Thierry Theodoric or Theuderic III de Burgundie the Franks
654-691
Born: Neustria, Belgium
Died: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
654-691
Born: Neustria, Belgium
Died: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Battle of Tertry<!-- /firstHeading --><!-- bodyContent --><div><!-- tagline --><div>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div><!-- /tagline --><!-- subtitle --><!-- /subtitle --><!-- jumpto --><div>Jump to: navigation, search </div><!-- /jumpto --><!-- bodytext --><p>The <strong>Battle of Tertry</strong> was an important engagement in Merovingian Gaul between the forces of Austrasia on one side and those of Neustria and Burgundy on the other. <span>It took place in </span><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">687</span><span> at </span><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">Tertry, Somme</span><span>.</span></p><p><span>The powerful Austrasian </span><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">mayor of the</span> palace, Pepin of Herstal, had concluded peace with his Neustrian counterpart, Waratton, in 681. However, Waratton's successors had renewed the conflict between Austrasia and Neustria which was common in times of disunion: though the Frankish realm was then united under Theuderic III, who inherited Austrasia in 679. The king, born and raised in Neustria and a Neustrian at heart, and the nobles of Neustria and Burgundy, under their mayor, Berthar, invaded Austrasia territory. Berthar and Theuderic were routed at Tertry and the Austrasians had the field. Their supremacy vindicated on a battlefield, the victors forced Berthar out of office and Pepin appointed Nordebert to act on his behalf in Neustria and Burgundy. The king was forced to recognise Pepin's mayorship over the entire realm in exchange for remaining sole king.</p><p>The legacy of the battle was the further diminution of royal authority, for once again a Merovingian had been definitively defeated in battle; the supremacy of Austrasia over the rest of the realm, characterised by later conquests to the east and the Aachen-centred Carolingian Empire; the undisputed right to rule of the Arnulfing clan, Pepin even taking the title of <em>dux et princeps Francorum</em>; and, finally, the personal gains to Pepin, who "reigned," as one chronicle put it, thereafter over all the Franks for 27 more years.</p></div>
<iframe src="http://view.atdmt.com/iaction/ancestrycom_non_secure_universal_v3/v3/atc1.-lib-TinyMce_2_1_0-blank_htm/" width="1" height="1" frameborder="0" scrolling="No" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"></iframe> <!-- SN:TREESUI09 --> Theuderic III<!-- /firstHeading --><!-- bodyContent --><div><!-- tagline --><div>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div><!-- /tagline --><!-- subtitle --><!-- /subtitle --><!-- jumpto --><div> Jump to: <font color="#0645ad">navigation</font>, <font color="#0645ad">search</font></div><!-- /jumpto --><!-- bodytext --><dd><em><strong>Theodoric III</strong> redirects here. For the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich, see <a href="wiki/Theodoric_III_of_Isenburg-Kempenich" title="Theodoric III of Isenburg-Kempenich"><font color="#0645ad">Theodoric III of Isenburg-Kempenich</font></a>.</em></dd><div><div style="width: 202px"><img class="thumbimage" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Theuderic_III.jpg/200px-Theuderic_III.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="198"><div><div><img src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11"></div>Theuderic III from "Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum "</div></div></div><p><strong>Theuderic III</strong> (or <strong>Theuderich</strong>, <strong>Theoderic</strong>, or <strong>Theodoric</strong>; in <font color="#0645ad">French</font>, <em>Thierry</em>) (654–691) was the king of <font color="#0645ad">Neustria</font> (including <font color="#0645ad">Burgundy</font>) on two occasions (673 and 675 – 691) and king of <font color="#0645ad">Austrasia</font> from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the <font color="#0645ad">Franks</font> from 679. The son of <font color="#0645ad">Clovis II</font> and <font color="#0645ad">Balthild</font>, he has been described as a <font color="#0645ad">puppet</font> — a <em><font color="#0645ad">roi fainéant</font></em> — of <font color="#0645ad">Mayor of the Palace</font> <font color="#0645ad">Ebroin</font>, who may have even appointed him without the support of the nobles. He succeeded his brother <font color="#0645ad">Clotaire III</font> in Neustria in 673, but <font color="#0645ad">Childeric II</font> of Austrasia displaced him soon thereafter until he died in 675 and Theuderic retook his throne. When <font color="#0645ad">Dagobert II</font> died in 679, he received Austrasia as well and became king of the whole Frankish realm.</p><p>He and the Neustrian <font color="#0645ad">mayor of the palace</font>, <font color="#0645ad">Waratton</font>, made peace with <font color="#0645ad">Pepin of Heristal</font>, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, in 681. However, on Waratton's death in 686, the new mayor, <font color="#0645ad">Berthar</font>, made war with Austrasia and Pepin vanquished the Burgundo-Neustrian army under Berthar and Theuderic (a Neustrian) at the <font color="#0645ad">Battle of Tertry</font> in 687, thus paving the way for Austrasian dominance of the Frankish state.</p><span class="editsection">[<a href="w/index.php?title=Theuderic_III&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Marriage and issue"><font color="#0645ad">edit</font></a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Marriage and issue</span><p>He married Clotilda, a daughter of <font color="#0645ad">Ansegisel</font> and Saint <font color="#0645ad">Begga of Landen</font>.</p><p>They had the following children:</p><ul><li><font color="#0645ad">Bertrada of Prüm</font> (676–740), married <font color="#0645ad">Martin of Laon</font></li><li><font color="#0645ad">Clovis IV</font>, king (682–695)</li><li><font color="#0645ad">Childebert III</font>, king (683–711)</li></ul><p>He married Amalberge (Saint Amalaberga) before 674, daughter of Wandregisis and Farahild. They had a daughter:</p><ul><li>Chrotlind, born about 670, possibly wife of Lambert II of Hesbaye and mother of <font color="#0645ad">Robert of Hesbaye</font>.</li></ul><p>And possibly:</p><ul><li><font color="#0645ad">Clovis III</font>, king of Austrasia (675–676)</li><li><font color="#0645ad">Clotaire IV</font>, king of Austrasia (717–719)</li></ul></div>