▁ruled ▁Francia ▁as ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁from ▁ 6 8 0 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁title ▁Duke ▁and ▁Prince ▁of ▁the ▁Fran ks ▁upon ▁his ▁con quest ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Frank ish ▁real ms . ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁Frank ish ▁states man ▁An seg is el , ▁P ep in ▁worked ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁family , ▁the ▁Pi pp in ids , ▁as ▁the ▁strong est ▁in ▁Francia . ▁He ▁became ▁Mayor ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁in ▁Aust ras ia ▁in ▁ 6 8 0 . ▁P ep in ▁subsequently ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁several ▁wars ▁to ▁expand ▁his ▁power . ▁He ▁un ited ▁all ▁the ▁Frank ish ▁real ms ▁by ▁the ▁con quest s ▁of ▁Ne ust ria ▁and ▁Burg und y ▁in ▁ 6 8 7 . ▁In ▁foreign ▁conflicts , ▁P ep in ▁increased ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Fran ks ▁by ▁his ▁sub j ug ation ▁of ▁the ▁A lem anni , ▁the ▁F ris ians , ▁and ▁the ▁Fran con ians . ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁evangel isation ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁P ep in ' s ▁states mans hip ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁the ▁further ▁dimin ution ▁of ▁Mer oving ian ▁royal ▁authority , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁und is put ed ▁right ▁to ▁rule ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁Therefore , ▁P ep in ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁name ▁as ▁he ir ▁his ▁grand son ▁The udo ald . ▁But ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁accepted ▁by ▁his ▁powerful ▁son