TheCouncil of Cannstatt, also referred to as theblood court at Cannstatt (Blutgericht zu Cannstatt), was a council meeting atCannstatt, now a part ofStuttgart, in 746 that took place as a result of an invitation by theMayor of the Palace ofAustrasia,Carloman, the eldest son ofCharles Martel, of all nobles of theAlemanni.
According to the annals ofMetz, theannales Petaviani and an account byChildebrand, Carloman arrested several thousand noblemen who attended accusing them of taking part in the uprising ofTheudebald, Duke of Alamannia andOdilo, Duke of Bavaria, and summarily executed them all forhigh treason. The number of deaths is a matter of debate.[citation needed] The action eliminated virtually the entire tribal leadership of the Alemanni and ended the independence of the duchy ofAlamannia, after which it was ruled byFrankish dukes.
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