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The
Battle of Tertry was an important engagement in
Merovingian Gaul between the forces of
Austrasia on one side and those of
Neustria and
Burgundy on the other. It took place in
687 at
Tertry, near
Péronne in modern
France.
The powerful Austrasian
mayor of the palace,
Pepin of Heristal, had concluded peace with his Neustrian counterpart,
Waratton, in
681. However, Waratton's successors had renewed the conflict between Austrasia and Neustria which was common in times of disunion: though the Frankish realm was then united under
Theuderic III, who inherited Austrasia in
679. The king, born and raised in Neustria and a Neustrian at heart, and the nobles of Neustria and Burgundy, under their mayor,
Berthar, invaded Austrasia territory. Berthar and Theuderic were routed at Tertry and the Austrasians had the field. Their supremacy vindicated on a battlefield, the victors forced Berthar out of office and Pepin appointed
Nordebert to act on his behalf in Neustria and Burgundy. The king was forced to recognise Pepin's mayorship over the entire realm in exchange for remaining sole king.
The legacy of the battle was the further diminution of royal authority, for once again a Merovingian had been definitively defeated in battle; the supremacy of Austrasia over the rest of the realm, characterised by later conquests to the east and the
Aachen-centred
Carolingian Empire; the undisputed right to rule of the
Arnulfing clan, Pepin even taking the title of
dux et princeps Francorum; and, finally, the personal gains to Pepin, who "reigned," as one chronicle put it, thereafter over all the Franks for 27 more years.
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