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Theuderic III (or Theuderich, Theoderic, or Theodoric; in French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
, Thierry) (654 – 691) was the king 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....
 (including Burgundy
Kingdom of Burgundy

Burgundy is a region of Western Europe which has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Two of these entities have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy, and a third Kingdom of Burgundy was very nearly created....
) on two occasions (673 and 675 – 691) and king 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....
 from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the Franks
Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 from 679. The son of Clovis II
Clovis II

Clovis II succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as Neustria and King of Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her untimely death in her early thirties in 642....
 and Balthild
Balthild

Saint Balthild of Ascania , also called Bathilda, Baudour, or Bauthieult, was the wife and queen of Clovis II, king of Burgundy and Neustria ....
, he has been described as a puppet — a roi fainéant
Roi fainéant

Roi fain?ant is a French language phrase meaning "do-nothing king". It is primarily used to refer to the later kings of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties, after they seemed to have lost their initial energy....
 — of Mayor of the Palace Ebroin
Ebroin

Ebroin was the Franks mayor of the palace of Neustria on two occasions; firstly from 658 to his deposition in 673 and secondly from 675 to his death in 680 or 681....
, who may have even appointed him without the support of the nobles.






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Theuderic III (or Theuderich, Theoderic, or Theodoric; in French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
, Thierry) (654 – 691) was the king 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....
 (including Burgundy
Kingdom of Burgundy

Burgundy is a region of Western Europe which has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Two of these entities have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy, and a third Kingdom of Burgundy was very nearly created....
) on two occasions (673 and 675 – 691) and king 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....
 from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the Franks
Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 from 679. The son of Clovis II
Clovis II

Clovis II succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as Neustria and King of Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her untimely death in her early thirties in 642....
 and Balthild
Balthild

Saint Balthild of Ascania , also called Bathilda, Baudour, or Bauthieult, was the wife and queen of Clovis II, king of Burgundy and Neustria ....
, he has been described as a puppet — a roi fainéant
Roi fainéant

Roi fain?ant is a French language phrase meaning "do-nothing king". It is primarily used to refer to the later kings of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties, after they seemed to have lost their initial energy....
 — of Mayor of the Palace Ebroin
Ebroin

Ebroin was the Franks mayor of the palace of Neustria on two occasions; firstly from 658 to his deposition in 673 and secondly from 675 to his death in 680 or 681....
, who may have even appointed him without the support of the nobles. He succeeded his brother Clotaire III
Clotaire III

Chlothar III was the eldest son of Clovis II, king of Neustria and Burgundians, and his queen Balthild. When Clovis died in 658, Chlothar succeeded him under the regency of his mother....
 in Neustria in 673, but Childeric II
Childeric II

Childeric II was the king of Austrasia from 662 and of Neustria and Kingdom of Burgundy from 673 until his death, making him sole King of the Franks for the final two years of his life....
 of Austrasia displaced him soon thereafter until he died in 675 and Theuderic retook his throne. When Dagobert II
Dagobert II

Dagobert II was the List of Frankish Kings , the son of Sigebert III and Chimnechild of Burgundy. He was the last of the Merovingian dynasty to rule independently in Austrasia, with the exception of Charles Martel's dubious candidate Clotaire IV....
 died in 679, he received Austrasia as well and became king of the whole Frankish realm.

He and the Neustrian mayor of the palace, 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....
, made peace with Pepin of Heristal, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, in 681. However, on Waratton's death in 686, the new 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....
, made war with Austrasia and Pepin vanquished the Burgundo-Neustrian army under Berthar and Theuderic (a Neustrian) at the Battle of Tertry
Battle of Tertry

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....
 in 687, thus paving the way for Austrasian dominance of the Frankish state.

Marriage and issue

He married Clotilda, a daughter of Ansegisel
Ansegisel

Ansegisel was the son of Saint Arnulf of Metz, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia as a duke and domesticus....
 and Saint Begga of Landen
Begga

Saint Begga was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded several churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River where she spent the rest of her days as abbess....
.

They had the following children:

  • Bertrada of Prüm
    Bertrada of Prüm

    Bertrada , also called Berthe or Bertree, and perhaps a Merovingian princess, is known to be the mother of Caribert of Laon, with whom she is co-founder and benefactor of the Pr?m Abbey....
     (676-740), married Martin of Laon
    Martin of Laon

    Martin was the count of Laon in the late 7th century. He is the father of Caribert of Laon, and great-grandfather of Charlemagne....
  • Clovis IV
    Clovis IV

    Clovis IV , son of Theuderic III, was the sole king of the Franks from 691 until his death. Although Clovis IV is called "King of the Franks", he was really a puppet ruler?a roi fain?ant?of Pepin II, mayor of the palace of Austrasia....
    , king (682-695)
  • Childebert III
    Childebert III

    File:Childebert_III_694_711.jpgChildebert III, called the Just , son of Theuderic III and Clotilda and sole king of the Franks , he was seemingly but a puppet of the mayor of the palace, Pepin of Heristal, though his placita show him making judicial decisions of his own will, even against the Arnulfing clan....
    , king (683-711)


He married Amalberge (Saint Amalaberga) before 674, daughter of Wandregisis and Farahild. They had a daughter:

  • Chrotlind, born about 670


And possibly:

  • Clovis III
    Clovis III

    Clovis III was the king of Austrasia from 675 to 676. Perhaps the son of Theuderic III or Clovis II, the Austrasian magnates who proclaimed him called him an illegitimate son of Clotaire III....
    , king of Austrasia (675-676)
  • Clotaire IV
    Clotaire IV

    Chlothar IV , king of Austrasia , was installed by the mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, as an ally during the civil war that was then raging....
    , king of Austrasia (717-719)