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Ragenfrid

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8th-century Frankish nobleman; mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy
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Ragenfrid (alsoRagenfred,Raganfrid, orRagamfred) (died 731) was themayor of the palace ofNeustria andBurgundy from 715, when he filled the vacuum in Neustria caused by the death ofPepin of Heristal, until 718, whenCharles Martel finally established himself over the wholeFrankish kingdom.

Life

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His original centre of power was theVéxin. The Neustrian nobles named Ragenfrid mayor of the palace[1] in opposition toTheudoald, grandson and heir of Pepin, and his grandmotherPlectrude, but he was ignored by both Plectrude and Charles.

They allied with Dagobert's old enemy, DukeRadbod ofFrisia,allied with Ragenfrid in a campaign against the Austrasians. On 26 September 715, Ragenfrid engaged in battle with Theudoald's forces at theBattle of Compiègne, and defeated them, sending Theudoald fleeing back to his grandmother Plectrude in Cologne.[1]

In 716, Ragenfrid and Dagobert's successor,Chilperic II, fought deep into the heartland of Peppinid power: the mid-Meuse andArdennes. Ragenfrid and Radbod converged onCologne, whereCharles Martel had been besieging Plectrude and Theudoald. The Frisians held off Charles, who retreated to theEifel mountains to regroup. Chilperic and Ragenfrid then besieged Plectrude who was forced to acknowledged Chilperic as king, surrender a substantial portion of the Austrasian treasury, and abandoned her grandson's claim to the mayoralty.[1] The Neustrians then withdrew.

By April 716, having rallied his supporters, Charles returned and pursued Chilperic and Ragenfrid, and defeated them at theBattle of Amblève, recovering much of his father's treasure.[2]

After Amblève, King Chilperic and Ragenfrid returned in defeat to Neustria. Instead of following them immediately, took the next several months gathering more men.[3] Both sides spent the winter in preparations.

On 21 March 717, Martel dealt a serious blow to the Neustrians at theBattle of Vincy. The King and Ragenfrid fled to Paris, with Charles following, but as he was not yet prepared to hold the city, he turned back to deal with Plectrude and Cologne. Plectrude surrendered the city and was allowed to retire to a convent. Her grandson, Theudoald, lived under his uncle's protection until Martel's death in 741.

In 718 Ragenfrid and Chilperic allied withOdo the Great,duke of Aquitaine independent since 715. French historianPierre Riché suggests that he may have been offered recognition as king of Aquitaine.[4] The allies were defeated at theBattle of Soissons. Chilperic and Odo fled south; Ragenfrid, now decisively out of power, went toAngers with remains of the Neustrian army. WhenParis and theLoire Valley were taken and Odo gave up Chilperic, who Charles finally accepted in 719, Ragenfrid then gave himself up and, deprived of his office, left only with lands inAnjou.

In 724, the Neustrians rebelled under Ragenfrid, who defended Angers so well, that Charles decided to treat with him. Ragenfrid was allowed to keep his county for life, on condition that he give his son as hostage to ensure his conduct. Ragenfrid lived until 731.

The military defeats of the Neustrian army, under the leadership of Ragenfrid, at the Amblève, Vinchy and Soissons marked the shift in the balance of power from Neustria to Austrasia. From then on the Carolingians (the descendants of Charles Martel) would rule the whole of the Frankish kingdom from their heartland around the mid-Meuse, namely Herstal and later Aachen with Charlemagne.

References

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  1. ^abcWright, Thomas.The History of France, Volume 1, London Print. and Publishing Company, 1856, p. 87
  2. ^Kurth, Godefroid. "Charles Martel." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908]Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  3. ^Costambeys, Marios, Innes, Matthew, and MacLean, Simon.The Carolingian World, Cambridge University Press, 2011
  4. ^Pierre Riché,The Carolingians: A Family who forged Europe, p. 35.
Preceded byMayor of the Palace of Neustria
714–717
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