| Notes |
- Pepin II mayor of the palace (680714) of the Frankish territory of
Austrasia; grandson of Pepin of Landen and father of Charles Martel.
After defeating the nobles of Neustria at the battle of Tertry (687),
Pepin made himself mayor, or ruler, of all the Frankish kingdoms
except Aquitaine, with the Merovingian dynasty retaining the nominal
kingship. He defeated the Frisians, the Alemanni, and the Bavarians
and established a strong government, thus laying the foundation for
the empire of his descendants, the Carolingian mayors and kings.
|