>and to a lesser extent, his father who seemed to be a nobody before taking over Francia Pepin of Heristal was the most powerful man of Austrasia, from one of

>and to a lesser extent, his father who seemed to be a nobody before taking over Francia Pepin of Heristal was the most powerful man of Austrasia, from one of the most powerful families in the Frankish world (descended from Rhenan Frankish royalty). His ancestry includes extremely prestigious bishops and lords. There's nothing about him that screams "nobody".