Dagobert III

Dagobert III is the king of the Francs of 711 with 715. He was born towards 699. He is the only son and successor of the king Childebert IV. He reaches the throne at the 12 years age and dies in 16 years. As he was minor throughout all his reign, they are its mayors of the Palate which reigns on its behalf. With its advent, it has for Maire of the palate in Austrasie, powerful the Pépin of Herstal. In Neustrie the Maire of the palate is Grimoald the Young person, the son junior by Pépin of Herstal. During its reign, Grimoald is assassinated by a Frison rebel. It is replaced by his minor son, the Thibaut young person. Then it is the old man Pépin of Herstal which dies. It is then Plectrude, the widow of this one, which directs the kingdom in the name of king Dagobert and of the Maire of the palate Thibaut, all two minors. The Francs of Neustrie benefit from it to revolt. They gather an army in the forest of Cuise and crush the army Austrasienne of Thibaut. The Neustrie takes again its independence then and names new a Maire of the palate in the person of Raganfred. This one is combined with the duke of the Frisons Radbold and devastates the Austrasie. Dagobert dies in 715.

Sources

- Chapter 7 of the " Continuation of the Chronicle Frédégaire " (towards 760):

" In these days, died the king Childebert, who was buried with Choisy in the basilica of the saint Etienne martyr, after having reigned sixteen years. His/her Dagobert son accepted the throne of his father. Consequently, Grimoald took for wife, the girl of Radbod, the duke of the Frisons. Pip, also fell sick to Jupille on the Meuse. As same the Grimoald had come to visit him and that it had gone to request in the basilica of the saint Lambert martyr, it was wildly killed by an impious man named Rantgar. After that Théodoald, its very young person sons, accepted in its place the town hall of the palate at the sides of the known as king Dagobert "

- Chapter 8 of the " Continuation of the Chronicle Frédégaire " (towards 760):

" In the time which followed, also, the same duke Pépin, fell sick and died, after having directed the people of the Francs during twenty-seven years and half. He left behind him his son Charles. After its death, also, the aforementioned lady Plectrude took very under its authority and its government. Finally, the Frank , in their turn, entered in sedition after having in vain held council, gathered an army in the forest of Cuise and started the combat against Théodoald and the leudes of late the Pépin and Grimoald; there, a considerable army fell. Thus Théodoald, distant from his/her companions, was put in escape and escaped. Large and terrible were violences and the reprisals which followed among the nation of the Francs. In same time, they then chose for the town hall of the palate a Franc named Raganfred. They raise armed forces and hasten until the Meuse by devastating all. A treaty is concluded with the duke Radbod. In these days, the duke Charles, who was held under good guard by the aforementioned woman Plectrude, was with the assistance of God, released ".

- Chapter 9 of the " Continuation of the Chronicle Frédégaire " (towards 760):

" has this same time, king Dagobert died out, after to have thus reigned five years. The Frank , however, established as king some Chilpéric. "

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