Ansegisel (c. 602 or 610 – murdered before 679 or 662) was the younger son of Saint Arnulf,

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Life

He served King

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of Austrasia (634–656) as ''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

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and rule over the

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Marriage and issue

He was married to Begga, the daughter of Pepin the Elder,Bartlett, Robert. ''Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe'', Cambridge University Press, 2020, p. 318
sometime after 639. They had the following children: *

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(635 or 640 – December 16, 714), who would later become Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia *

Martin of Laon Martin was the count of Laon in the late second half of the 7th century. After the assassination of King Dagobert II of Austrasia in 679, Count Martin (''dux Martinus'') and Pepin of Herstal were the leading noblemen of Austrasia and led the r ...

(647 - 680) ('though this is disputed) * Clotilda of Herstal (650–699), married King

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References

Sources

* '' Les ancêtres de Charlemagne'', 1989,

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