♀ Rotrude of Trier

690 - 724

 

Duchess of Austrasia

Rotrude of Trier
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Parents
Saint Leudwinus
Saint Leudwinus
0660 - 0722
Spouse
Charles Martel
Charles Martel
0688 - 0741
Children
Pepin The Short
Pepin The Short
0714 - 0768
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690

690 Willibrord, Anglo-Saxon missionary, travels from York with 12 Benedictine monks to Westkapelle (modern Netherlands) to Christianize the pagan Frisians.
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714


Age: 24y
714 • Duke Eudes proclaims himself the independent prince of Aquitaine (located north-east of the Garonne River), thereby asserting legal as well as practical independence from the Frankish Kingdom

724


Age: 34y
724 • The Turgesh Khaganate score a major victory over the Arabs in the "Day of Thirst" near Khujand (modern Tajikistan).

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