St Arnulf Mayor of Palace Austrasia 
St Arnulf Mayor of Palace was born on August 13th, 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium. St Arnulf Mayor of Palace's father was Bodegisel II Governor of Aquitaine and his mother was Oda of Suevia. His paternal grandparents were St Gondolfus Bishop of Tongres and Palatina of Troyes. He was an only child. He died at the age of 57 on July 18th, 0640 in Remiremont, France. He was buried in Church of Apostles in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France.General Notes
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.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0545 in Aquitaine, France d.> 0599 in Tongres, France
- b.~ 0565 in Aquitaine, France d.~ 0610 in Carthage, Africa (Murdered returning from Constantinople)
- b.~ 0547 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France
- b.13 Aug 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.18 Jul 0640 in Remiremont, France
- b.~ 0567 in Swabia, Germany d.0636
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St Arnulf Mayor of Palace and Dode Clothilde de were married in a religious ceremony about 0596. They had three sons named Ansigisel of Metz Mayor of Palace of, St Clodulf Bishop of and Walchigise Comte de.
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Children
Ansigisel of Metz Mayor of Palace of Austrasia
Ansigisel of Metz Mayor of Palace of was born in 0602 in Ansgise, Rhine-Westphalia, Austrasia, France. He died at the age of 83 in 0685 in Murdered at Andene Monastery, Siegburg, France.
St Clodulf Bishop of Metz
St Clodulf Bishop of was born about 0607 in Austrasia, France. He died in 0690 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Austrasia). He was buried in 650 - became Bishop of Metz.
Walchigise Comte de Verdun
Walchigise Comte de was born about 0610 in Austrasia, France. He died in Verdun, France.
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