Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

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The Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia was the powerful chief official of the Frankish royal household who effectively governed the eastern Frankish kingdom and laid the groundwork for the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish office ⓘ
court office ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Austrasia ⓘ
eastern Frankish kingdom ⓘ
linked to: East Francia
contributedTo decline of Merovingian royal authority ⓘ
rise of the Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
country Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
developedFrom major domus ⓘ
differentFrom Mayor of the Palace of Burgundy ⓘ
Mayor of the Palace of Neustria ⓘ
domain fiscal management ⓘ
military command ⓘ
patronage and benefices ⓘ
royal administration ⓘ
endTime 8th century ⓘ
followedBy Carolingian kingship ⓘ
hasRole administrator of royal estates ⓘ
advisor to the Merovingian king ⓘ
chief official of the royal household ⓘ
commander of military forces ⓘ
de facto ruler of Austrasia ⓘ
head of government ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
Old Frankish ⓘ
officeAbolishedWith accession of Pepin the Short as king of the Franks ⓘ
officeHolderFamily Arnulfings ⓘ
linked to: Robertians

Carolingians ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian dynasty

Pippinids ⓘ
partOf Frankish royal household ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian court
positionHeldBy Arnulfing–Pippinid family members ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian dynasty

Charles Martel ⓘ
Drogo of Champagne ⓘ
Grimoald the Elder ⓘ
linked to: Grimoald I

Pepin of Herstal ⓘ
Pepin of Landen ⓘ
practicallySubstitutedFor Merovingian king ⓘ
replacedBy kingship of Pepin the Short ⓘ
saidToBeSameAs major domo of Austrasia ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Metz ⓘ
other Austrasian royal courts ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Tours (under Charles Martel as mayor) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tours

consolidation of power under Pepin of Herstal ⓘ
military leadership of Charles Martel ⓘ
startTime 7th century ⓘ
subordinateTo Merovingian king ⓘ
typeOf Mayor of the Palace ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Martel → positionHeld → Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia ⓘ
Charles Martel → positionHeld → Mayor of the Palace of Neustria ⓘ
linked to: Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
Pepin of Landen → positionHeld → Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia ⓘ
Childeric III → realPowerHeldBy → Carolingian mayors of the palace ⓘ
linked to: Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
Charles Martel → positionHeld → Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia ⓘ
subject linked to: Charles the Hammer
Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia → typeOf → Mayor of the Palace ⓘ
linked to: Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
Pepin of Herstal → positionHeld → Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia ⓘ