Dagobert III (699-715) was Merovingian king of the Franks (711-715). Events By Place Asia Umayyad general Hajjaj suppresses a rebellion by Ibn al-Ash'ath Events By Place Europe September 26 — Battle of Compiègne: Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald, becoming mayor The Merovingians (also Merovings) were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Events By Place Europe April 30 — Ummayad troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar, and begin Events By Place Europe September 26 — Battle of Compiègne: Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald, becoming mayor
He was a son of Childebert III and Edonne. Childebert III, called the Just (le Juste (670 or probably 683 &ndash 23 April 711) son of Theuderic III and Clotilda (or Doda and sole Childebert III, called the Just (le Juste (670 or probably 683 &ndash 23 April 711) son of Theuderic III and Clotilda (or Doda and sole He succeeded his father as the head of the three Frankish kingdoms— Neustria and Austrasia, unified since Pippin's victory at Tertry in 687, and the Kingdom of Burgundy —in 711, at the age of twelve. The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new land" originated in 511 made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, Austrasia (rarely Austria, both meaning "eastern land" formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising Events By Place Europe King Theuderic III of Neustria is defeated by Pepin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace Burgundy is a region of Western Europe which has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries Events By Place Europe April 30 — Ummayad troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar, and begin Real power, however, still remained with the Mayor of the Palace, Pippin of Herstal, who died in 714. Mayor of the Palace was an early medieval Title and Office, also called Majordomo, from the Latin title Maior domus ("superior Pepin (also Pippin, Pipin, or Peppin) of Herstal (c 635 &ndash 16 December 714) was the Mayor of the Palace Events By Place Asia February 28 — An Earthquake strikes Syria Pippin's death occasioned open conflict between his heirs and the Neustrian nobles who elected the mayors of the palace.
While attention was focused on combatting the Frisians in the north, areas of southern Gaul began to secede during Dagobert's brief time: Savaric, the fighting bishop of Auxerre, in 714 and 715 subjugated Orléans, Nevers, Avallon, and Tonnerre on his own account, and Eudo in Toulouse and Antenor in Provence were essentially independent magnates. The Frisians are an ethnic group of Germanic people living in coastal parts of The Netherlands and Germany. Savaric (died 715 was the Bishop of Auxerre from 710 until his death The bishopric of Auxerre is a former French Roman Catholic diocese now a Titular see. This article is about the French city of Orléans for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation. Nevers ( Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a commune of central France, the Préfecture Avallon is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France. Tonnerre is a town and commune of the Yonne département in France. For the later duke of Aquitaine and also Gascony with the same name see Odo of Gascony. Antenor was the Patrician of Provence in the last years of the seventh and first years of the eighth century Provence ( Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm is a region of southeastern France
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Dagobert III
Born: 699 Died: 715 |
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| Preceded by Childebert III |
King of the Franks 711–715 |
Succeeded by Chilperic II |