*Saint Arnulf de Heristal Bishop of Metz
born Abt Aug
0582 Heristal, Austrasia, France
died 18 Jul 0641 Near Remiremont
father:
*Bodegisal
(Boudgise) "Dux" II D'Aquitaine
born Abt 0552 Aquitaine, France
died
0588 Carthage, Africa
or
*Arnoldus Bishop Of Metz Margrave
of Schelde
mother:
*Oda de Suavian (Swabia
or Savoy?)
born Abt 0562 Austrasia
died Old Saxony, Germany
(end
of information)
siblings:
unknown
spouse:
*Clothilde
"Dode & Oda" de Meroving
born 0581 Old Saxony, Germany
children:
*Saint Clodulphe Metz born 0596 Austrasia, France
died 0690 Metz, Austrasia, France
*Ansigise Meroving
born 0602 Austrasia, France died 0685 Andene Monastery
*Walchigise
born about 0611
biographical and/or anecdotal:
A Frankish noble, Arnulf
gave distinguished service at the Austrasian court under Theudebert II (595-612).
In 613, however, with Pepin he led the aristocratic opposition to Brunhild that led
to her downfall and the reunification of Frankish lands under Choltar II. About the
same year, he became bishop.
From 623, again with Pepin, now mayor of the
Austrasian palace, Arnulf was adviser to Dagobert I, before retiring (629?) to become
a hermit. Arnulf's son Ansegisel married Pepin's daughter Begga; the son of this
marriage, Pepin II, was Charlemagne's great-grandfather.
notes or source:
ancestry.com
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/o/n/Emmett-W-Fontaine/GENE20-0002.html