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Raised in the court of Metz, tutor of Dogobert, aministrator and possibly Mayor under King Theodebert II, in 613 his wife, Dode (Clotilde), entered a convent in Trier and Arnulf, still a layman was selected to be Bishop of Metz, he served as bishop of Metq for 15 years until he retired to a monastery in Remiremont in 628 where he lived until his death of July 18, 641, buried in the Church of the Apostles at Metz.

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Sources: RC 53, 171, 358; AF; Kraentzler 1635; Collins; Pfafman; "The
Franks;" The Carolingian Ancestry of Edmond Hawes, Alice Freeman and Thomas James by Henry James Young.
Along with Pepin, the Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia, Arnoul (Arnulf) was a chief advisor of Dagobert. RC calls him a tutor of Dagobert. Bishop of Metz.
K: St. Arnuld, the Holy, Majordomo and Bishop of Metz.
Born after 13 June 562.
Buried Habendum an der Mozel, later at St. Arnulf's Church at Metz.
Carolingian: St Arnulph, died 641, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, later bishop of Metz. No wife listed.
Collins (or Smallwood) mixes up St. Arnold, Bishop of Metz. with Arnoaldus, Bishop of Metz.
Note:
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Notes for ST. ARNULF


Arnoul=Arnulf, Bishop De Metz (Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Page 129, Line 171-46.) (Paul, Nouveau Larousse Universel.). Note -: Arnoul was the 29th. Bishop of Metz, in 612. He was canonized by the Church, Saint Arnoul. He became the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and tutor of Dagobert. In the year 614, when Clotaire II had had Brunehaut killed, he remained the only descendant of the sons of Clovis alive. But he is only a toy in the hands of the Franc aristocracy both lay and ecclesiastic. At the head of each of the three ancient kingdoms, Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy, the Major Domus [Mayor of the
Palace] gains progressively greater importance. On 18 October 614, Clotaire II signed the Edict of Paris which in 27 articles, essentially formed the basic power structure for the Council of Bishops and the Assembly of the Greats [nobles] . In 623, Clotaire II was pushed by the Bishop of Metz and also Pepin [Le Vieux De Landen] , the Mayor of the Palace to give Austrasia its own King. Thus, Clotaire II's son Dagobert became King of Austrasia and under the tutelage of Arnoul. Born: on 13 Aug 582, son of Bodegisel, Dux d'Aquitaine (5010) and Oda De Saxe. Married circa 596: Dode=Doda=Clothilde De Saxe (3582). Died: on 16 Aug 641 at age 59.--Michael J Raffin
Arnulf, born of noble parents and educated in learning and piety, was called to the court of King Theodebert II of Austrasia, in which he was equally admired for prudence in council and valour in the field: he joined the virtues of a Christian with the duties of a statesman. Having married a noble lady called Doda, he had by her two sons, Clodulf and Ansegisel; by the latter's marriage with a daughter of Bd Pepin (called "of Landen") the Carlovingian kings of France descended from St. Arnoul. Fearing the danger of entangling his soul in the many affairs which passed through his hands, he wanted to retire to the monastery of Lerins, but was stopped by the clergy and people of Metz demanding him for their bishop. He was therefore consecreated about the year 610, and while fulfilling his new duties with exactness, he continued to take a prominent part in public affairs: as, for example, on the death of Theodebert and his brother Theirry, when with other nobles he called Clotaire of Neustria to the throne of Austrasia. Ten years later Clotaire divided his dominions, and giving charge of Austrasia to his son Dagobert, appointed St. Arnoul his chief counsellor. The holy bishop did not for long continue to guide this prince; he asked and received permission to quit the court, which he had long wished to do (Dagobert at first threatened to cut Arnoul's son's head off if he went away). He then resigned his bishopric, and retired with a friend, St. Romaricus, to a hermitage in the Vosges mountains, later the monastery of Remiremont. Here he died. ---GENMaineD
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Evêque De Metz - 'Saint Arnoul'
Major Domo
Death 16 AUG 640
OS Birth 13 AUG 562 Heristal, Austrasie

St. Arnulf
d. 640 Feastday: July 18


Bishop and member of the court of the Frankish king Theodebert II of Austrasia, sometimes called Arnuiph or Arnulf of Metz. A noble, Arnulf married Doda, and their son was Ansegisel. Ansegisel married Beggia, the daughter of Pepin of Landen, starting the Carolingian dynasty of France. Doda became a nun, and Arnulf made plans to enter a monastery but was named the bishop of Nletz around 616. He continued his court services, making Clotaire of Neustria the king of Austrasia. He also served as counselor to Dagobert, King Clotaire's son. In 626, Arnulf retired to a hermitage at Remiremont, France.[JamesLinage.GED]

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Arnulf's wife (and mother of Duke Ansgise) was Dode (Clothilde); she became a nun at Treves in 612, the same year that Arnulf became Bishop of Metz. Arnulf and Dode were married about 596.from Frederick L. Weis, "Ancestral Roots..."(1950); there are several
at Hadendum an der Mozel, and later at St. Arnulf's Church at Metz. He died at Horenberg Monastery, Wasenwald. The birth
date shown here is approximate. Arnulf was Mayor of the Palace and tutor of Dagobert, hence a courtier of high standing in the Austrasian palace. He decided to become a monk at Lerins; his wife took the vow and he was about to retire to the monastery when he wa made bishop, about 616. A few years before his death he resigned and retired to the monastery. His feast-day is July 18. (source: Albert E. Meyers database, aem@@ezonline.com, http://www.ezonline.com/aem/aem.html)

name also listed as Arnulf, Bishop of Metz;dd 643/47. The Carolingeans table 2
Ancestral Roots p. 163>lists him as tutor of Dagbert, the father of Duke
Ansige.
IGI lists him as father of Duke Ansgise
Stuart p. 129, 249: lists his father as Bodegisel II mother as Oda, a Suevian.
See notes p. 128,129[JamesLinage.FTW]

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Raised in the court of Metz, tutor of Dogobert, aministrator and possibly
Mayor under King Theodebert II, in 613 his wife, Dode (Clotilde), entered a
convent in Trier and Arnulf, still a layman was selected to be Bishop of Metz,
he served as bishop of Metq for 15 years until he retired to a monastery in
Remiremont in 628 where he lived until his death of July 18, 641, buried in the
Church of the Apostles at Metz.[JamesLinage.GED]

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Raised in the court of Metz, tutor of Dogobert, aministrator and possibly Mayor under King Theodebert II, in 613 his wife, Dode (Clotilde), entered a convent in Trier and Arnulf, still a layman was selected to be Bishop of Metz, he served as bishop of Metq for 15 years until he retired to a monastery in Remiremont in 628 where he lived until his death of July 18, 641, buried in the Church of the Apostles at Metz.

[De La Pole.FTW]

Sources: RC 53, 171, 358; AF; Kraentzler 1635; Collins; Pfafman; "The
Franks;" The Carolingian Ancestry of Edmond Hawes, Alice Freeman and Thomas James by Henry James Young.
Along with Pepin, the Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia, Arnoul (Arnulf) was a chief advisor of Dagobert. RC calls him a tutor of Dagobert. Bishop of Metz.
K: St. Arnuld, the Holy, Majordomo and Bishop of Metz.
Born after 13 June 562.
Buried Habendum an der Mozel, later at St. Arnulf's Church at Metz.
Carolingian: St Arnulph, died 641, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, later bishop of Metz. No wife listed.
Collins (or Smallwood) mixes up St. Arnold, Bishop of Metz. with Arnoaldus, Bishop of Metz.
Note:
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Notes for ST. ARNULF


Arnoul=Arnulf, Bishop De Metz (Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Page 129, Line 171-46.) (Paul, Nouveau Larousse Universel.). Note -: Arnoul was the 29th. Bishop of Metz, in 612. He was canonized by the Church, Saint Arnoul. He became the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and tutor of Dagobert. In the year 614, when Clotaire II had had Brunehaut killed, he remained the only descendant of the sons of Clovis alive. But he is only a toy in the hands of the Franc aristocracy both lay and ecclesiastic. At the head of each of the three ancient kingdoms, Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy, the Major Domus [Mayor of the
Palace] gains progressively greater importance. On 18 October 614, Clotaire II signed the Edict of Paris which in 27 articles, essentially formed the basic power structure for the Council of Bishops and the Assembly of the Greats [nobles] . In 623, Clotaire II was pushed by the Bishop of Metz and also Pepin [Le Vieux De Landen] , the Mayor of the Palace to give Austrasia its own King. Thus, Clotaire II's son Dagobert became King of Austrasia and under the tutelage of Arnoul. Born: on 13 Aug 582, son of Bodegisel, Dux d'Aquitaine (5010) and Oda De Saxe. Married circa 596: Dode=Doda=Clothilde De Saxe (3582). Died: on 16 Aug 641 at age 59.--Michael J Raffin
Arnulf, born of noble parents and educated in learning and piety, was called to the court of King Theodebert II of Austrasia, in which he was equally admired for prudence in council and valour in the field: he joined the virtues of a Christian with the duties of a statesman. Having married a noble lady called Doda, he had by her two sons, Clodulf and Ansegisel; by the latter's marriage with a daughter of Bd Pepin (called "of Landen") the Carlovingian kings of France descended from St. Arnoul. Fearing the danger of entangling his soul in the many affairs which passed through his hands, he wanted to retire to the monastery of Lerins, but was stopped by the clergy and people of Metz demanding him for their bishop. He was therefore consecreated about the year 610, and while fulfilling his new duties with exactness, he continued to take a prominent part in public affairs: as, for example, on the death of Theodebert and his brother Theirry, when with other nobles he called Clotaire of Neustria to the throne of Austrasia. Ten years later Clotaire divided his dominions, and giving charge of Austrasia to his son Dagobert, appointed St. Arnoul his chief counsellor. The holy bishop did not for long continue to guide this prince; he asked and received permission to quit the court, which he had long wished to do (Dagobert at first threatened to cut Arnoul's son's head off if he went away). He then resigned his bishopric, and retired with a friend, St. Romaricus, to a hermitage in the Vosges mountains, later the monastery of Remiremont. Here he died. ---GENMaineD
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Event: Title / Occ Evêque De Metz - 'Saint Arnoul'
Event: Title / Occ Major Domo
Event: OS Other Source
Event: OS Death 16 AUG 640
Event: OS Birth 13 AUG 562 Heristal, Austrasie

St. Arnulf
d. 640 Feastday: July 18


Bishop and member of the court of the Frankish king Theodebert II of Austrasia, sometimes called Arnuiph or Arnulf of Metz. A noble, Arnulf married Doda, and their son was Ansegisel. Ansegisel married Beggia, the daughter of Pepin of Landen, starting the Carolingian dynasty of France. Doda became a nun, and Arnulf made plans to enter a monastery but was named the bishop of Nletz around 616. He continued his court services, making Clotaire of Neustria the king of Austrasia. He also served as counselor to Dagobert, King Clotaire's son. In 626, Arnulf retired to a hermitage at Remiremont, France.