caption father predecessor successor succession house mother death_date title birth_date coronation spouse issue image article_title reign
pepin services of saint hubert -lrb- left -rrb- of heristal -lrb- right -rrb- being offered the ansegisel position established wulfoald berthar position reestablished charles martel theudoald grimoald drogo duke palace of austrasia mayor of the palace of neustria mayor and of the palace of burgundy prince of the franks mayor of the pippinids begga 714 duke palace and prince of the franks mayor of the 635 687 680 687 687 plectrude grimoald drogo charles childebrand others st of heristal.jpg hubert of liège offers his services to pepin pepin of herstal
 687 687 -- 695 -- 714 680 -- 714 687 -- 695
pepin of herstal

pepin ii -lrb- c. 635 -- 16 december 714 -rrb- , commonly known as pepin of herstal , was a frankish statesman and military leader who de facto ruled francia as the mayor of the palace from 680 until his death .
he took the title , duke and prince of the franks , upon his conquest of all the frankish realms .
the son of the powerful frankish statesman , ansegisel , pepin worked to establish his family , the pippinids , as the strongest in francia .
he was able to realise his dreams by becoming mayor of the palace in austrasia in 680 .
pepin subsequently embarked on several wars to expand his power .
he united all the frankish realms by the conquest of neustria and burgundy in 687 .
in foreign conflicts , pepin increased the power of the franks by his subjugation of the alemanni , the frisians , and the franconians .
he also began the process of evangelisation of germany .
pepin 's statesmanship was notable for the further diminution of merovingian royal authority , and for the acceptance of the undisputed right to rule for his family .
therefore , pepin was able to name as heir , his grandson , theudoald .
but , this was not accepted by his powerful out-of-wedlock son , charles martel , leading to a civil war after his death in which the latter emerged victorious .
