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| 699 births | |
| 715 deaths | |
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Dagobert III (c. 699 - 715 ) was Merovingian king of the Franks ( 711 - 715 ). Son of Childebert III , he succeeded him as the head of the three Frankish kingdoms— Neustria and Austrasia , unified since Pippin's victory at Tertry in 687 , and the Kingdom Of Burgundy — in 711 , at the age of twelve. Real power, however, still remained with the Mayor Of The Palace , Pippin Of Herstal , who died in 714 . Pippin's death occasioned open conflict between his heirs and the Neustrian nobles who elected the mayors of the palace. While attention was focused on combatting the , in 714 and 715 subjugated Orléans , Nevers , Avallon , and Tonnerre on his own account, and Eudo in Toulouse and Antenor in Provence were essentially independent magnates. SEE ALSO
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