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The Battle of Tertry was an important engagement in Merovingian Gaul
Gaul

Gaul is the name used for the region of Western Europe comprising part of present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the River Rhine....
 between the forces of Austrasia
Austrasia

Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands....
 on one side and those of Neustria
Neustria

The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities....
 and Burgundy
Burgundy

Burgundy is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland....
 on the other. It took place in 687
687

Events...
 at Tertry
Tertry, Somme

Tertry is a communes of the Somme department in the Somme departments of France in the Picardie region of France....
, near Péronne
Péronne, Somme

P?ronne is a commune in France of the Somme d?partement in France, in France. It is close to where the Battles of the Somme took place during World War I....
 in modern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

The powerful Austrasian mayor of the palace, Pepin of Herstal, had concluded peace with his Neustrian counterpart, Waratton
Waratton

Waratton, Waratto, or Warato was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Kingdom of Burgundy on two occasions, owing to the deposition he experienced at the hands of his own faithless son....
, in 681
681

Events...
. 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
Theuderic III

Theuderic III was the king of Neustria on two occasions and king of Austrasia from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the Franks from 679....
, who inherited Austrasia in 679
679

Events...
.






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The Battle of Tertry was an important engagement in Merovingian Gaul
Gaul

Gaul is the name used for the region of Western Europe comprising part of present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the River Rhine....
 between the forces of Austrasia
Austrasia

Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands....
 on one side and those of Neustria
Neustria

The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities....
 and Burgundy
Burgundy

Burgundy is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland....
 on the other. It took place in 687
687

Events...
 at Tertry
Tertry, Somme

Tertry is a communes of the Somme department in the Somme departments of France in the Picardie region of France....
, near Péronne
Péronne, Somme

P?ronne is a commune in France of the Somme d?partement in France, in France. It is close to where the Battles of the Somme took place during World War I....
 in modern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

The powerful Austrasian mayor of the palace, Pepin of Herstal, had concluded peace with his Neustrian counterpart, Waratton
Waratton

Waratton, Waratto, or Warato was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Kingdom of Burgundy on two occasions, owing to the deposition he experienced at the hands of his own faithless son....
, in 681
681

Events...
. 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
Theuderic III

Theuderic III was the king of Neustria on two occasions and king of Austrasia from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the Franks from 679....
, who inherited Austrasia in 679
679

Events...
. The king, born and raised in Neustria and a Neustrian at heart, and the nobles of Neustria and Burgundy, under their mayor, Berthar
Berthar

Berthar was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Kingdom of Burgundy from 686 to 687. He was the successor of Waratton, whose daughter Anstrude he had married....
, 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
Nordebert

Norbert or Nordebert was the duke of Burgundy and count of Paris in the last quarter of the seventh century. He was a faithful follower of Pepin of Heristal, who put him in charge of Neustria and Burgundy after the Battle of Tertry in 687....
 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
Aachen

is a historic spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the westernmost city of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km west of Cologne....
-centred Carolingian Empire
Carolingian Empire

Carolingian Empire is a historiography term sometimes used to refer to the Francia under the Carolingian dynasty. This dynasty is seen as the founders of France and Germany....
; 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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