Everything about Duke Of The Franks totally explained
The title
dux et princeps Francorum, or
duke and prince of the Franks, was the title adopted by
Pepin of Heristal after his epoch-making victory at the
Battle of Tertry in
687. Though previously he'd been the
mayor of the palace of
Austrasia (since
680), by defeating a
Neustro-
Burgundian army at Tertry he extended his authority over the entire Frankish realm, the first mayor ever to do so. In light of this, he adopted the new titular dignity to indicate his supremacy.
The title persisted when his illegitimate son,
Charles Martel, used it after conquering the Neustrians at the
Battle of Soissons. The title also arose later as equivalent to the title
dux Franciae, the title of the rulers of the
Île de France, informally
Francia. These, the dynasts of
Robert the Strong's family, are usually termed "Dukes of France" and their title evolved into the name for the French nation (
France) after one of their members,
Hugh Capet, ascended the throne.
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