♀ 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 • In Septimania local Visigothic nobles of the anti-Roderick party are offered peace terms similar to those of prince Theudimer (see 713) and accept Muslim overlordship. Other Visigoths revolt and proclaim Ardo as king. Visigothic refugees gather in the Picos de Europa in the mountains of Asturias.

724


Age: 34y
724 • Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her 23-year-old nephew Shōmu. He is the son of the late emperor Monmu and becomes the 45th monarch of Japan.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 57

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