Ansegisel
Ansegisel | |
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| Born | c. 602 or 610 |
| Died | c. 679 or 662 |
| Noble family | Arnulfings |
| Spouse(s) | Begga |
| Father | Arnulf of Metz |
Ansegisel (c. 602 or 610 – murdered before 679 or 662) was the younger son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz.[1]
Life
He served King Sigebert III of Austrasia (634–656) as domesticus. He was killed sometime before 679, slain in a feud by his enemy Gundewin. Through his son Pepin, Ansegisel's descendants would eventually become Frankish kings and rule over the Carolingian Empire.
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Marriage and issue
He was married to Begga, the daughter of Pepin the Elder,[2] sometime after 639. They had the following children:
- Pepin the Middle (635 or 640 – December 16, 714), who would later become Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
- Martin of Laon (647 - 680) (though this is disputed)
- Clotilda of Herstal (650–699), married King Theuderic III of Neustria
References
- ^ Bouchard, Constance Brittain. Rewriting Saints and Ancestors: Memory and Forgetting in France, 500-1200, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014 ISBN 9780812290080, p. 115
- ^ Bartlett, Robert. Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe, Cambridge University Press, 2020, p. 318 ISBN 9781108846554
Sources
- Les ancêtres de Charlemagne, 1989, Christian Settipani
