Pippinids

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The Pippinids were a powerful Frankish aristocratic lineage that rose to prominence as mayors of the palace and laid the foundations for the later Carolingian dynasty.

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Label Occurrences
Pippinids canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish noble family
aristocratic lineage
associatedWith Merovingian dynasty
surface form: Merovingian kings

early medieval Francia
consolidatedPowerThrough ecclesiastical patronage
military victories
contributedTo formation of the Carolingian Empire
country Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Frankish Kingdom
dynasticSuccessor Carolingian dynasty
ethnicity Franks
familyAlliance Arnulf of Metz
governanceStyle hereditary control of mayoralty
governmentalFunction management of royal household
military leadership for Merovingian kings
historicalContext Merovingian dynasty
historicalRegion Gaul
historicalSignificance transition from Merovingian to Carolingian rule
laidFoundationsFor Carolingian dynasty
language Latin
Old Frankish
legacy establishment of Carolingian rule in Western Europe
notableMember Charles Martel
Grimoald I
surface form: Grimoald the Elder

Pepin of Herstal
Pepin of Landen
Pepin the Short
politicalModel mayoral control over nominal kings
politicalRole de facto rulers of the Frankish Kingdom
politicalStrategy alliances with the Church
control of royal administration
positionHeld mayor of the palace
powerBase Austrasian nobility
powerPeak 8th century under Charles Martel
predecessorDynasticPower Merovingian dynasty
surface form: Merovingian royal house
region Austrasia
Frankish realms
Kingdom of Neustria
surface form: Neustria
relatedDynasty Carolingian dynasty
surface form: Arnulfings
religion Christianity
roseToProminenceAs mayors of the palace in Austrasia
socialStatus high nobility
sphereOfInfluence Western Europe
successorPoliticalEntity Carolingian Empire
timePeriod 7th century
8th century
typeOfNobility palatine aristocracy

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Charlemagne nobleFamily Pippinids
Pepin of Landen nobleFamily Pippinids