[Home] [Partial Genealogy Records]Descent from CharlemagneContinue to introduction 2. CHILDEBERT, King of Cologne, living in 450. 3. SIEGERT, The Lame, King of Cologne, murdered, 509, by his son Cloderic, at the instigation of Clovis I, 481-511, King of the Salic Franks. 4. CLODERIC, the Parricide, King of Cologne, murdered in 509, by agents of Clovis I, King of the Salic Franks, married a close kinswoman of the St. Chothilde, the Burgundian Queen of Clovis I. 5. MUNDERIC, of Vitrey-en-Perthois, very young in 509, revolted against Thierry I, who killed him; married second Arthemia, sister of Sacerdos, Gallo-Roman Archbishop of Lyons, 542-559. 6. BODEGISEL (Baudgise) I, Brother of St. Gondulfus, Bishop of Tongres, 509; married Palatina, daughter of Gallus Magnus, Bishop of Troyes, ca. 562. 7. BODEGISEL (Baudgise) II prob. Gov. of Aquitaine; murdered at Carthage returning from an Embassy to Constantinople, 588; married Oda, a Suavian. 8. ST. ARNULF (Arnuld), Bishop of Metz, born after Aug. 13, 582; died Aug. 16, 640, at Remirmont, buried in the Church of the Apostles at Metz, Mayor of the Palace and tutor of Dogobert, tonsured late summer 613; married ca. 596 Dode (Clothilde) who became a nun at Treves in 612. 9. PEPIN I, the Elder, Duke Ansgise, Mayor of the Palace in 632 (to Sigbert, son of King Dagobert) born 602; died 685; married ca. 639, Begue (St. Begga), died 694, daughter of Pepin of Landen, Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia, and his wife Itta, daughter of Arnoldus, Bishop of Metz. 10. PEPIN II, the Younger, of Heristal, Mayor of the Palace in
Austrasia, born 641, died 714; married Aupais (Alpais) his concubine.
He defeated his rivals at the battle of Testry (687) and
expanded his title from major domus to dux et princeps Francorum,
and ruled all Gaul except Aquitaine. |