Ragenfrid

Raganfrid († 731 ) was a Frankish house Meier. A native of the circle of Neustria Great Raganfrid had its center of power in the region around Vexin.

He came after the death of Pippin II in the Merovingian house Meier office when the needle against the regent Plektrud rebelled and their grandchildren, the house Meier Theudoald sales. The weak King Dagobert III. Raganfrid made ​​before his death, 716 as successor Theudoalds. Raganfrid helped his part in disregard of the right of Theodoric IV Chilperic II became king. Together they made plundering expeditions in the pippinidischen core countries on the Meuse and the Ardennes. Allied with the Frisian duke Radbod they were victorious in a battle against Charles Martel.

716 drew Raganfrid even until Cologne, forced the surrender of part of the Frankish kingdom treasure and attacked so also in the eastern part of the empire. At the same time Charles Martel put through but in Austrasia and was itself the offensive against Raganfrid ago. Although this is allied with the Aquitanian duke Eudo, he was beaten in March 717 at Vinchy and 718 in Soissons. In addition, Charles Martel sat with Clotaire IV now also own a Merovingian. He then moved up to Paris and the Loire, and subjected Eudo, who surrendered Chilperic II. Raganfrid gave at the latest hit 720 and lost the house Meier office, entrusted with the Chilperic Charles Martel. Only one rule core to Anjou remained Raganfrid receive.