quieting the Saxons, the subjection of the duchies and lastly, the regulation of the ecclesiastical question and with it that of Italy.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11662b.htm (1192 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Charles Martel
		He was the natural son of Pepin of Herstal and a woman named Alpaïde or Chalpaïde.
		Pepin, who died in 714, had outlived his two legitimate sons, Drogon and Grimoald, and to Theodoald, a son of the latter and then only six years old, fell the burdensome inheritance of the French monarchy.
		But the different nations whom the strong hand of Pepin of Herstal had held in subjections, shook off the yoke of oppression as soon as they saw that it was with a woman they had to deal.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03629a.htm (1376 words)

	Vikings & their Gods - Carolingian Empire
		The family was descended from Pepin the Elder of Landen, a powerful landowner who served Clotaire II, the Merovingian king of the Franks, as mayor of the palace of Austrasia from around 584 to 629.
		Pepin's grandson, Pepin of Herstal, eventually succeeded to the mayor's position, and by AD687 he had become the effective ruler of the entire Frankish kingdom, although the Merovingians nominally wielded the royal power.
		Pepin of Herstal was in turn succeeded by his illegitimate son, Charles Martel, and by two grandsons, Carloman and Pepin the Short.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/vikings/carolingian.htm (367 words)

	PEPIN OF HERSTAL
		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.
		Pepin's death was followed by a civil war and the succession of his illegitimate son Charles Martel.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..pe046300.a (143 words)

	German6
		Following Pepin's death in 639, the office of mayor of the palace went to his son-in-law, Anselgesil, and upon his death it was passed on to his son, Grimwald, who declared his own son to be the rightful king of the Franks.
		Pepin of Herstal ruled the Kingdom of the Franks as the Austrasian mayor until his death in 714, at which time his son, Charles Martel took control.
		Pepin the Short was crowned King of the Franks in 751.
	www.motherbedford.com /German6.htm (1088 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of February 21
		Pepin, the ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty of French kings, was the husband of Blessed Itta and father Grimoald, of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles and Saint Begga.
		Pepin and Bishop Arnulf of Metz aided King Clotaire II of Neustria in overthrowing Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia in 613.
		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.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0221.htm (4598 words)

	Andenne (Municipality, Province of Namur, Belgium) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pepin of Landen was Mayor of the Palace for Clotaire II (584-629, King of Neustria and of all the Franks after 613), Dagobert I (King of the Franks from 629 to 638) and Sigebert III (King of Austrasia from 634 to 656).
		Begge's son Pepin was later famous as as Pepin of Herstal (c.
		Pepin defeated King Thierry III of Neustria in 687 and annexated Neustria to Austrasia.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-wnaad.html (1158 words)

	The Bailey Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Charles, whose surname means "the hammer," was the son of Pepin of Herstal and the grandfather of Charlemagne.
		Pepin was mayor of the palace under the last kings of the Merovingian dynasty.
		Parents: Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA and Alpaide Concubine Of AUSTRASIA.
	bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d25.htm (1914 words)

	Tales from the Middle Earth
		Pepin, the ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty of French kings, was the husband of Blessed Itta and father Grimoald, of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles and Saint Begga.
		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.
		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).
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		Pepin the Short (circa 714-68), mayor of the palace of Austrasia and king of the Franks (751-68), the son of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel, and the grandson of Pepin of Herstal.
		In 751, Pepin deposed Childeric and thus became the first king of the Carolingian dynasty.
		Pepin enlarged his own kingdom by capturing Aquitaine, or Aquitania, in southwestern France.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~agrandchildsheritage/pepintheshortencarta.html (148 words)

	PEPIN OF HERSTAL
		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.
		Pepin's death was followed by a civil war and the succession of his illegitimate son Charles Martel.
	history.com /encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..pe046300.a#FWNE.fw..p... (134 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Begga
		Daughter of Blessed Pepin I of Landen, mayor of the palace, and Saint Ida of Nivelles.
		Mother of Pepin of Herstal, founder of the Carolingian dynasty of rulers in France, in 635, and of Martin of Laon.
		On the death of her husband in 691 in a hunting accident, she took the veil, founded founded seven churches, and built a convent at Ardenne on the Meuse River where she spent the rest of her days as abbess.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintb42.htm (85 words)

	Richard Tonsing's and Margaret Bernard's Family Trees - Person Page 228 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pepin III (?) the Short was born in 714 at Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège province, Wallonia, Belgium.
		Pippin (?) of Herstal was born in 635 or 640 at Herstal, Liège province, Wallonia, Belgium.
		Plectrude (?) married Pippin (?) of Herstal, son of Ansegisel (?) and Begga (?), circa 670.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~okrick/p228.htm (2977 words)

	Culpepper Connections' Family Tree - Person Page 8371
		His byname, Martel, means "the hammer." Charles was the illegitimate son of Pepin of Herstal, the mayor of the palace of Austrasia.
		The assassination of Pepin's only surviving legitimate son in 714 was followed a few months later by the death of Pepin himself.
		Pepin left as heirs three grandsons, and until they came of age, Plectrude, Pepin's widow, was to hold power.
	gen.culpepper.com /ss/p8371.htm (732 words)

	St Willibrord
		Pepin of Herstal, or the Big, who was at that time Duke of the French, received courteously St. Willibrord and his companions.
		In the second year after his episcopal consecration, assisted by the liberality of Pepin and the abbess Irmina, who is said to have been daughter of Dagobert II, he founded, in 698, the abbey of Epternac in the diocese of Triers, and now in the duchy of Luxemburg,[5] which he governed to his death.
		A little before his death, Charles Martel's son, Pepin the Short, afterwards King of France, was born, and baptized by St. Willibrord, who on that occasion is related by Alcuin to have prophesied that the child would surpass in glory all his ancestors.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/WILLIBRO.htm (1931 words)

	FRANCE, SOUTHERN GREECE
		Late in the 7th century, one palace mayor in particular, Pepin of Herstal, a member of the Arnulfung family of Austrasia (in eastern France and western Germany), achieved superiority over his rivals, successfully extending his authority over the Frankish kingdoms of Neustria and Burgundy to the west and south.
		Pepin in turn fought campaigns in Italy on the pope's behalf in 754 and 756.
		Pepin's rule was divided, at his death in 768, between his sons Charles (the future Charlemagne) and Carloman.
	www.1001medrecipes.com /mFRANCE.htm (20778 words)

	The Martyrology for November 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		They arrived in 690 and with the help of the court of Pepin of Herstal the monks were successful in evangelizing the southern area of Friesland.
		Willibrord was consecrated bishop of the Friesians by Pope Sergius I in 695 and with the help of St. Irminia and Pepin of Herstal he founded the monastery of Echternach in Luxemburg.
		With the death of Pepin of Herstal, Radbod in 715 reconquered lands he had lost to Pepin.
	www.christdesert.org /cgi-bin/martyrology.dynamic.5.cgi?month=10&day=7&date=Go (379 words)

	Pepin Crests and Coat-of-Arms
		From the 1st century BC to the 3rd century AD Gascogne was a part of the Roman Empire and ruled from neighbouring Aquitane, until in 418 the Visigoths invaded the region and then in the 5th century conquered the Franks.
		The family name Pepin was found in Gascogne, where this renowned family was anciently seated with their lands, estates and manor.
		He was the Mayor of the Palace under Kings Clotaire II and Dagobert I. "Young Pepin" or de Herstal who died in 714 was the Mayor of the Palace in 680 in Austrasie (the east of the Frank kingdom).
	www.fortlangley.ca /pepin/crests.html (1660 words)

	Pepin II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pepin II was the Mayor-of-the-Palace of Austrasie from 679 to 714.
		In 680, Ebroin and Thierry III of Neustria fight and force Pepin II to flee at Leucofao, near Bois-du-Fay in the Ardennes.
		Pepin II directed a number of expeditions against the Frisons [defeating Duke Radbod in 689 and sending them Willibrod to convert them to Christianity], the Alamanians [whom he defeats near Lake Constance in 690] and the Bavarois [who submitted to Pepin II in 691].
	xpda.com /family/ind00283.htm (665 words)

	Herstal - Herstal Apartments for rent Herstal apartment rentals, Herstal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Herstal, Belgium - sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year in a graph, day length and changes in lengths in a table.
		FN HERSTAL is one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of small arms for defence and law enforcement.
		Herstal is near the historic town of Liege, lying on the River Meuse and the Herstal has strong mining roots and is a small town connected to Liege,
	indexespro.com /idp/herstal.html (1081 words)

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		Pepin of Herstal and Charles Martel had supported the work of missionaries such as Willibrord and Boniface.
		Pepin the Short asked permission of Pope Zacharias to send the last of the Merovingean kings to a monastery, in order that he could assume the royal title.
		Pepin defeated the Lombards and forced them to surrender their properties to the Pope.
	www.reformed-church.com /Pioneer/mar-76e.htm (1097 words)

	Register Report
		Pepin II Mayor Of The Palace of Austrasia, 40G Grandfather, M. Born abt 0635 in Of, Heristal, Austrasia.
		Pepin II Mayor Of The Palace of died in Junille, France on 16 Dec 0714, he was 79.
		On 13 May 0706 when Pepin II Mayor Of The Palace of was 71, he first married Plectrude Princess Of Bavaria, F, in Belgium.
	members.fortunecity.com /weaverjay/rr01/rr01_127.htm (332 words)

	Treaty of Verdun: 843
		Its rise was begun by Pepin of Herstal and his son, Charles Martel.
		During this time, Pepin of Herstal, Charles Martel, and his grandson, Pepin the Short, became the most powerful men in the Frankish state.
		In 751 AD, Pepin the Short disposed of the reigning Merovingian king and became the king of the Franks.
	www.thenagain.info /WebChron/westeurope/VerdunTreaty.html (397 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She was the oldest daughter of the mayor of the Palace, also named Pepin of Landen and of Holy Ide (or Ideberge).
		She was married to Anségise, son of Arnould, that became later Bischop of Metz (France), and administrator of the Franc kingdom under Sigebert the Third and Childeric the Second.
		Begge and Anségis had a son, Pepin of Herstal, that defaited Thierry the Second, king of Neustria, and became the first king of the Carolingian dynasty.
	www.andenneinfo.be /en03.htm (379 words)

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