General Notes

Alias:<ALIA> 'Saint /Arnoul'/
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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 cou