Person:Alpaida (1)

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Alpaida (also Alpaïde, Alpaide, Alphaida, Alpoïde, Elphide, Elfide, Chalpaida; 654 – c. 714) was a Frankish noblewoman who hailed from the Liège area. She became the wife of Pippin of Herstal (635 or 640 – 16 December 714) and mother to two sons by him, Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer) (688 – 22 October 741) and Childebrand I (678–751).

In the Liber Historiae Francorum and the Continuations of Fredegar she is referred to as Pepin's wife.

Saint Lambert of Maastricht was a vocal critic of the relationship between Pepin and Alpaida. A tradition would eventually develop that, Pepin's domesticus (manager of state domains) Dodon, whose troops would murder Lambert, was in fact the brother of Alpaida; however, the historical accuracy of Dodon being her brother has been questioned.^[1][2]

1.   Alpaida, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} CHALPAIS [Alpais], in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
3. ↑ Biographie a Wikipédia FR, in Wikipedia
   [[1]], trouvée 2016.

   Alpaïde, Alpais ou Chalpais, est la seconde épouse de Pépin de Herstal, maire du palais d'Austrasie. Pépin l'a épousé du vivant de sa première épouse Plectrude en cette époque où la polygamie était encore possible. Alpaïde est la mère de Charles Martel, maire du palais et ancêtre de la dynastie des Carolingiens, et probablement de Childebrand, ancêtre de la famille des Nibelungides.

4. ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth years of her husband and children.