Ansegisel

Ansegisel (c. 602 or 610 – murdered before 679 or 662) was the younger son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz.

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.

Marriage and issue

He was married to Begga, the daughter of Pepin the Elder, 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

Sources

• Les ancêtres de Charlemagne, 1989, Christian Settipani

1. Pippinids
2. Pepin of Herstal
3. Begga
4. Carolingian dynasty
5. Arnulf of Metz
6. Childebert the Adopted
7. Theuderic III
8. Charlemagne
9. Pepin the Short
10. Gertrude of Nivelles
11. Charles Martel
12. Louis the Pious
13. Louis V of France
14. Pepin the Hunchback
15. Royal household under the Merovingians and Carolingians
16. Pepin I of Aquitaine
17. Carolingian Empire
18. Charles the Younger
19. Charles the Simple
20. Charles of Provence