Alpaida: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Alpaida
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Alpaida
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Alpaida
Alpaida (also Alpaïde, Alpaide, Alphaida, Alpoïde, Elphide, Elfide, Alféïde, Chalpaida; c. 654 – c. 714) was a Frankish noblewoman who hailed from the Liège area. She became the second wife, concubine or mistress of Pepin of Herstal and mother to his son Charles Martel and possibly another, Childebrand I.
In the Liber Historiae Francorum and the Continuations of Fredegar she is referred to as Pepin's wife.
Saint Lambert of Maastricht was a vocal critic of the relationship between Pepin and Alpaida. A tradition would eventually develop that, Pepin's domesticus (manager of state domains) Dodon, whose troops would murder Lambert, was in fact the brother of Alpaida; however, the historical accuracy of Dodon being her brother has been questioned.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Abba transversa
- Acacesia
- Acanthepeira
- Aculepeira
- Alpaida
- Anepsion
- Araneus
- Araniella
- Backobourkia
- Bertrana
- Caerostris
- Cercidia
- Colphepeira
- Cyclosa
- Dolophones
- Dubiepeira
- Enacrosoma
- Eriophora
- Eriovixia
- Eustala
- Hortophora
- Hypsosinga
- Kaira
- Larinia
- Larinioides
- Lariniophora
- Leviana
- Mangora
- Mangrovia
- Metazygia
- Metepeira
- Molinaranea
- Nemoscolus
- Neoscona
- Nuctenea
- Ocrepeira
- Pararaneus
- Parawixia
- Plebs
- Pronous
- Salsa
- Scoloderus
- Singa
- Verrucosa
- Wixia
Child Taxa
- Alpaida acuta
- Alpaida albocincta
- Alpaida almada
- Alpaida alticeps
- Alpaida alto
- Alpaida alvarengai
- Alpaida amambay
- Alpaida anchicaya
- Alpaida angra
- Alpaida antonio
- Alpaida arvoredo
- Alpaida atomaria
- Alpaida banos
- Alpaida biasii
- Alpaida bicornuta
- Alpaida bischoffi
- Alpaida boa
- Alpaida boraceia
- Alpaida cachimbo
- Alpaida cali
- Alpaida calotypa
- Alpaida canela
- Alpaida canoa
- Alpaida caramba
- Alpaida carminea
- Alpaida chaco
- Alpaida championi
- Alpaida chapada
- Alpaida chickeringi
- Alpaida cisneros
- Alpaida citrina
- Alpaida clarindoi
- Alpaida conica
- Alpaida constant
- Alpaida coroico
- Alpaida costai
- Alpaida cuiaba
- Alpaida cuyabeno
- Alpaida darlingtoni
- Alpaida deborae
- Alpaida delicata
- Alpaida dominica
- Alpaida eberhardi
- Alpaida elegantula
- Alpaida ericae
- Alpaida erythrothorax
- Alpaida gallardoi
- Alpaida gracia
- Alpaida graphica
- Alpaida grayi
- Alpaida guimaraes
- Alpaida gurupi
- Alpaida guto
- Alpaida haligera
- Alpaida hartliebi
- Alpaida hoffmanni
- Alpaida holmbergi
- Alpaida iguazu
- Alpaida imperatrix
- Alpaida imperialis
- Alpaida iquitos
- Alpaida itacolomi
- Alpaida itapua
- Alpaida itauba
- Alpaida jacaranda
- Alpaida kartabo
- Alpaida keyserlingi
- Alpaida kochalkai
- Alpaida latro
- Alpaida leucogramma
- Alpaida levii
- Alpaida lomba
- Alpaida losamigos
- Alpaida lubinae
- Alpaida machala
- Alpaida madeira
- Alpaida manicata
- Alpaida marista
- Alpaida marmorata
- Alpaida marta
- Alpaida mato
- Alpaida mendensis
- Alpaida moata
- Alpaida moka
- Alpaida monzon
- Alpaida morro
- Alpaida muco
- Alpaida murtinho
- Alpaida nadleri
- Alpaida nancho
- Alpaida narino
- Alpaida natal
- Alpaida navicula
- Alpaida negro
- Alpaida nigrofrenata
- Alpaida niveosigillata
- Alpaida nonoai
- Alpaida octolobata
- Alpaida oliverioi
- Alpaida orgaos
- Alpaida oyapockensis
- Alpaida pedro
- Alpaida penca
- Alpaida picchu
- Alpaida quadrilorata
- Alpaida queremal
- Alpaida rioja
- Alpaida rosa
- Alpaida rossi
- Alpaida rostratula
- Alpaida rubellula
- Alpaida sandrei
- Alpaida santosi
- Alpaida schneblei
- Alpaida scriba
- Alpaida septemmammata
- Alpaida sevilla
- Alpaida silencio
- Alpaida simla
- Alpaida sobradinho
- Alpaida sulphurea
- Alpaida sumare
- Alpaida tabula
- Alpaida tayos
- Alpaida teresinha
- Alpaida thaxteri
- Alpaida tijuca
- Alpaida toninho
- Alpaida tonze
- Alpaida trilineata
- Alpaida trispinosa
- Alpaida truncata
- Alpaida tullgreni
- Alpaida tuonabo
- Alpaida turrigera
- Alpaida uropygialis
- Alpaida urucuca
- Alpaida utcuyacu
- Alpaida utiariti
- Alpaida vanzolinii
- Alpaida variabilis
- Alpaida venger
- Alpaida veniliae
- Alpaida vera
- Alpaida versicolor
- Alpaida wenzeli
- Alpaida weyrauchi
- Alpaida yanayacu
- Alpaida yotoco
- Alpaida yucuma
- Alpaida yungas
- Alpaida yuto