Brunulphe, Count of the Ardennes | |
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Born | Brunulphe of the Adrennes c. 522 AD Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia |
Died | Unknown Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia |
Father | Walbert III |
Brunulphe or Brunulphe of the Ardennes (French : Brunulphe d'Ardennes) (born c. 522 AD) was a Frankish nobleman and Merovingian Count of the Ardennes.
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]
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