Grimoald II (french: Grimaud) (died 714), called the Younger, was the
mayor of the palace of
Neustria from 695. He was the second son of
Pepin of Herstal and
Plectrude and his father placed him in the office of mayor of the palace in the Neustrian kingdom in 695, when he was still young.
He married
Theudesinda (or Theodelinda), daughter of
Radbod, King of the Frisians
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, and had two sons:
Theudoald and Arnold. While en route to visit the tomb of
Saint Lambert
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at
Liège
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, he was assassinated by a certain Rangar, in the employ of his father-in-law. His sons carried on a fight to be recognised as Pepin of Herstal's true heirs, since Grimoald predeceased his father and his half-brother
Charles Martel usurped the lands and offices of their father.
Sources
*Riché, Pierre. ''Les Carolingiens, une famille qui fit l'Europe''.
*Volkmann, Jean-Charles. ''Bien Connaître les généalogies des rois de France''
*Mourre, Michel. ''Le petit Mourre. Dictionnaire de l'Histoire''
714 deaths
Pippinids
Mayors of the Palace
Year of birth unknown
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