III Pepin
714 - 768 (54 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. III Pepin was born 714, Heristal, Belgium (son of Charles); died 24 Sep 768, St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France. Notes:
Aka-:
The Short
TITL: 0741
Major Domus of Neustrasia and Burgundy
TITL: bet 0747 and 0768
King of Franks
TITL: 0747
Major Domus of Austrasia and the Rhine country including Thuringia and Swabia
TITL: 0752
appointed Archbishop of Metz
Fact: 0752
crowned by Pope Stephen III
Fact: 18 Jan 0756/57
1st established ParliamentIII married Bertrada of Laon 745, Heristal, Belgium. Bertrada (daughter of Charibert of LAON and Gisele of LAON) was born 727, Laon, France; died 12 Jul 783, Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Franc. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Charlemagne was born 2 Apr 742; died , Aachen-(Aux-La'Chapelle), Rhineland, Prussia (now in Germany); was buried , Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Prussia.
2. Charles was born 688, Heristal, Liege, Belgium (son of II Pepin); died 22 Oct 741, Quierzy-sur-Oise, Aisne, Franconia. Notes:
MILI: Oct 0732
victor at Poitiers, against Saracens, Battle of Tours, stopping the invasion of Europe insureing our Western Christian c
TITL:
King of France
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Mayor of the Palace
Aka-:
The Hammer
TITL: bet 0714 and 0741
Mayor of Austrasia and Neustria
Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Latin: Carolus Martellus, English: Charles "the Hammer") (ca. 688 – 22 October 741)[1][2][3][4][5] was proclaimed Mayor of the Palace and ruled the Franks in the name of a titular King. Late in his reign he proclaimed himself Duke of the Franks (the last four years of his reign he did not even bother with the façade of a King) and by any name was de facto ruler of the Frankish Realms. In 739 he was offered an office of Roman consul by the Pope, which he rejected.[6] He expanded his rule over all three of the Frankish kingdoms: Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy.
Martel was born in Herstal, in present-day Belgium, the illegitimate son of Pippin the Middle and his concubine Alpaida (or Chalpaida).[7] He was described by Gustave Louis Maurice Strauss in his book "Moslem and Frank; or, Charles Martel and the rescue of Europe" as a tall, powerfully built man, who was more agile than his size would lead men to believe.
He is best remembered for winning the Battle of Tours (also known as the Battle of Poitiers) in 732, which has traditionally been characterized as an event that halted the Islamic expansionism in Europe that had conquered Iberia.[8] "Charles's victory has often been regarded as decisive for world history, since it preserved western Europe from Muslim conquest and Islamization."[9]
In addition to being the leader of the army that prevailed at Tours, Charles Martel was a truly giant figure of the Middle Ages. A brilliant general, he is considered the forefather of western heavy cavalry, chivalry, founder of the Carolingian Empire (which was named after him), and a catalyst for the feudal system, which would see Europe through the Middle Ages. Although some recent scholars have suggested he was more of a beneficiary of the feudal system than a knowing agent for social change, others continue to see him as the primary catalyst for the feudal system.[10]Children:
- 1. III Pepin was born 714, Heristal, Belgium; died 24 Sep 768, St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France.
- Carloman Martel was born 712, Heristal, Belgium; died 17 Aug 754, Monte Cassino, Frosinone, Italy.
- Landrade
- Hiltrud died 754.
Generation: 3
4. II Pepin was born 645, Metz, France (son of Doda); died 16 Dec 714, Jupille (near Leige, now Belgium), Meuse, France. Notes:
TITL:
Duke of Austrasia, Brabant, and Major Domus of Kings of France
Aka-:
The Young
TITL: bet 0687 and 0714
Mayor of Austrasia and Neustria
TITL: bet 0687 and 0714
Mayor of the Palace to King Theuderic, in Austrasia
Fact: 0687
conquered Burgundy & Neustria in the Battle of SestriChildren:
- 2. Charles was born 688, Heristal, Liege, Belgium; died 22 Oct 741, Quierzy-sur-Oise, Aisne, Franconia.
- Childebrand
- Caribert Hardrad de LAON
Generation: 4
9. Doda was born 615, Landen, Belgium (daughter of I Pepin and Itta); died 12 Jul 693, Metz, France. Notes:
DODA (St Begga) d' Austrasis
Children:
- 4. II Pepin was born 645, Metz, France; died 16 Dec 714, Jupille (near Leige, now Belgium), Meuse, France.
- Clothilde de Hertsal was born 650, Metz, France; died 3 Jun 692, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France.