Ansegisel

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Carolingian dynasty

Pippinids Pippin the Elder (c. 580–640) Grimoald (616–656) Childebert the Adopted (d. 662)

Arnulfings Arnulf of Metz (582–640) Chlodulf of Metz (d. 696 or 697) Ansegisel (c.602–before 679) Pippin the Middle (c.635–714) Grimoald II (d. 714) Drogo of Champagne (670–708) Theudoald (d. 714)

Carolingians Charles Martel (686–741) Carloman (d. 754) Pepin the Short (714–768) Carloman I (751–771) Charlemagne (d. 814) Louis the Pious (778–840)

After the Treaty of Verdun (843) Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor (795–855) (Middle Francia) Charles the Bald (823–877) (Western Francia) Louis the German (804–876) (Eastern Francia)

Ansegisel (also Ansgise) (ca 602 or 610 – murdered before 679 or 662) was the son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia (634-656) as a duke (Latin dux, a military leader) and domesticus. He was killed sometime before 679, slain in a feud by his enemy Gundewin.

[edit] Marriage and issue

He married sometime after 639 to Saint Begga, the daughter of Pepin of Landen.

They had the following children:

• Pippin II (635 or 640-December 16, 714), mayor of the palace of Austrasia
• Martin, count of Laon
• Clotilda of Heristal (650-699), married King Theodoric III of Neustria

[edit] Sources

• Les ancêtres de Charlemagne, 1989, Christian Settipani