of Austrasia, Ansegisel

Male 610 - 670  (60 years)


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  1. 1.  of Austrasia, Ansegisel was born in 610 in Kingdom of Austrasia (son of of Metz, Saint Arnulf and of Metz, Doda); died in 670 in Chaudfontaine, Liege, Belgium; was buried in 670.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LDSS-SY2
    • Life Event: Between 634 and 656, Kingdom of Austrasia; Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

    Notes:

    Two more children were attributed to Ansegisel and Begga, but these proposals have been abandoned:

    Martin († 690), count who fought in 690 against Ebroïn alongside Pépin the younger. This hypothesis is based on the Hagiolum Viennense, dating from 1040, which mentions Pipinus, Ansegelli filius, and Martinus frater eius (= "Pepin, son of Ansegisel, and Martin, his brother"). But this mention is now considered to be a misinterpretation of a passage from the Liber Historiae Francorum, which does not make it possible to specify the kinship between Pépin and Martin, or even if there is a kinship link.

    Saint Landrada, founder of the Abbey of Munsterbilzen, whose late biography indicates that she was descended from Pépin and Arnulf († 690). Chronologically, she could only be the daughter of Ansegisel and Begga, but the biography insists on her being an only daughter.

    Ansegisel married von Herstal, Begga in 634 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. Begga (daughter of von Herstal, Pippin I and de Nivelles, Saint Iduberga) was born on 2 Jun 613 in Landen, Brabant Wallon, Belgium; died on 17 Dec 693 in Andenne, Namur, Belgium; was buried in 693 in Andenne, Namur, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. von Herstal, Pippin II was born in 635 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 16 Dec 714 in Jupilles, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried on 18 Dec 714 in Notre-Dame de Chèvremont, Liege, Belgium.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  of Metz, Saint Arnulf was born in 582 in Lay-Saint-Christophe, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France; died on 18 Jul 641 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France; was buried after 18 Sep 641 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: L5PF-TWQ
    • Life Event: Between 614 and 629, Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France; Bishop of Metz

    Notes:

    He is celebrate as a Saint of Jul 18th.
    please do not add any parents to Arnulf
    as no one knows who his parents are
    thanks

    Nothing is known about Arnulf's ancestors including his parents (see also: False Merovingians).

    Arnoul's ancestry has been debated since the 9th century. Contemporary documents say that he belongs to the highest Frankish nobility, while later genealogies attribute him as father to either the Bishop of Metz Arnoald or the ambassador of the Franks in Constantinople Bodogisel.

    quintessence - we don't know anything about its origin

    genealogy
    From the Frankish nobility, wealthy in the Metz and Verdun area;
    Sons: Saint Chlodulf, Bishop of Metz and Ansegisel (⚭ Begga, T Pippins the Elder).

    Flavius Afranius Syagrius, of Lyons; a Gallo-Roman senator

    (Syagria), his unknown daughter; married Ferreolus

    Tonantius Ferreolus, a Gallo-Roman senator; married Papianilla, clarissima femina, a relative of the Papianilla who was a daughter of the emperor Avitus, and who married Sidonius Apollinaris

    Tonantius Ferreolus, a Gallo-Roman senator; married Industria

    Ferreolus, a Gallo-Roman senator; married Dode, abbess of St.-Pierre de Rheims

    Ansbert, a senator; married Bilichilde

    Arnoald, Bishop of Metz L5PF-TWQ
    Dode, LVQY-22W probably his daughter; married St. Arnulf, Bishop of Metz

    Ansegisel, LDSS-SY2 probably their son; married St. Begga LDSS-HQZ ; daughter of Pepin I, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

    Pepin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia; married Alpais / Alpaida 635-714 LDSS-4ZY

    Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia; married Rotrude 689-741

    Pepin the Short, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia; married Bertrada of Laon 714-768
    Charlemagne 748-814

    There are three legends associated with Arnulf:
    The Legend of the Ring[edit]
    Arnulf was tormented by the violence that surrounded him and feared that he had played a role in the wars and murders that plagued the ruling families. Obsessed by these sins, Arnulf went to a bridge over the Moselle river. There he took off his bishop's ring and threw it into the river, praying to God to give him a sign of absolution by returning the ring to him. Many penitent years later, a fisherman brought to the bishop's kitchen a fish in the stomach of which was found the bishop's ring. Arnulf repaid the sign of God by immediately retiring as bishop and becoming a hermit for the remainder of his life.[11]
    The Legend of the Fire[edit]
    At the moment Arnulf resigned as bishop, a fire broke out in the cellars of the royal palace and threatened to spread throughout the city of Metz. Arnulf, full of courage and feeling unity with the townspeople, stood before the fire and said, “If God wants me to be consumed, I am in His hands.” He then made the sign of the cross at which point the fire immediately receded.
    The Legend of the Beer Mug[edit]
    It was July 642 and very hot when the parishioners of Metz went to Remiremont to recover the remains of their former bishop. They had little to drink and the terrain was inhospitable. At the point when the exhausted procession was about to leave Champigneulles, one of the parishioners, Duc Notto, prayed “By his powerful intercession the Blessed Arnold will bring us what we lack.” Immediately the small remnant of beer at the bottom of a pot multiplied in such amounts that the pilgrims' thirst was quenched and they had enough to enjoy the next evening when they arrived in Metz. For this reason he is known as the patron saint of Brewers.

    Arnulf married of Metz, Doda. Doda was born in 584 in Kingdom of Austrasia; died in 640 in Kingdom of Austrasia; was buried on 26 Oct 640 in Kingdom of Austrasia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  of Metz, Doda was born in 584 in Kingdom of Austrasia; died in 640 in Kingdom of Austrasia; was buried on 26 Oct 640 in Kingdom of Austrasia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LVQY-22W

    Notes:

    THIS IS NOT ST. DODA OR CLOTHILDE
    it is not the same as Clothilde of Trèves !!
    and she is not a Saint !
    At time we know nothing about Arnulf's wife - only her name !
    At this time we also do not know for certain who Arnulf's parents are.

    Buried:
    Kloster Trier

    Children:
    1. 1. of Austrasia, Ansegisel was born in 610 in Kingdom of Austrasia; died in 670 in Chaudfontaine, Liege, Belgium; was buried in 670.


Generation: 3

    Children:
    1. 2. of Metz, Saint Arnulf was born in 582 in Lay-Saint-Christophe, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France; died on 18 Jul 641 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France; was buried after 18 Sep 641 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France.