The Riparian Branch of the Merovingian House
1. Margaret De Montdidier, De Roucy. Born about 1045 of Montdidier, Somme, France; Died about 1110; Married about 1065 or 1080, of Picardy, France; Hugh, Count of Clermont: Born about 1030, of Clermont, Oise, France; Died 1101/1103. (See Clermont)
2. Hildouin IV, Seigneur De Rameru, Count of Montdidier and Roucy: Born about 1021, of Montdidier, Somme, France; Died 1063; Married 1031; Alice (Adela), Countess De Roucy: Born about 1014, of Roucy, Aisne, France; Died 1063.
Hildouin's Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandparents--
Adele's Parents--
3. Ebles I, Count of Rheims and Roucy, Archbishop of Rheims: Born about 994, of Roucy, Aisne, France; Died 11 May 1033; Married Beatrix, Countess of Hainaut: Born about 998, of Hainault, Belgium. (See Counts of Hainaut)
4. Gieselbert, Count of Roucy: Born about 956, of Reims, Marne, France; Died about 985, of Reims, Marne, France; Buried 990, at Rheims, Marne, France;
5. Renaud, Count of Roucy and Rheims: Born about 931, of Reims, marne, France; Died 15 March 793; Married about 945, France; Alberade De Lorraine: Born about 930, of Lorraine, France; Died 15 March 973. Renaud is believed to be the 8th son of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois. (See Counts of Flanders)
Alberade's Parents--
6. Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine: Born about 890, of Reims, Lorraine, France; Died 2 October 939, Andernach, Rhineland, Prussia; Married 29 January 1044; Gerberge, Princess of the Germans, Queen of France: Born 913/914, Nordhausen, Saxony, Prussia; Died 5 May 984, Reims, Marne, France. (See Dukes of Saxony)
7. Rainer (Regnier) I, Count of Lorraine: Born 860, France; Died 916; Married Hersent (Alberade), Duchess of Lorraine: Born 865, of Lorraine, France.
Hersent's Parents--
Rainer's Parents--
8. Gilbert, Count of Brabant: Born about 830, of France; Died about 892; Married 846; Ermengarde, Duchess of Moselle: Born about 830, Alsace, Lorraine, France. (See Holy Roman Emperors #3)
9. Giselbert, Count of Massgau: Died after 842; Married A sister of Echard Hesbaye.
10. Gainfroi, Count of Austria: Married Theidlindis of Blois.
Gainfroi's Parents and Maternal Grandfather--
Theidlindis' Father--
11. Aubri II, Count of Blois.
12. Aubri I, Count of Blois.
Aubri's Mother--
13. Adela of Austrasia.
14. Dagobert II, King of Austrasia: Died after 680.
15. Ansigise, Mayor of Austrasia, Duke of Brabant: Born about 607, of Austrasia, France; Died 678, in the Andene Monastery; Married St. Begga of Austrasia: Born about 613, of Landen, Liege, Belgium; Died 698. (See La Zouche) Ansigise was Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia for Seigbert.
16. St. Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, Marquis of Schilde, Mayor of Austrasia: Born about 582, of Heristal, Austrasia, France; Died 16 August 640/641; Married about 606; Dode (or Ode or Clothilde) De Heristal: Born about 586, Old Saxony; Died after 611. Dode became a nun at Treves in 612. St. Arnulf was the tutor of Dagobert. The following excerpt is taken from Butler's Lives of Saints, July 18th: This Arnulf born to noble parents and educated in learning and piety, was called to the court of King Theodebert II of Austrasia, in which he was equally admired for prudence in council and valour in the field: he joined the virtues of a Christian with the duties of a statesman. Having married a noble lady called Doda, he has by her two sons, Clodulf and Ansgisel; by the latter's marriage with a daughter of the Blessed Pepin (called "of Landen") the Carolingian Kings of France descended from St. Arnulf.
Fearing the danger of entangling his soul in the many affairs which passed through his hands, he wanted to retire to the monastary of Lerins, but was stopped by the clergy and people of Metz demanding him for their Bishop. He was therefore consecrated about the year 610, and while fulfilling his new duties with exactness, he continued to take a prominent part in public affairs: as, for example, on the death of Theodebert and his brother Thierry, when with other nobles he called Clotaire of Nueatria to the throne of Austrasia. Ten years later Clotaire divided his dominions, and giving charge of Austrasia to his son Dagobert, appointed St. Arnulf his chief counselor. The holy Bishop did not long continue to guide this prince; he asked and received permission to quit the court, which he had long wished to do (Dagobert at first threatened to cut Arnulf's son's head off if he went away). He then resigned his bishopric, and retired with a friend, St. Romarcius, to a hermitage in the Vosges mountains, later the monastery of Remiremont. Here he died. (P. 138)
17. Bodegeisel II Married Oda the Suevian.
18. St. Gondolfus, Bishop of Tongres: He was Consecrated in 599.
19. Munderic: Born about 505.
20. Cloderic "The Parricide", King of Cologne: Died 509, Murdered by agents of Clovis I, King of the Salic Franks, who was his kinsman. He was killed as a result of revolting against Thierry I. At the instigation of Clovis I, he was persuaded to murder his own father.
21. Sigebert "the Lame", King of Cologne: Died 509, Murdered by his own son (see above) at the instigation of Clovis I.
22. Childebert "the Catholique", King of Cologne and Paris: Born about 496, Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France; Died 23 December 558, Paris, Siene, France; Buried St. Vincent Abbey, Paris, Seine, France; Married Vultrogothe, Queen of Paris.
23. Clovis "the Riparian" "the Great", Frankish King of Cologne: Born about 465/466, of Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France; Christened 25 December 496, Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France; Died 27 November 511, Saint Pierre, France; Buried Saint Pierre, France; Married about 492, Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France; St. Clothilda, Princess of Burgundy: Born about 475, Bourgogne, France; Died 3 June 548 (or 545), Tours, Ingre-et-Loire, France. Clovis should not be confused with Clovis I, King of the Salic Franks. Clovis, of the Merovingian dynasty, was the first generally recognized King of the Franks. He united most of present-day France under his rule. Clovis succeeded his father Childeric (d. 481), a Salian Frankish chief, as ruler of Tournai. During the next three decades he destroyed (486) the Roman kingdom of Soissons and defeated the Alamanni at the Battle of Tolbiac (496?) and possibly again in 506 (some historians date Tolbiac in 506 and believe it was the only engagement). Soon after Tolbiac, Clovis converted to Christianity, having married Clothilda, a Christian Burgundian princess. He later turned against the Visigoths in southern France. After defeating (507) them at Vouille, he controlled all of France except Burgundy, Provence, and Septimania. During the remainder of his reign, Clovis eliminated the Frankish chiefs who might contest his position. He regularized the relations of his kingdom with the episcopate in Gaul and had the Salian law written down. Upon his death, Clovis's kingdom was divided among his four surviving sons. Clothilda is credited with haviong an important role in the conversion of her husband to Christianity. After he died she devoted her life to the poor. Clothilda was written about in the early fifteenth century by Christine De Pizan in her work The Book of the City of Ladies. (Part II, Chapter 35)
Clothilda's Father--
Clovis' Father--
24. Childeric I, Frankish King of Cologne: Born 436, Westphalia, Germany; Died 26 November 481/484; Married 463, Germany; Basnia Wittelsbach, Queen of the Franks: Born about 438/440, of Thuringia, Germany; Died after 470. At this point the positively documentable portion of the line ends.
25. Merovee, King of the Franks: Born about 415, France; Died 457/458; Married about 435; Verica, Queen of the Franks: Born about 419, Westphalia, Germany.
26. Clodius "Long Haired", King of the Franks: Born about 395, Westphalia, Germany; Died 447/449; Married 414, France; Basina, Queen of the Franks: Born before 398, of Thuringia, Germany. (See La Zouche)