Alpaide was so much enraged, that shee instigated her brother Dodon to kill him: but he and his associates received a reward due for such a demerite and murther. Pepin on the other part hea∣ring that Norbert his Lieutenant of Maireship of France was deceased, sub∣stituted his second sonne Grimoald in the place, and caused him to marry Theudesinde, Daughter of Ratbod, Duke of Frizeland.
About five yeares after, Drogon, the sonne of Pepin, Duke of Champagne, dyed, (as Ado noteth) Anno Dom. 708, but according to Sigebert, 699, whose estates were by Pepin given to his sonne Thibault: after that, seeing the Swedes to rebell against Childebert, under the conduct of Villarius he sent Anepos Bi∣shop against them with a powerfull Ar∣my, which overthrew them, saith Ado. Childebert deceased An. Dom. 710, ha∣ving reigned 17. yeares, leaving issue, Dagobert, Clowis, and Daniel.
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