Ansegisel


Ansegisel was the younger son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz and a direct ancestor of Carolingian Emperor Charlemagne. He served King Sigebert III of Austrasia as a duke and domesticus. He was killed sometime before 679, slain in a feud by his enemy Gundewin. Through his son Pepin, Ansegisel's descendants would eventually become Frankish kings and rule over the Carolingian Empire.

Marriage and issue

He was married to Begga, the daughter of Pepin the Elder, sometime after 639. They had the following children: