 Not only would their marriage have allowed greater control over both regions, but it also would have cut the existing family ties that the Agilofings had to the Pippinid family branch.Plectrude's sister Regintrud was married to Theodo of Bavaria and this relation provided an opportunity for disenfranchised family members to defect.Following his conquest east of the Rhine, Charles had the opportunity to assert his dominance over Duke Eudo and Aquitaine and began committing military resources and raids in 731.