The Pippinids and the Arnulfings were two Frankish aristocratic families from Austrasia during the Merovingian period.
They dominated the office of mayor of the palace after 687 and eventually supplanted the Merovingians as kings in 751, founding the Carolingian dynasty.
[3] Since the late eighth century, the rise of the family has been depicted as the defining feature of the late Merovingian period, with the kings portrayed as rois fainéants ("do-nothing kings"), puppets of their mayors.
[4] Following his victory at the Battle of Tertry in 687, Pippin of Herstal extended his influence into Neustria.
His descendants are the Carolingians proper, although some historians apply this label as far back as the marriage of Ansegisel and Begga.