8th-century Frankish nobleman; mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy
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Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (died 731) was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy from 715, when he filled the vacuum in Neustria caused by the death of Pepin of Heristal, until 718, when Charles Martel finally established himself over the whole Frankish kingdom.
Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (died 731) was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy from 715, when he filled the vacuum...
king. First, it appears he was supposed to be but a tool in the hands of Ragenfrid, the mayor of the palace of Neustria, acclaimed in 714 in opposition to...
of his grandfather, Pepin of Herstal. In 715, the nobility acclaimed Ragenfrid mayor of Neustria and Charles Martel mayor of Austrasia. Theudoald was...
Austrasia. Driven out of Neustria by the nobility, surrendered claim in 716. Ragenfrid (715–718), took power in Neustria in 714 or 715 but defeated by Charles...
and his mayor of the palace, Ragenfrid, on the other. After the Battle of Amblève in 716, King Chilperic and Ragenfrid returned defeated to Neustria...
(Catalonia). Muslim garrisons in Septimania raid the cities Millau and Arles. Ragenfrid, ex-mayor of the palace of Neustria, meets Duke Eudes of Aquitaine, to...
Plectrude, initially opposed an attempt by the king, Dagobert III, to appoint Ragenfrid as mayor of the palace in all the realms, but soon there was a third candidate...
for naming years. Ragenfrid, ex-mayor of the palace of Neustria, revolts against Charles Martel. He is easily defeated, and Ragenfrid gives up his sons...
in the succession battle of Pepin of Herstal and the war started when Ragenfrid and his army traversed the Silva Carbonaria. The Annales Mettenses Priores...
on one side and the joint forces of the Frisians and Neustrians under Ragenfrid and Chilperic II on the other side, was the first victory for Charles...
686–688 Pepin of Heristal, 688–695 Grimoald II, 695–714 Theudoald, 714–715 Ragenfrid, 715–718 Charles Martel, 718–741 Pepin the Short, 741–751 Charles the...
of Soissons: King Chilperic II of Neustria and his mayor of the palace Ragenfrid, allied with Eudes, independent duke of Aquitaine, march on Soissons in...
commota") as an ally of Chilperic II of Neustria and the Mayor of the Palace Ragenfrid, who may have offered recognition of his kingship over Aquitaine. They...
with the Neustrasian mayor of the palace, Ragenfrid. In 716, the king of the Franks, Chilperic II, and Ragenfrid, the mayor of the palace of Neustria, invaded...
Dagobert III appointed Ragenfrid mayor of the palace in the west. 26 September Battle of Compiègne: Forces loyal to Ragenfrid defeated an army loyal to...
(Austrasian) Theudoald (715–717) Plectrude (715–717) Neustrian faction Ragenfrid Dagobert III (†715) Chilperic II Redbad of Frisia (716–718) Odo of Aquitaine...
Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus. 715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. 1087 – William II is crowned...
defeat of his life. In 716, the king of the Franks, Chilperic II, and Ragenfrid, the mayor of the palace of Neustria, invaded Austrasia to impose their...
monastery in Thessaloniki (Macedonia). September 26 – Battle of Compiègne: Ragenfrid, mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy (appointed by King Dagobert...
relics, to Jerusalem. 717 – Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. 1152 – Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen...
II at Vincy, near Cambrai. He pursues him and his mayor of the palace Ragenfrid to Paris, before turning back to deal with his stepmother Plectrude at...
is defeated by the Neustrians under King Chilperic II and his mayor Ragenfrid near Cologne (now part of Germany), who have invaded Austrasia to impose...
715, and after a decisive victory, the Neustrians installed a new mayor Ragenfrid and, following Dagobert's death, their own Merovingian king Chilperic...
monastery in Thessaloniki (Macedonia). September 26 – Battle of Compiègne: Ragenfrid, mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy (appointed by King Dagobert...
religious base. Ragenfrid, ex-mayor of the palace of Neustria, revolts against Charles Martel. He is easily defeated, and Ragenfrid gives up his sons...
(Catalonia). Muslim garrisons in Septimania raid the cities Millau and Arles. Ragenfrid, ex-mayor of the palace of Neustria, meets Duke Eudes of Aquitaine, to...
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