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ANSBERT . The Chronico Marcianensi de Sancta Rictrude names “Ansberto Duci nobili in Germania” when recording his marriage[403]. A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his brothers "Deotarium, Firminum, Gamardum, Aigulfum episcopumet Ragnifridum" and their supposed descendants, Ansbert's marriage to "filiam Hlotarii regis Francorum…Blithildem" and their children as shown below[404]. m BILICHILDIS, daughter of CLOTAIRE I [Chlothachar] King of the Franks & his third wife Ingundis [Ingonde] ([525/40]-). The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Chlotharius…rex" had seven children by "Ingunde", the same six as are named in Gregory of Tours with a marginal note adding "Blitchildim" as the seventh child and specifying that she married "Ansbertus nobilissimus" and by him was mother of "Arnoldum"[405]. An alternative origin for Bilichildis is provided by the Chronico Marcianensi de Sancta Rictrude which names “Dagobertum Regem et Blithildem sororem eius” as children of “Lotharius…[et] Beretrudam” (chronologically impossible if she was the grandmother ofArnoul Bishop of Metz, see below), but commenting that “others say” that Bilichildis was the daughter of “primi Lotharii avi istius”, adding that Bilichildis married “Ansberto Duci nobili in Germania”[406]. The Carmen de Exordio Gentis Francorum names "Hlotharius [rex]…filia…Blithild" and records her marriage to "Ansbertus"[407]. The recorded names of the alleged children of Bilichildis do not have a Merovingian ring about them. It is uncertain whether Bilichildis existed at all or whether she and her family were invented for the purposes of compiling a Merovingian descent for the Carolingian dynasty, an enterprise undertaken in Metz from the late 8th century onwards (see below, under her alleged grandson). Her absence from the list of the children of King Clotaire given by Gregory of Tours certainly suggests that she was a spurious later invention, although Gregory's treatment of the families of the early Merovingians was not exhaustive, as can be seen fromthe examples of Berthoara, daughter of King Theodebald I, and Theodechildis sister of the same king (see above), whom Gregory does not mention at all. Settipani demonstrates convincingly that there are sufficient indications in other primary sources that parts, if not all, these reconstructions may be based on historical fact[408]. The situation is further confused by the Chronico Marcianensi de Sancta Rictrude which names “Adabaldus Dux, et fratres eius Herchenaldus Major-domus Occidentalis Franciæ et Sigebertus Comes” as the sons of “Ansberto Duci nobili in Germania” and Bilichildis[409]. The Chronico omits Arnold, although the mention of Erchinoald makes it clear that this source is completely incompatible from a chronological point of view with the descent reported in the Carmen. Sifting the fact from the fiction in these two sources is inevitably speculative. Ansbert & his wife had [five] children: a) [ARNOLD . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his wife "filiam Holotharii regis Francorum i) [ARNOUL ([580/85]-Remiremont 18 Jul [640], bur Remiremont, later transferred to Metz, basilique de Saint-Arnoul). A 9th century genealogy names "beatum Arnulfum episcopum" as the son of Arnold, and Arnulf's sons "Flodulfum, Wallchisum et Anchisum"[414]. Settipani points out that this formed part of a series of genealogies compiled at Metz, from the late 8th century onwards, to glorify the ancestry of the Carolingian dynasty by establishing their descent from the early Merovingians and also from a family of Roman senatorial origin[415]. The earlier Vita Sancti Arnulfi names "Arnulfus episcopus prosapia genitus Francorum" but gives no further details of his ancestry[416]. Another genealogy from the same period does not attempt to trace Arnoul's ancestorsfurther than naming "Buotgisus" as father of "Arnulfum…episcopum urbis Metensium", although the editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ in which this is published cites another source which names "Burtgisus, qui a multis cognominatur Arnoaldus" although the dating of the latter is unclear[41 b) [FERIOLUS . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", c) [MODERICUS . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his wife "filiam Holotharii regis Francorum" d) [THARSICIA . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his wife "filiam Holotharii regis Francorum" e) [--- . It is impossible to interpret precisely the term “consanguineus” in the source quoted below. For presentational purposes only in the present document, Abbot Bertulf is shown as part of the paternal family of Arnulf Bishop of Metz. The exact degree of relationship is unknown, and in any case the connection could have been through Bishop Arnulf’s maternal family. It should be noted that this source is the only one, apart from the later fabricated genealogies, which gives any indication of members of the family of Bishop Arnulf.] m ---. One child: i) BERTULF (-[627]). Abbot of Bobbio. The Vitæ Columbani abbatis discipulorumque eius records that “Bertulfus Ebobiensis cœnobii presul” was “consanguineus beati Arnulfi Mettensis urbis pontificis”[424]. The same source records that Bertulf was abbot during the reign of “Ariowaldus Langobardis”[425], whose reign is dated to 625-636 (see the document ITALY KINGS). The editor of the MGH compilation dates Bertulf’s death to [627], calculating from the dates of his successor as abbot[42

ANSBERT . The Chronico Marcianensi de Sancta Rictrude names “Ansberto Duci nobili in Germania” when recording his marriage[403]. A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his brothers "Deotarium, Firminum, Gamardum, Aigulfum episcopumet Ragnifridum" and their supposed descendants, Ansbert's marriage to "filiam Hlotarii regis Francorum…Blithildem" and their children as shown below[404].

m BILICHILDIS, daughter of CLOTAIRE I [Chlothachar] King of the Franks & his third wife Ingundis [Ingonde] ([525/40]-). The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Chlotharius…rex" had seven children by "Ingunde", the same six as are named in Gregory of Tours with a marginal note adding "Blitchildim" as the seventh child and specifying that she married "Ansbertus nobilissimus" and by him was mother of "Arnoldum"[405].

An alternative origin for Bilichildis is provided by the Chronico Marcianensi de Sancta Rictrude which names “Dagobertum Regem et Blithildem sororem eius” as children of “Lotharius…[et] Beretrudam” (chronologically impossible if she was the grandmother ofArnoul Bishop of Metz, see below), but commenting that “others say” that Bilichildis was the daughter of “primi Lotharii avi istius”, adding that Bilichildis married “Ansberto Duci nobili in Germania”[406].

The Carmen de Exordio Gentis Francorum names "Hlotharius [rex]…filia…Blithild" and records her marriage to "Ansbertus"[407]. The recorded names of the alleged children of Bilichildis do not have a Merovingian ring about them. It is uncertain whether Bilichildis existed at all or whether she and her family were invented for the purposes of compiling a Merovingian descent for the Carolingian dynasty, an enterprise undertaken in Metz from the late 8th century onwards (see below, under her alleged grandson). Her absence from the list of the children of King Clotaire given by Gregory of Tours certainly suggests that she was a spurious later invention, although Gregory's treatment of the families of the early Merovingians was not exhaustive, as can be seen fromthe examples of Berthoara, daughter of King Theodebald I, and Theodechildis sister of the same king (see above), whom Gregory does not mention at all.

Settipani demonstrates convincingly that there are sufficient indications in other primary sources that parts, if not all, these reconstructions may be based on historical fact[408]. The situation is further confused by the Chronico Marcianensi de Sancta Rictrude which names “Adabaldus Dux, et fratres eius Herchenaldus Major-domus Occidentalis Franciæ et Sigebertus Comes” as the sons of “Ansberto Duci nobili in Germania” and Bilichildis[409]. The Chronico omits Arnold, although the mention of Erchinoald makes it clear that this source is completely incompatible from a chronological point of view with the descent reported in the Carmen. Sifting the fact from the fiction in these two sources is inevitably speculative. Ansbert & his wife had [five] children:

a) [ARNOLD . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his wife "filiam Holotharii regis Francorum

i) [ARNOUL ([580/85]-Remiremont 18 Jul [640], bur Remiremont, later transferred to Metz, basilique de Saint-Arnoul). A 9th century genealogy names "beatum Arnulfum episcopum" as the son of Arnold, and Arnulf's sons "Flodulfum, Wallchisum et Anchisum"[414]. Settipani points out that this formed part of a series of genealogies compiled at Metz, from the late 8th century onwards, to glorify the ancestry of the Carolingian dynasty by establishing their descent from the early Merovingians and also from a family of Roman senatorial origin[415]. The earlier Vita Sancti Arnulfi names "Arnulfus episcopus prosapia genitus Francorum" but gives no further details of his ancestry[416]. Another genealogy from the same period does not attempt to trace Arnoul's ancestorsfurther than naming "Buotgisus" as father of "Arnulfum…episcopum urbis Metensium", although the editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ in which this is published cites another source which names "Burtgisus, qui a multis cognominatur Arnoaldus" although the dating of the latter is unclear[41

b) [FERIOLUS . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum",
c) [MODERICUS . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his wife "filiam Holotharii regis Francorum"
d) [THARSICIA . A 9th century genealogy names "Ansbertus…ex genere senatorum", his wife "filiam Holotharii regis Francorum"
e) [--- . It is impossible to interpret precisely the term “consanguineus” in the source quoted below. For presentational purposes only in the present document, Abbot Bertulf is shown as part of the paternal family of Arnulf Bishop of Metz. The exact degree of relationship is unknown, and in any case the connection could have been through Bishop Arnulf’s maternal family. It should be noted that this source is the only one, apart from the later fabricated genealogies, which gives any indication of members of the family of Bishop Arnulf.] m ---. One child:
i) BERTULF (-[627]). Abbot of Bobbio. The Vitæ Columbani abbatis discipulorumque eius records that “Bertulfus Ebobiensis cœnobii presul” was “consanguineus beati Arnulfi Mettensis urbis pontificis”[424]. The same source records that Bertulf was abbot during the reign of “Ariowaldus Langobardis”[425], whose reign is dated to 625-636 (see the document ITALY KINGS). The editor of the MGH compilation dates Bertulf’s death to [627], calculating from the dates of his successor as abbot[42