In 716, Chilperic and Ragenfrid together led a Neustrian army into Austrasia. Before the end of the year, Charles Martel had been liberated from prison and been acclaimed Mayor by the nobles of that kingdom. The Austrasians were not to be left supporting a woman like Plectrude and a young child. In 715, the Neustrian nobles proclaimed Ragenfrid Mayor of their Palace on behalf of the Merovingian King, Chilperic, and began their attack on Austrasia. This prevented an uprising on his behalf in Austrasia, but not in Neustria, that other realm of the Frankish Kingdom. Plectrude immediately moved to prevent Charles from using this unrest to his own advantage and had him imprisoned in Cologne, the city which was destined to be her capital. This was immediately opposed by the nobles because Theudoald was a child of only eight years of age. Prior to his death, he had, at his wife Plectrude's urging, designated Theudoald, his grandson by their late son Grimoald, his heir in the entire realm. However, he had several brothers from his father's other wives which naturally caused succession problems. Charles "The Hammer" Martel was the son of Pepin of Herstal, the Austrasian Mayor of the Palace for the Merovingian Kings, and his second wife Alpaida.
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