Pépin II of Heristal, Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia

Pépin married Plactruda before 673. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Drogo, Duke of Champagne
2. Grimoald II, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

Family/Spouse: Aupais. Aupais was born about 654. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Childebrand I, Lord of Perracy and of Bougy, Count of Autun was born about 630; died after 751.
2. Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace was born in 688 in Heristal, Wallonia, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Quierzy, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 632

Notes:

Title(s):
He became the Mayor of the Palace to King Siegbert, son of King Dagobert.

Died:
He was murdered.

Ansgise married Saint Begga of Landen before 639. Begga (daughter of Pépin "the Old", Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia and Saint Itta) was born about 613 in Landen, Flemish Region, Belgium; died about 698 in Andenne, Walloonia, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death: Moriarty (1944) and Sewell give her death date as 694.

Name:
She was also known as Saint Bègue.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Miscellaneous: 611
• Religion: From 612 to 629, Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France
• Religion: 625, Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France
• Retired: say 640, Remiremont, Grand Est, France

Notes:

Name:
He was the Mayor of the Palace and tutor to King Dagobert.

Miscellaneous:
He was brought up by his great-uncle, Saint Gondoule, who was Mayor of the Palace of Thiebert II, a Merovingian king. Later he was viceroy of his uncle. Around 611, he was Mayor of the Palace to King Thiebert. However, in the summer of 612, he entered holy orders, though retained many of his secular activities.

Religion:
He was the Bishop of Metz.

Religion:
He was present at the Church Council at Metz.

Retired:
Shortly before he died, he resigned is bishopric, and retired to Remirmont.

Arnulf married Clothilde "Dode" about 596. Clothilde (daughter of Arnwald, Bishop of Metz) was born about 586 in Old Saxony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 612

Notes:

Religion:
She became a nun at Trèves.

Pépin married Saint Itta. Itta (daughter of Arnwald, Bishop of Metz) died in 652. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: birth to death

Notes:

History:
Itta's name was also spelt Iduberga.

Notes:

Weis (1976) gives Bodegeisel I, the brother of Gondolfus, as Bodegisel II's father. There is no proof either way, but the preponderance of evidence leads to Gondolfus as the father of Bodegeisel II, which is confirmed by Kelley (2005).

Died:
He was murdered while returning from an embassy to Constantinople.

Bodegisel married Oda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
She was a Suevian.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: Arnwald's name was also spelt Arnoldus.
• Last Full Review: 5 Jun 2020