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Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'Heristal

Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'Heristal

Male Abt 635 - 741  (106 years)

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  1. 1.  Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'HeristalMayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'Heristal was born about 635 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Meuse, Lorraine, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Cecil Lamar Moon and Lawrence Adolph Twomey
    • Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_of_Herstal
    • _MILT: Pepin subdued the Alemanni, Frisians, and Franconians, bringing them within the Frankish sphere of influence

    Notes:

    Birth:
    ( formerly Neustria or Austrasia)

    Family/Spouse: Chalpaida Alpaida. Chalpaida was born about 654 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died about 691 in Vosges, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. King of France Charles Martel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 676 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    2. 3. Mayor of the Palace Childebrand d'Heristal, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 684 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died in 751 in France.

    Family/Spouse: Plectrude Hugobert. Plectrude was born in France; died in 717 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Drogo Burgundy de Champagne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 670 in Liège, Liege, Belgium; died in 708 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of France Charles MartelKing of France Charles Martel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pepin1) was born on 23 Aug 676 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: Gibbon called him "the hero of the age" and declared "Christendom ... delivered ... by the genius and good fortune of one man, Charles Martel."
    • Name: the Hammer
    • Occupation: Duke and Prince of the Franks
    • Occupation: Mayor of the Palace
    • Religion: 732; Martel took church land to pay for a professional army. Charles, who in 732 was on the verge of excommunication, instead was recognized by the Church as its paramount defender. Pope Gregory II wrote to him more than once, asking his protection and aid
    • _MILT: 732; Charles Martel is primarily famous for his victory at the Battle of Tours, his stopping the Umayyad invasions of Europe during the Muslim Expansion Era, and his laying the foundation for the Carolingian Empire.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)

    Charles married Duchess of Austrasia Rotrude DeTrêves de Thurgovie in 713 in Moselle, Lorraine, France. Rotrude (daughter of Bishop of Trèves Saint Leutwinus Treves and Willigar of Agilofinges) was born on 5 Jul 690 in Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France; died on 12 Jul 734 in Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Landrade Martel  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 700 in Moselle, Lorraine, France; died after 719 in Lorraine, France.
    2. 6. Hiltrude Martel  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 710; died in 754.
    3. 7. Holy Roman Emperor Pepin Martel, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 714 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 24 Sep 768 in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France; was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    4. 8. Mayor of the Palace Carloman Martel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 712; died on 17 Aug 754 in Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
    5. 9. Auda 'Aldana' Martel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 732 in Saxony, Germany; died in 804 in France.

    Family/Spouse: Ruodhaid. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Bernard Martel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 720.
    2. 11. Hieronymus Martel  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Archbishop of Rouen Saint Remigius Martel  Descendancy chart to this point died in 771.

    Charles married Swanhild in 725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Grifo Martel  Descendancy chart to this point died in 753 in Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France.

  2. 3.  Mayor of the Palace Childebrand d'Heristal, IMayor of the Palace Childebrand d'Heristal, I Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pepin1) was born in 684 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died in 751 in France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childebrand
    • Web Address: http://www.geni.com/people/Childebrand-I-Lord-of-Perracy-and-Bougy/6000000002210664495
    • _MILT: He distinguished himself in the expulsion of the Saracens from France.

    Notes:

    Died:
    (Vexin)

    Childebrand married Rolande MerovingianHerstal, Liege, Belgium. Rolande (daughter of Martin de Laon and Bertha de Prüm) was born in 710 in Aisne, Picardie, France; died in 750 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Makir of the Franks Theodoric Autun, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 675 in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France; died on 22 Oct 741 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France.

  3. 4.  Drogo Burgundy de ChampagneDrogo Burgundy de Champagne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pepin1) was born in 670 in Liège, Liege, Belgium; died in 708 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogo_of_Champagne

    Family/Spouse: Anstrude. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Duke of Champagne Arnoul de Chaumontois, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 690 in Aisne, Picardie, France; died about 728 in Aisne, Picardie, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Landrade MartelLandrade Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born about 700 in Moselle, Lorraine, France; died after 719 in Lorraine, France.

    Landrade married Count of Hesbania Sigrand de HesbayeFrance. Sigrand was born about 687 in Liège, Liege, Belgium; died after 720 in Liège, Liege, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 6.  Hiltrude MartelHiltrude Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born after 710; died in 754.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ancient Austrasia

    Died:
    Ancient Austrasia

    Hiltrude married Odilo, I in Ancient Austrasia. Odilo was born in Bavaria, Germany; died on 18 Jan 748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Holy Roman Emperor Pepin Martel, IIIHoly Roman Emperor Pepin Martel, III Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 714 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 24 Sep 768 in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France; was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: the Short
    • _ELEC: Mayor of the Palace
    • _MILT: 759; He contained the Iberian Muslims and drove them out of the country

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ancient Austrasia

    Buried:
    Church of Saint Denis

    Pepin married Bertrade de Laon, II in 740 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France. Bertrade (daughter of Count Charibert de Laon, I and Contessa Bertrada Laon) was born in 717 in Léon, Landes, Aquitaine, France; died on 12 Jul 783 in Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. King of the Franks and "Patrician of the Romans" Carloman Carolingian, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jun 751 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 4 Dec 771; was buried in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
    2. 17. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Emperor Charles Charlemagne, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Apr 742 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 28 Jan 814 in Germany; was buried in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

  4. 8.  Mayor of the Palace Carloman MartelMayor of the Palace Carloman Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 712; died on 17 Aug 754 in Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ancient Austrasia

    Died:
    Pippin imprisoned Carloman in Vienne, where he died

    Family/Spouse: Rotrude Alardsdatter. Rotrude was born in 695 in France; died in 730 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Count de Paris Girard de Paris  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 700 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died in 760 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

    Family/Spouse: Sigramine C. Sigramine was born in Liege, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 9.  Auda 'Aldana' MartelAuda 'Aldana' Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 732 in Saxony, Germany; died in 804 in France.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)

    Family/Spouse: Makir of the Franks Theodoric Autun, IV. Theodoric (son of Mayor of the Palace Childebrand d'Heristal, I and Rolande Merovingian) was born in 675 in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France; died on 22 Oct 741 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. 2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 755 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died on 28 May 812 in Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

  6. 10.  Bernard MartelBernard Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 720.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard,_son_of_Charles_Martel


  7. 11.  Hieronymus MartelHieronymus Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1)

  8. 12.  Archbishop of Rouen Saint Remigius MartelArchbishop of Rouen Saint Remigius Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) died in 771.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ordained: St. Remigius of Rouen's feast day is January 19
    • Religion: He was instrumental in implementing the Roman rite and chant in the Gallic church


  9. 13.  Grifo MartelGrifo Martel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) died in 753 in Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: killed in the battle of Saint-Jean de Maurienne

    Notes:

    Died:
    killed in battle at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne


  10. 14.  Makir of the Franks Theodoric Autun, IVMakir of the Franks Theodoric Autun, IV Descendancy chart to this point (3.Childebrand2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 675 in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France; died on 22 Oct 741 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: the Great

    Family/Spouse: Auda 'Aldana' Martel. Auda (daughter of King of France Charles Martel and Duchess of Austrasia Rotrude DeTrêves de Thurgovie) was born in 732 in Saxony, Germany; died in 804 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. 2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 755 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died on 28 May 812 in Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

  11. 15.  Duke of Champagne Arnoul de Chaumontois, IIDuke of Champagne Arnoul de Chaumontois, II Descendancy chart to this point (4.Drogo2, 1.Pepin1) was born in Apr 690 in Aisne, Picardie, France; died about 728 in Aisne, Picardie, France.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Count Arnorald de Chaumontois  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 724 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died in 790 in Dont, Belluno, Veneto, Italy.


Generation: 4

  1. 16.  King of the Franks and "Patrician of the Romans" Carloman Carolingian, IKing of the Franks and "Patrician of the Romans" Carloman Carolingian, I Descendancy chart to this point (7.Pepin3, 2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born on 28 Jun 751 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 4 Dec 771; was buried in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Villa of Samoussy. The death, sudden and convenient though it was, was set down to natural causes (a severe nosebleed is sometimes claimed as being at fault)

    Family/Spouse: Gerberga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Emperor Charles Charlemagne, IEmperor of the Holy Roman Empire Emperor Charles Charlemagne, I Descendancy chart to this point (7.Pepin3, 2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born on 2 Apr 742 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 28 Jan 814 in Germany; was buried in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 'Let my armies be the rocks and the trees and the birds in the sky'."
    • Name: the Great
    • Occupation: founder of the Carolingian Empire
    • Occupation: Mayor of the Palace
    • Religion: Catholic - Imposed Christianity throughout most of Europe
    • _MILT: Charlemagne was engaged in almost constant battle throughout his reign. Charlemagne's empire united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. In Hispania, the struggle against the Moors continued unabated
    • _ORDI: 87th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)

    Buried:
    Aachen Cathedral, He was laid to rest in his imperial capital of Aachen

    Died:
    pleurisy

    Emperor married Queen of the Franks Hildegarde de Vinzgau Swabia in 771 in Germany. Hildegarde (daughter of Duke of Vinzgau Gerold von Swabia, I and Duchess of Swabia Emma von Bayern) was born in 758 in Germany; died on 30 Apr 783 in Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France; was buried in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Bertha Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 780; died on 11 Mar 824.
    2. 22. King of the Franks Charles Carolingian, the Younger  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 772; died on 4 Dec 811.
    3. 23. Gisela Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 781; died in 808.
    4. 24. Adalhaid Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 774 in Italy; died about 774 in France.
    5. 25. Rotrude Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 775; died on 6 Jun 810.
    6. 26. Hildegarde Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 782; died in 783.
    7. 27. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Louis Carolingian, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 778 in Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France; died on 20 Jun 840 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; was buried in Metz, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France.
    8. 28. Lothair Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 778; died on 6 Feb 779.
    9. 29. King of Italy Pepin Carolingian, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 773 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 8 Jul 810 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; was buried in Verona, Veneto, Italy.

    Family/Spouse: Gerswinda de Saxony. Gerswinda was born in 745; died in 785 in Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Adaltrude Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 774.

    Emperor married Queen of the Franks Desiderata of the Lombards in 770 in France. Desiderata was born in Germany; died in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Himiltrude. Himiltrude was born in 742 in Germany; died in 780 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Pepin Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 767 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died in 811 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

    Emperor married Fastrada in 784 in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Fastrada was born in 765; died on 10 Aug 794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Theodora Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 784; died in 844.
    2. 33. Hiltrude Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 787.

    Family/Spouse: Regina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Archchancellor of the Empire Hugh Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 802; died in 844.
    2. 35. Bishop of Metz Drogo Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jun 801 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 8 Dec 855 in Germany.

    Family/Spouse: Ethelind. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Theodoric Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 807.
    2. 37. Richbod Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 805; died in 844.

    Family/Spouse: Madelgard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Abbess of Faremoutiers Ruodhaid Carolingian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 775; died in 810.

    Emperor married Luitgard in 794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 18.  Count de Paris Girard de ParisCount de Paris Girard de Paris Descendancy chart to this point (8.Carloman3, 2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 700 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died in 760 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

    Family/Spouse: Rotrude of Austrasia. Rotrude was born in 730 in Auvergne, France; died in 785 in Brosse, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Berenger de Friuli  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 740 in Italy; died in 824 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

  4. 19.  2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I Descendancy chart to this point (9.Auda3, 2.Charles2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 755 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died on 28 May 812 in Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Gellone
    • Name: Guillaume d'Orange
    • Ordained: St. William of Gellone was canonized in 1066, and his feast is May 28
    • Religion: William founded a monastery at Gellone, near Aniane, and with Charlemagne's permission, entered the cornmunity as a monk
    • _MILT: William's faithful service to Charlemagne is portrayed as an example of feudal loyalty. William's career battling Islamic Saracens is sung in epic poems in the 12th and 13th century cycle called La Geste de Garin de Monglane

    Saint married Guiboar von HornbachToulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. Guiboar was born in 774 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 15 Feb 824 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Queen Bertha de Toulouse de Gellone  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 777 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died in 870 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.

  5. 20.  Count Arnorald de ChaumontoisCount Arnorald de Chaumontois Descendancy chart to this point (15.Arnoul3, 4.Drogo2, 1.Pepin1) was born in 724 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died in 790 in Dont, Belluno, Veneto, Italy.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Count of Chaumontois Arnoul de Chaumontois, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 770 in Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France; died about 860 in Aisne, Picardie, France.


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