Pepin
the Elder
Pepin
the Elder (circa 580-639), founder of the Carolingian
dynasty.
A
noble of the Frankish kingdom of
Austrasia, Pepin, also known as Pepin of Landen, joined
with Arnulf, bishop of Metz, in the struggle to overthrow
Brunhild, queen of Austrasia,
in 613, and subsequently governed the kingdom as mayor of
the palace for Brunhild's successor, Clotaire II.
Pepin's
descendants remained dominant in Austrasia, and in the following
century displaced the Merovingians as the royal house of
the Franks.
"Pepin
the Elder," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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