[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch9z2:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":14,"zoom":17},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":8,"cover":9},"p4","Early Middle Ages","Alta Edad Media","476 → 987",{"fileName":10,"filePageUrl":11,"imageUrl":12,"sourceLabel":13},"François Louis Dejuinne 08265 baptême de CLovis.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fran%C3%A7ois%20Louis%20Dejuinne%2008265%20bapt%C3%AAme%20de%20CLovis.JPG","/assets/p4-haut-moyen-age-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":15,"title":16},"p4ch9","Pepin of Herstal: Prince of the Franks (687–714)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch9z2","The Meuse Valley: The Pippinids’ Territorial Base","\u003Cp>It is hard to understand the rise of the Pippinids without looking at their territorial roots. Their power does not come only from an administrative office: it comes from \u003Cstrong>landed wealth\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏞️ Estates that create an army\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Great estates provide:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>regular agricultural revenues\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>networks of loyalty (clients, retainers, warriors)\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>resources to equip and feed troops\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>local relays to enforce order\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>In the Meuse valley, the Pippinids control places such as \u003Cstrong>Herstal\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>Jupille\u003C/strong>, which become political and military anchor points.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧩 From territory to power\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>This model foreshadows what is coming:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>power based on land and men\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>an aristocracy that governs because it can endure\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>a king who becomes dependent on these great families\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Pippinid power is first and foremost the power of estates.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Territorial control makes political control possible.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"It is hard to understand the rise of the Pippinids without looking at their territorial roots. Their power does not come only from an administrative office: it",1778543118089]