Ansegisel of Metz

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Ansegisel of Metz

Birth
Metz-en-Couture, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Death
662 (aged 51–52)
France
Burial
Andenne, Arrondissement de Namur, Namur, Belgium Add to Map
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Ansegisel (also Ansgise, Ansegus, or Anchises) (c. 602 or 610 – murdered before 679 ) was the son ofSaint Arnulf Of Metz, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda, (whose great grandmother was (Saint Dode of Reims) and grandson of Saint Gondolfus. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia (634-656) as a duke (Latin dux, a military leader) and domesticus. He was killed sometime before 679, slain in a feud by his enemy Gundewin. His wife was Saint Begga. Ansegisen and Begga were the grandparents of Charles Martel and were second great grandparents of Charlemagne
Ansegisel (also Ansgise, Ansegus, or Anchises) (c. 602 or 610 – murdered before 679 ) was the son ofSaint Arnulf Of Metz, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda, (whose great grandmother was (Saint Dode of Reims) and grandson of Saint Gondolfus. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia (634-656) as a duke (Latin dux, a military leader) and domesticus. He was killed sometime before 679, slain in a feud by his enemy Gundewin. His wife was Saint Begga. Ansegisen and Begga were the grandparents of Charles Martel and were second great grandparents of Charlemagne