Brunulphe I, Count of the Ardennes
Merovingian noble
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Brunulphe or Brunulphe of the Ardennes (French: Brunulphe d'Ardennes) (born c. 522 AD) was a Frankish nobleman and Merovingian Count of the Ardennes.
c. 522 AD
Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia
Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia
Brunulphe, Count of the Ardennes | |
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| Born | Brunulphe of the Ardennes c. 522 AD Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia |
| Died | Unknown Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia |
| Father | Walbert III |
Biography
Brunulphe was born around c. 522 AD in the Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia.
Brunulphe's father, Walbert III was a direct descendant of Clodion, King of the Franks. Brunulphe's older brother was Saint Walbert IV and his nieces were Saint Waltrude and Saint Aldegund.[1] Brunulphe's sisters were Vraye and St. Amalberge, who married Witger, Count of Condat.[2]
Brunulphe married Vraye, daughter of the Duke of Burgundy with whom he had two daughters: Saint Aye and Clotilde. Clotilde was the wife of Sigilfe (Sigilfus or Brunulphe).[2] The brother of his father had various children, among them St. Hydulphe of Lobbes, who later married Saint Aye.[3]
Death
Family
- Walbert I (great-grandfather)
- Lucille of Pannonia (great-grandmother)
- Walbert II (grandfather)
- Walbert III (father)
- Walbert IV (brother)
- Clotilde d'Neustrie (daughter)
- Saint Aye (daughter)
- Saint Hydulphe (son-in-law/cousin)