Family
Married/ Related to: N.N. Child: 1.  Arnulf of Metz, Saint 2) 3) 4)Born ± 582 Died 640, approximately 58 years Notes: Identify Arnulf's ancestry is extremely challenging given the surviving sources. He very likely was connected to the Merovingian dynasty, but any genealogy suggesting the nature of that connection is unsourced. Later sources (11th century at the earliest) identify Arnulf's wife as Doda but there is no contemporaneous evidence to support this claim. Saint Arnulf of Metz (c. 582 - 640) was a Frankish bishop of Metz and advisor to the Merovingian court of Austrasia, who retired to the Abbey of Remiremont. In French he is also known as Arnoul or Arnoulf. In English he is known as Arnold. He is claimed to be a direct descendant of Flavius Afranius Syagrius, being a rare case for descent from antiquity. The Genealogy of the counts of Boulogne (and various other 11th century sources), identify Arnulf as a son of Arnold, son of Ansbert, by Blihildis (sister of Dagobert, and consequently Merovingian ancestry). Settipanni convincely explains why this ancestry is not true. A significantly earlier source, the Vita Gundulfi, identifies Bodegisil as a brother of Gundulf, and a father of Arnulf - which is significantly likelier, and therefore what has been followed here. From Acta Sanctorum, July, IV, p. 160: "Sanctus Gondulphus filius deplorati Munderici, quem Theodoricus rex necari jussit, fuit magnus in Austria sed major & nobilior coram Domino, cujus mandata servavit. Ille nutritus cum Bodegisilo Duce fratre suo in palatio regis Chlotarii; ita hominibus & Deo placuit, ut ab omnibus laudaretur Vir sanctus. Cum polleret honoribus Theodeberti regis, dixit in senectute sua Arnulpho filio Bodegisili Ducis: Audi me, nepos carissime, judicium inchoatum Domini, qui Mundericum perimi gladio permisit, filium Childerici parricidæ. Oremus, ut Christus avertat capita nostra a ventura ira: dixit enim Omnipotens; Visitabo iniquitates vestras usque ad tertiam & quartam generationem. Hæc cogitans, relicto seculo, vitam monasticiam amplexus est, & post migrationem Monulfi, cum attigisset ætatis annum septuagesimum sextum ab universis civibus urbis Tungreensis electus, consecratur episcopus." https://archive.org/details/actasanctorum31unse | |||
Sources
1) Source: Acta Sanctorum See Arnulf of Metz. External Linkhttps://archive.org/details/actasanctorum31unse. Reference: July IV, page 160 (Data from secondary evidence)
2) Source: Les Ancètres de Charlemagne (2nd edition) Identifies 8 "certain" ancestors:1. Charlemagne2. Pepin (king of the Franks) 751-7683. Berthe4. Charles Martel (duke of the Franks) 717-7416. Caribert (count of Laon)8. Pepin (master of the Palace) 688/90-7149. Alpaïde13. Berthe (founder of the Abbey of Prüm)16. Ansegisel (member of the Household) 648... and 5 almost "certain" ancestors:Almost certain:5. Rotrude17. Begga (founder of the Abbey of Andenne)32. St. Arnulf (bishop of Metz) 612-62934. Pepin (master of the Palace of Austrasia)35. Itte (founder of the Abbey of Nivelles). External Link
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/soc.genealogy.medieval/LuxIQtuqqEQ/hg5_bzFPQ_AJ. Reference: Francisco Tavares de Almeida citing Settipani (Questionable reliability of evidence)
3) Source: Genealogia comitum Bulonensium A short genealogy connecting the early Merovingians to the later counts of Boulogne, written circa the 11th century. The earliest generations are almost certainly fictional. Considered a reliable secondary source for generations from Arnulf of Metz onwards. Considered a "primary" source for events from the year 1000 onwards.. External Link
https://www.dmgh.de/mgh_ss_9/index.htm#page/300/ (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: Vita Hludovici Imperatoris "Sanctus Arnulfus cum esset in iuventute dux, genuit Ansgisum ducem; Ansgisus dux genuit Pippinum seniorem et ducem: Pippinus senior et dux genuit Karolum seniorem et ducem: Karolus senior et dux genuit Pippinum". Reference: 1 (Data from secondary evidence)