Dode (Oda) Of HERISTAL

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• _UID: 12A961F54AF74650ACFB5A708A1C9F8F2D39

Dode married Arnoaldus Of Schelde SAXONY, Bishop Of Metz about 581. Arnoaldus (son of Senator Ansbertus VON SCHELDE and Blithilde (Aldeberge) DE COLOGNE, Queen Of Kent) was born about 540 in Old Saxony, Germany; died in 601. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Arnoul (St. Arnulf) Bishop Of METZ
• Name: Arnould De TONGRES
• Name: Arnulf (Arnulfe) De MOSELGAU
• Name: Arnulph DESPOSYNI
• Name: St. Arnoul "De Heristal" Bishop Of METZ
• _UID: FBFC0E5FC20E443198D5993615EBB240D70E
• Alt. Birth: 13 Aug 582; Alt. Birth
• Occupation: Between 610 and 626
• Occupation: Between 610 and 626
• Occupation: Bef 612
• Occupation: 623
• Occupation: 623
• Event: 626
• Alt. Death: 16 Aug 640; Alt. Death

Notes:

Arnulf (Arnoul, Arnold) of Metz B (RM)

Died 640. Arnulf was a courtier of the Austrasian King Theodebert II, a valiant warrior, and a valued adviser. He married the noble Doda (the marriage of his son Ansegisel to Begga, daughter of Blessed Pepin of Landen, produced the Carolingian line of kings of France).
Arnulf desired to become a monk at L?rins. However, when his wife took the veil and Arnulf was at the point of entering L?rins, he was appointed bishop of Metz about 610. He played a prominent role in affairs of state, was one of those instrumental in making Clotaire of Neustria king of Austrasia, and was chief counselor to Dagobert, son of King Clotaire, when the king appointed him king of Austrasia.

About 626, Arnulf resigned his see and retired to a hermitage near the abbey of Remiremont (Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia).

In art, Saint Arnulf is portrayed as a bishop with a coat of mail under his cope. He may also be shown (1) with a fish having a ring in its mouth; (2) blessing a burning castle; or (3) washing the feet of the poor (Roeder). He is venerated at Remiremont. Like Saint Antony, Arnulf is invoked to find lost articles. He is also the patron saint of music, millers, and brewers (Roeder).


Relationship to Pepin "Of Landen":

Pepin and Bishop Arnulf of Metz aided King Clotaire II of Neustria in overthrowing Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia in 613. In recognition of the important roles they played, Clotaire appointed them mayors of the palace to rule Austrasia for Clotaire's son Dagobert I from 623. When Pepin rebuked Dagobert (who had succeeded his father about 629) for his licentious life, Dagobert discharged him and he retired to Aquitaine. Dagobert still respected him enough to appoint him tutor of his three-year-old son Sigebert before his death in 638, and Pepin returned and ruled the kingdom until his own death the following year.

Pepin worked to spread the faith throughout the kingdom, defended Christian towns from Slavic invaders, and chose responsible men to fill vacant sees. The marriage of his daughter, Begga, and Bishop Arnulf's son, Segislius, produced Pepin of Herstal, the first of the Carolingian dynasty in France.

Relationship (J,M&L):
47th Great-grandparent

Relationship (J,M&L):
40th Great-grandparent

Relationship (J,M&L):
42nd Great-grandparent

Alt. Birth:
Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium

Occupation:
Bishop of Metz

Occupation:
Eveque de Metz

Occupation:
Counselor to Chlothar II

Occupation:
Chief Counselor to Dagobert, son of King Clotaire

Occupation:
Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

Event:
Resigned his see and retired to a hermitage near the Abbey of Remiremont.

Alt. Death:
Cave in Vosages Mountains, Austrasia

Arnold married Doda (Clothilde) Of DE SAVOY about 596. Doda was born about 578 in Old Sachsen (Saxony); died after 615. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Blessed Ida
• Name: Itta (St.) De NIVELLES
• Name: Itte (Itta) Of LANDEN
• _UID: F0F6F9D78A204A4BBB6CECE1E06884D58AA0
• Event: Abt 640
• Occupation: Between 640 and 646
• Alt. Death: 8 May 652; Alt. Death

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Blessed Ida of Nivelles, OSB Widow (AC)

(also known as Itta, Iduberga)

Died 652. After the death of Blessed Pepin of Landen, his wife Ida built a double monastery at Nivelles. She and her younger daughter, Saint Gertrude entered the monastery, which was placed under the Benedictine Rule and governed by Gertrude (Benedictines). Several art historians give a stag with flaming horns as the emblem of Saint Ida of Nivelles, but it seems likely that this is a confusion with Ida of Toggenburg, whose proper attribute it is (Roeder). She is invoked against toothache and erysipelas (Roeder).

Relationship (J,M&L):
40th Great-grandparent

Event:
Founded the Abbey of Nivelles

Occupation:
1st Abbess of Nivelles (Brabant, Belgium)

Alt. Death:
Abbey of Nivelles

Itta married Pepin (Pippin) "De Landen" Mayor AUSTRASIA in 614. Pepin (son of Carloman Of AUSTRASIA, Mayor Of The Palace and Gertrude Of BAVARIA) was born between 576 and 585 in Landen, Liege, Belgium; died on 21 Feb 638-639 in Landen, Liege, Belgium; was buried in Landen, Liege, Belgium (Relics Later Moved To Nivelle). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: 9GC9-35
• Name: Clodulphe De MOSELGAU
• _UID: EC55647B0DA04539B90EEEC5836AA4C51B8F

Notes:

Source: lorenfamily.com

Titled:
Bishop of Metz

Titled:
Eveque de Metz

Clodulphe married Sigrade D' ALSACE about 635. Sigrade was born about 615; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: 9GC9-20
• FamilySearch ID: GJYN-TJR
• Name: Anchises DESPOSYNI
• Name: Ans?gise CAROLINGIEN
• Name: Ans?gisel (Ansegisel) De METZ
• Name: Ansegisel (Ansgise) Mayor Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• Name: Ansigisen Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• _UID: 11C5B7816900448EBF45B309FB1C2D2B78BB
• Alt. Birth: Abt 607; Alt. Birth

Notes:

Sources: RC 171, 260; AF; Kraentzler 1635; Collins; CarolingianAncestry.
RC: Ansguise (Ansegiesel), Duke or Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia of
Siegbert. Murdered 685.
K: Angsgisel, Majordomo d'Austrasia (incorrectly) titled "Heristal."
Murdered in 685.
Collins: Duke Ansgise (Anschises), Mayor of the Palace and Duke ofBrabant. (Brabant was in what is now Belgium).
Carolingian: Ansegesil, died 685, mayor of the palace to KingDagobert.
No wife listed.

Relationship (J,M&L):
39th Great-grandparent

Titled:
Maire (Mayor) du Palais (Palace)

Alt. Birth:
Of, Austrasia, France

Ansguise married St. Begga (Begue) Of LANDEN about 635. St. (daughter of Pepin (Pippin) "De Landen" Mayor AUSTRASIA and Saint Itta "Blessed Ida" Of NIVELLES, Saint) was born about 613 in Landen, Liege, Belgium; died on 17 Dec 693; was buried in Andenne, Belgique (Belgium). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: D94DD567D29A44A5A1941EC3D4B5940CF619

Notes:

Source: lorenfamily.com

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• _UID: 0614310C4E6E4159960DE35046C225C4743C

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GJYJ-2MF
• Name: Begga De BRABANT
• Name: Begga DE LANDEN
• Name: Beggue (St Beggue) Of LANDEN
• _UID: B5DA9931462640C88377B4BA1D65199A6A05
• Titled: 691

Notes:

Sources: RC 171, 260; Kraentzler 1635; Collins; AF.
RC: St. Begga (Begue) of Landen, Liege, Belgium. Died 684 or 698.
K: Begga von Landen, died about 698. Collins: St. Begga. Died 694.

Titled:
Fondatrice du Monast?re d'Andenne

Titled:
First Abbess of Andenne

St. married Ansguise (Ansigise) Of AUSTRASIA, Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia about 635. Ansguise (son of Arnold (St. Arnulf) Bishop Of METZ and Doda (Clothilde) Of DE SAVOY) was born in 602 in , Austrasia, France; died in 685 in Andene Monastery; was buried in Andene Monastery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: De Landen
• Name: Grimoald De LANDEN
• Name: Grimoald Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• Name: Grimoald Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• _UID: 2AA8696130204D08BDE9292A0099C00A9D71

Notes:

Namesake:
Maternal Grandfather

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• AFN: 9GC9-CJ
• Name: Gertrude De LANDEN
• Name: Saint Gertrude LANDEN
• Name: Saint Gertrude Of NIVELLES
• _UID: 1C8CB55D4D0341FCB4D590B1BCD23B906A6A
• Occupation: Between 646 and 656

Notes:

Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB Abbess (RM)

Born at Landen in 626; died at Nivelles in 659. Saint Gertrude was the younger daughter of Blessed Pepin of Landen and Blessed Itta. Her sister Begga is also numbered among the saints. At an early age she devoted herself to the religious life.
On the death of Pepin in 639 and on the advice of Saint Amand of Maastricht, Itta built a double monastery at Nivelles, where both mother and daughter retired. Gertrude was appointed abbess when she was judged old enough (about age 20). Although she was still very young, she discharged her responsibilities well with her mother's assistance. Gertrude was known for her hospitality pilgrims and her encouragement of and generous benefactions to the Irish missionary monks. She gave land to Saint Foillan, brother of Saint Fursey, on which he built the monastery of Fosses. She also helped the Irish Saint Ultan in his evangelizing efforts.

At age 30 (656), Gertrude resigned her office in favor of her niece, Saint Wilfetrudis, because she was weakened by her many austerities. She spent the rest of her days studying Scripture and doing penances. Gertrude is another of the medieval mystics who was gifted with visions, and like Saint Catherine of Siena died at the significant age of 33--the age of Our Lord at His death. The cultus of Saint Gertrude became widely spread in the Lowlands, neighboring countries, and England. A considerable body of folklore gathered around her name. Saint Gertrude is named in Saint Bede's martyrology (Attwater, Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia, Farmer).

In art Gertrude is an abbess with mice (representing the souls in purgatory to whom she had a great devotion) running up her pastoral staff. Sometimes she is shown (1) holding a large mouse; (2) spinning or holding a distaff; or (3) with a cat near her (Roeder). As late as 1822, offerings of gold and silver mice were left at her shrine in Cologne (Farmer).

Saint Gertrude is the patron saint of gardeners because fine weather on her feast day meant it was time to begin spring planting. Her patronage of travellers comes from her hospitality toward them (Delaney). Pilgrims used to drink a stirrup-cup in her honor before setting out. As an extension, she was also invoked as a patroness of those who had recently died, who were popularly supposed to experience a three-day journey to the next world. It was supposed that they spent the first night under the care of Gertrude, and the second under Saint Michael the Archangel. She is invoked against rats and mice (Farmer).


Source: lorenfamily.com

Occupation:
2nd Abbess of Nivelles (Brabant, Belgium)

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• Name: Gunza (Kunza) De TREVES
• Name: Gunza DE METZ
• Name: Kunza (Gunza) DE TREVES
• _UID: DD9273C0CC9E497EB87918BBDCAF3721BA5C

Notes:

Source: lorenfamily.com

Titled:
Comtesse (Countess) de Treves (Trier)

Kunza married Guerin (Gerwin Warinus) Earl Of DE POITIERS, Count Of Poitiers about 656. Guerin (son of Bodilon DE POITIERS and Sigrade (Sigree) Of SOISSONS) was born in 630 in Frankish Kingdom Of Austrasia (Now Northern France); died in 677 in Stoned To Death. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Bazin Bishop Of TREVES
• _UID: 96B738DAB47F4C5EA812F0BB9426209C1709

Notes:

Source: lorenfamily.com

Titled:
Bishop of Trier (Treves)

Titled:
Eveque de Treves

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• FamilySearch ID: GJYJ-338
• Name: Pepin "Of Herstal" Mayor Of Palace AUSTRASIA
• Name: Pepin D'heristal DESPOSYNI
• Name: Pepin Duke Of AUSTRASIA
• Name: Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• Name: Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• Name: Pippin Of HERSTAL
• Name: The Mediocre
• _UID: E398A851033A447A8C2BA0DEB24FB582DC3D
• Alt. Birth: Abt 635; Alt. Birth

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: Carolingian mayor of the palace, who reunited the Frankish realms in the late Merovingian period. A grandson of Pepin the Elder, he succeeded to his position in the kingdom of Austrasia around 680. In 687 he extended Carolingian rule to the other Frankish kingdoms, Neustria and Bourgogne, but retained members of the Merovingian dynasty as figurehead monarchs in all three. Two years later he extended his control over the Frisians, a pagan people living on the North Sea coast. Pepin's death was followed by a civil war and the succession of his illegitimate son Charles Martel. Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia.

BIOGRAPHY: Carolingian mayor of the palace, who reunited the Frankish realms in the late Merovingian period. A grandson of Pepin the Elder, he succeeded to his position in the kingdom of Austrasia around 680. In 687 he extended Carolingian rule to the other Frankish kingdoms, Neustria and Bourgogne, but retained members of the Merovingian dynasty as figurehead monarchs in all three. Two years later he extended his control over the Frisians, a pagan people living on the North Sea coast. Pepin's death was followed by a civil war and the succession of his illegitimate son Charles Martel.

Relationship (J,M&L):
38th Great-grandparent

Titled:
De facto ruler of all the Franks

Occupation:
Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

Alt. Birth:
Of, Heristal, Austrasia

Pepin married Alpheid (Or Aupois) AUSTRASIA, [Concubine 1] in Concubine - Not Married. Alpheid was born about 654 in H?ristal (Heristal), Liege, Neustria (Now Belgium); died about 705 in Orp-Le-Grand Monastery, Brabant, Vosges, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pepin married in Not Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Plectruda (Plectrude) Of ECHTERNACH. Plectruda was born about 644 in Luxembourg; died after Apr 717. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pepin married Plectrude about 673 in Belgium. Plectrude was born about 652 in Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium; died in Apr 714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pepin married Plactruda (Plectrude) Of Bavaria, Princess Of Bavaria on 13 May 706 in Belgium. Plactruda (daughter of Hubert) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Hardrad
• Name: Martin De LAON
• Name: Martin De LAON
• Name: Norbert D' AQUITAINE
• Name: Norbert De LAON
• _UID: 7CEBBEB9B0914279BFFE5BD2A312C01E5724
• Alt. Birth: Abt 655; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Birth: Abt 670; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: Bef 694; Alt. Death
• Alt. Death: Bef 696; Alt. Death

Notes:

Source: RC 214.

Family/Spouse: Bertha (Berthe) Of MEROVINGIA, Princess. Bertha (daughter of Theuderic III (Thierry) King Of NEUSTRIA and Regent Clotilde (Dode) Of AUSTRASIA) was born about 664 in (Estimated); died in 740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Clotilde Dode De METZ
• Name: Dode De HERSTAL
• _UID: B66671DCA0F14740AB1E59D591FB3A8CCA33

Notes:

Source: lorenfamily.com

Family/Spouse: Theuderic III (Thierry) King Of NEUSTRIA. Theuderic (son of Clovis II (Chlodovech Louis) King Of The FRANKS and Balthild (Saint Bathildis) Of ANGLIA) was born about 651 in Neustria, Belgium; died in 691 in France; was buried in Basilique Saint-Vaast D'arras. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: F7C0B2A922144B77850A899AE182D4E6D9D0

Family/Spouse: Eudes Of Aquitaine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]