Pepin of Landen - Father Unknown or Carloman?

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Trying to resolve a merge conflict on this profile. What are we deciding about Pepin's father? Ancestry Unknown or Carloman as per Wikipedia?
"Pepin's father is named Carloman by the Chronicle of Fredegar, the chief source for his life". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_of_Landen

Justin Durand, any thoughts on this?

Unknown.

The Chronicle of Fredegar is a fascinating document, but internal evidence and comparison to surviving sources shows it is Carolingian propaganda, written with a conscious purpose of glorifying (and improving) their ancestry. It contains many "mistakes" and many impossibilities.

Notice that MedLands stops at Pepin:
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANKSMaiordomi.htm#_Toc359686213

Also, we have a Geni merge guide for Charlemagne's ancestors. I know you know about it but maybe others don't:
https://www.geni.com/projects/14-proven-ancestors-of-Charlemagne/30716

I have seen Caroloman mentioned as his father in many palaces but I have never seen or heard of The Chronicle of Fredegar but there are a lot of thing I never heard of. To tell you where I have seen it off hand ,I can't , but I am sure it would get short down anyway. I will have to try and hunt it down

The Chronicle of Fredegar is the main source for these lines. I know Google Books can be tricky, but here's a link to Helmut Reimitz, History, Frankish Identity and the Framing of Western Ethnicity, 550-850 (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Lots of good info here.

https://books.google.com/books?id=ic4_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA217&lpg...

Thankyou. I have updated accordingly. You're a star :-)

I got my lines from N E H G.

Please can you all go through the below and investigate who are the parents of my 37th great grandfather Pepin of Landen?

https://www.geni.com/path/Shaun-Jos%C3%A9-Rodrigues+is+related+to+P...

According to Rev. Alban Butler (1711–73). Volume II: February. The Lives of the Saints. 1866. I read the below mentioned.

Pepin of Landen

[Mayor of the Palace to the Kings Clotaire II.Dagobert, and Sigebert.] He was son of Carloman, the most powerful nobleman of Austrasia, who had been mayor to Clotaire I. son of Clovis I. He was grandfather to Pepin of Herstal, the most powerful mayor, whose son was Charles Martel, and grandson Pepin the Short, king of France, in whom begun the Carlovingian race. Pepin of Landen, upon the river Geete, in Brabant, was a lover of peace, the constant defender of truth and justice, a true friend to all servants of God, the terror of the wicked, the support of the weak, the father of his country, the zealous and humble defender of religion. He was lord of a great part of Brabant, and governor of Austrasia, when Theodebert II. king of that country was defeated by Theodoric II. king of Burgundy, and soon after assassinated in 612: and Theodoric dying the year following, Clotaire II. king of Soissons, reunited Burgundy, Neustria, and Austrasia to his former dominions, and became sole monarch of France. For the pacific possession of Austrasia he was much indebted to Pepin, whom he appointed mayor of the palace to his son Dagobert I. when, in 622, he declared him king of Austrasia and Neustria. The death of Clotaire II. in 628, put him in possession of all France, except a small part of Aquitain, with Thoulouse, which was settled upon his younger brother, Charibert. When king Dagobert, forgetful of the maxims instilled into him in his youth, had given himself up to a shameful lust, this faithful minister boldly reproached him with his ingratitude to God, and ceased not till he saw him a sincere and perfect penitent. This great king died in 638, and was buried at St. Deny’s. He had appointed Pepin tutor to his son Sigebert from his cradle, and mayor of his palace when he declared him king of Austrasia, in 633. After the death of Dagobert, Clovis II. reigning in Burgundy and Neustria, (by whom Erchinoald was made mayor for the latter, and Flaochat for the former,) Pepin quitted the administration of those dominions, and resided at Metz, with Sigebert, who always considered him as his father, and under his discipline became himself a saint, and one of the most happy amongst all the French kings. Pepin was married to blessed Itta, of one of the first families in Aquitain, by whom he had a son called Grimoald, and two daughters, St. Gertrude, and St. Begga. The latter, who was the elder, was married to Ansigisus, son of St. Arnoul, to whom she bore Pepin of Herstal. B. Pepin, of Landen, died on the 21st of February, in 640, and was buried at Landen; but his body was afterwards removed to Nivelle, where it is now enshrined, as are those of the B. Itta, and St. Gertrude in the same place. His name stands in the Belgic Martyrologies, though no other act of public veneration has been paid to his memory, than the enshrining of his relics, which are carried in processions. His name is found in a litany published by the authority of the archbishop of Mechlin. See Bollandus, t. 3. Febr. p. 250, and Dom Bouquet, Recueil des Hist. de France, t. 2. p. 603.

AUTHOR: Butler, Alban, Rev., 1711–1773.
TITLE: The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. Compiled from Original Monuments and Authentic Records by the Rev. Alban Butler, in Twelve Volumes.
PUBLISHED: Dublin: James Duffy, 1866.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12 vols.
CITATION: Butler, Alban, Rev. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. Dublin: James Duffy, 1866; Bartleby.com, 2010.

Sorry Shaun. This is old, discredited information.

Thanks Justin Durand , but why was it discredited and who discredited the information from Rev. Alban Butler (1711–73). Volume II: February. The Lives of the Saints. 1866.

Butler's information comes from much later sources that have been shown not to match the original documents from the period. This line was identified as a fake by many different experts working from the 1800s forward. This is the time period when genealogists and history stopped repeating the tradition stories and started looking at documents from the period. In short -- the beginning of modern genealogy and the end of old myths.

Much appreciated for this information Justin. So cross referencing the same sources was on hold and original documents, evident inscriptions, records were reviewed of that time period, which is the way forward indeed. However what do those documents from that period actually indicate?

Do they mention Carloman at all and if so who was he ? Why was he associated with Pepin? Was he indeed the ancestor of Carlos Magnus ? Are there any sources, documents, inscriptions, records, etc of substantive nature that mentions Carloman ?

You can read about that in the profile and in the discussion linked to it.

Despite this Discussion - referenced clearly in the Curator Note - A Curator override has been used to add Carloman of Landen and Gertrudis of the Bavarians as parents: with no attempt at a discussion on updated research here. Removing, pending that Discussion.

Sharon Elizabeth Richards Writes

Gertrudis of the Bavarians

The only daughter of Garibald and Waldrada (unattested in FMG) married Evin aka Euin of Tridentum. Her name may or may not have been Gertrude, but if the Daughter of the aforemention couple is in fact Gertrude of Bavaria, she did not marry Karloman.



Should she be detached from Carloman of Landen

Who is Waldrade de Landen wife of
Gamardus Babon d'Angouleme showing as their daughter?

Is Garibald I, duke of the Bavarians showing with too many children?

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIA.htm#Garibald

GARIBALD (-[591]). GARIBALD I Duke of Bavaria. … m (after 555) as her third husband, WALDRADA, widow (firstly) of THEODEBALD I King of the Franks, repudiated wife (secondly) of CLOTAIRE I King of the Franks,

Duke Garibald & his wife had three children:

a) GUNDOALD (-murdered 612). … m ---, a Lombard.
b) THEODELINDIS. …
m firstly (before [590]%29 as his second wife, AUTHACHAR [Authari] King of the Lombards, son of KLEPH King of the Lombards & his wife --- (-5 Sep 590). m secondly (late 590 or after) [as his second wife,] AGILOLF King of the Lombards, son of --- (-615).
c) daughter . Paulus Diaconus records that "Euin dux Tridentinorum" married "filiam Garibaldi Baioariorum regis"[40]. m EVIN



This disagrees with the Italian Wikipedia family shown on geni.

It's been a while since this Discussion. Help me with how it links to Pepin of Landen

Pepin of Landen was disconnected from his parents Carloman of Landen and Gertrudis of the Bavarians and sibling Waldrade de Landen by Sharon Doubell.
Oct 19, 2021 at 10:58 AM · undo

Walk me through what you want me to do here - I'm still not following. Sorry.

See above -

Gertrudis of the Bavarians
The only daughter of Garibald and Waldrada (unattested in FMG) married Evin aka Euin of Tridentum. Her name may or may not have been Gertrude, but if the Daughter of the aforemention couple is in fact Gertrude of Bavaria, she did not marry Karloman.

As far as I can tell, correct, Gertrude of Bavaria did not have those parents, any more then she had that son (already dealt with). But Karloman’s family, altogether, is following Italian Wikipedia on Geni, not Medlands. And with that, I’m out of my (quick study only) depth.

Family currently shows as:

Carloman, maior domus Lotharii - detached as father of Pepin of Landin

Husband of Gertrudis of the Bavarians - probably another daughter, mother of Pepin of Landen, in whose family we find the first names of the Agilolfingians. [13] https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldo_I_di_Baviera#Famiglia_e_figli

Father of Waldrade de Landen - no source in profile, originally added to Geni by Justin

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldo_I_di_Baviera#Famiglia_e_figli
Lineage

Garibaldo and Valdrada had:

  1. probably Tassilone I. No document lists the name of Tassilone's father, but since he is the father of Garibaldo II and succeeds Garibaldo I, who has other sons, Tassilone I is believed to be the eldest son of Garibaldo I.[10]
  2. Theodelinda († 627), wife of the Lombard kings Autari and Agilulf.[11][12]
  3. Grimoaldo.[11]
  4. Gundoaldo, duke of Asti and father of Ariperto, king of the Lombards.[11][12]
  5. a daughter married to Ewin, Duke of Trent.[11][12]
  6. probably another daughter, mother of Pepin of Landen, in whose family we find the first names of the Agilolfingians.[13]
  7. probably Romilda († 610), wife of Gisulf II, Duke of Friuli († 610), in whose family several children bear the baptismal names of the Agilolfingians.[14]

13. Settipani 1989, p. 68-9. (Christian Settipani, Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne, Parigi, 1989)

Okay - thankyou -

so the question about Gertrudis of the Bavarians and Carloman of Landen is whether or not they're the parents of Pepin of Landen ?

1. On the question of whether or not she is Pepin's mother - I don't see any proof here at all.

2. On Carloman as father, Ben seems to have summed it up in 2010:

Ben M. Angel notes on September 25, 2010: This individual appears to be based on speculation. My brief analysis follows:

Children:

Pepin Le Vieux - FMG doesn't cite a parent (apparently Pepin I is at the edge of the scope of the Medieval Lands research project), but there is a citation under Itta, his wife: 'The Annales Metenses name "matertera ipsius [Pippini]…virgo Domino consecrate Geretrudis" and record that she founded the monastery "in loco…Nivella cum genitrice sua Itaberga"[21]. ' English and German Wikipedia cite only Carloman (Karlmann von Landen-Austrasien) as having been mentioned in the Chronicle of Fredigaire, the main biographical source for Pepin Le Vieux.

French Wikipedia provides the main amount of information on Gertrude in a section marked as speculative, the text of which follows:

Aucun document contemporain ne mentionne le nom de ses parents, et la Vita Garitrudis abbatissae Nivialencis rédigée au viie siècle se borne à dire que son origine est si illustre que nul en Europe n'ignore le nom et la gloire de ses aïeux. Au xe siècle, la Genealogia regum Francorum parle de «Carloman, maire du Palais d'Austrasie sous Théodebert II [596-612] et père de Pépin»[2], puis au xie siècle, la Vita Pippini ducis le dit simplement fils d'un Carloman, sans plus de précision. La documentation contemporaine permet de confirmer l'inexistence d'un maire du palais nommé Carloman au début du viie siècle. Les historiens sont partagés sur l'existence même de Carloman, certains rejetant complètement l'information[3]. Mais cette mention de Carloman comme père de Pépin dans la Vita Pippini ducis n'apporte pas de prétention particulière et semble être issue d'une autre source que la Genealogia regum Francorum. De plus, à la naissance de Charles Martel, le continuateur de Frédégaire, indique que son père Pépin de Herstal le nomma d'un nom pris à sa propre langue, c'est-à-dire à sa langue maternelle, ce qui indique que le prénom de Charles provient de sa famille maternelle, donc celle de Pépin de Landen[4].

Quant à sa mère, elle reste inconnue des différentes sources tant contemporaines qu'ultérieures. Cependant, on peut remarquer dans la parenté proche de Pépin une certain nombre de porteurs de prénoms agilolfinges. Il est en effet frère d'une Waldrade[5] et père d'un Grimoald et d'une Gertrude. Comme aucun document ne mentionne Pépin comme un Agilolfinge, ce dernier ne peut être allié à cette famille que par les femmes. Chronologiquement, le seul lien agnatique qui rende compte de cette onomastique est que la mère de Pépin de Landen soit une fille de Garibald, premier duc de Bavière, et de son épouse Waldrade, veuve des rois Théodebald et de Clotaire Ier. Compte tenu de la transmission du prénom Gertrude, qui est celui d'une probable nièce de Garibald, à la fille de Pépin, il est possible que la mère de Pépin portait ce prénom[6].

References:

2.↑ Information reprise par Fustel de Coulanges, Histoire des institutions politiques de l'ancienne France [archive], vol. 6, livre II, Hachette, Paris, 1907, p. 125.

3.↑ Karl August Eckhardt, Studia Merovingica, Witzenhausen, 1975.

4.↑ Settipani 1989, p. 67.

5.↑ Selon Ummo, dans sa Vita Arnulfi (au milieu du IXe siècle). Cette Waldrade serait la mère de Wandregisel, fondateur de l'abbaye de Saint-Wandrille

6.↑ Settipani 1989, p. 68.

In English:

No contemporary document mentions the names of Pepin's parents, and the "Vita Garitrudis abbatissae Nivialencis" written in the 7th century, merely states that he is so famous that no one in Europe knows the name and glory of his ancestors. In the 10th century, the "Genealogia regum Francorum" cites a "Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia under Theodebert II [596-612] and the father of Pepin" [2]. In the 11th century, the "Vita Ducis Pippin" cites only that he was the son of Carloman, without elaborating.

Contemporaneous documentation does not show a mayor of the palace named Carloman in the early 7th century. Historians are divided on the existence of Carloman, completely rejecting the accuracy some information [3]. But the mention of Carloman as father of Pepin in the "Vita Ducis Pippin" makes no particular claim and seems to come from a source other than the "Genealogia regum Francorum." In addition, in the section that covers the birth of Charles Martel, the successor of Fredegaire, said that his father, Pepin of Herstal, gave him a name taken from his own language, that is to say his mother tongue, indicating that Charles' first name comes from his mother's family, or that of Pepin of Landen [4].

As for his mother, she remained unknown in contemporary sources. However, within the close relatives of Pepin are a number of those with names coming from the Agilolfings. There is indeed a brother of Waldrade [5], and a father of Grimoald, and a Gertrude. As no document of Pepin's origin mentions an Agilolfing, the latter cannot be combined with this family maternally. Chronologically, the only agnatic relationship that reflects this set of onomastics is the mother of Pepin of Landen being the daughter of Garibald, first Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Waldrade, widow of Kings Theodebald and Clotaire I. Given the transmission of the name Gertrude, who was possibly a niece of Garibald, to a daughter of Pepin, it is possible that the mother of Pepin first carried this name [6].

Parents:

According to FMG, German and English Wikipedia, and Karl-Heinz Schreiber's Mittelalter page on Garibald I of Bavaria (the Garibald who married Waldrada), there is no Gertrude listed. FMG cites an unnamed daughter, but this daughter apparently married between 590 and 596 to Evin, dux Tridentinorum (Trent), which pushed Garibald into the camp opposing the Franks.

Schreiber cites a daughter of Garibald named Theodelinde (570-628) having married at age 15 to Merovingian King Childebert II of the Franks (later repudiated apparently), but not to Carloman de Landen.

A proposed genealogy is presented later, illustrating the speculative position of Gertrude.

Sources used:

Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Merovingian Nobility:

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANKSMaiordomi.htm#_Toc184117347

Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Bavaria:

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIA.htm#Garibald

English Wikipedia pages for Garibald of Bavaria and Pepin of Landen:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibald_I_of_Bavaria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_of_Landen

German Wikipedia pages for Garibald of Bavaria and Pippin der Ältere:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibald_I.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippin_der_%C3%84ltere

French Wikipedia page for Pepin de Landen:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9pin_de_Landen

From Karl-Heinz Schreiber's page on Garibald:

http://www.mittelalter-genealogie.de/agilolfinger/garibald_1_herzog...

I don't see any more info here to suggest we should re-open the question, unless I'm looking too quickly.

Re: so the question about Gertrudis of the Bavarians and Carloman, maior domus Lotharii is whether or not they're the parents of Pepin of Landen ?

NO, it at all in question. That was resolved as speculative, as you say.

The issues raised by Sharon Elizabeth Richards in her email to managers is about

Gertrudis of the Bavarians

Sharon Elizabeth Richards Wrote:

The only daughter of Garibald and Waldrada (unattested in FMG) married Evin aka Euin of Tridentum. Her name may or may not have been Gertrude, but if the Daughter of the aforemention couple is in fact Gertrude of Bavaria, she did not marry Karloman.

Settipani, as cited in Italian Wikipedia, apparently has two (unnamed) daughters of Garibaldo and Valdrada had:

a daughter married to Ewin, Duke of Trent.[11][12]

probably another daughter, mother of Pepin of Landen, in whose family we find the first names of the Agilolfingians.[13]

And neither is shown as a wife of Carloman of Landen

And the profile Waldrade de Landen as their child is unsupported.

If we follow Settipani, we are missing the daughter of Garibald married to Evin, dux Tridentinorum (Trent), which pushed Garibald into the camp opposing the Franks.

And the profile Gertrudis of the Bavarians

I believe that is how Settipani placed her.

Maybe put it on a Discussion from her profile? That has a better chance of getting those managers and her Curator's attention.

Settipani's sources are important though, otherwise he is only positing options - worth recording - but not locking into a World Tree.

Jason Scott Wills - you’re the curator for Garibald I, duke of the Bavarians his wife Waldrada of the Lombards & their family.

You were on the mails from Sharon Elizabeth Richards

New discussion opened, specifically about how to best show the Gertrudis & Carloman profiles on geni:

https://www.geni.com/discussions/274928?msg=1678280

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