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Merovingian Kings, Freemasonry, and the Butterfields of Burlington, Ontario, Canada

November 10, 2023No Comments
Merovingian Kings, Freemasonry, and the Butterfields of Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Statue equestre de Charlemagne - Agostino Cornacchini (1725) - Basilique Saint-Pierre du Vatican.

How to begin… Well, I was born in 1980, and for a while there, the television program The Simpsons was a popular show and people remember it.

There was an episode where Homer discovered that people he knew were members of a secret society, the Stonecutters, a spoof of Freemasonry. Hilarity ensues. Freemasonry’s just a joke conspiracy-theory merely-ceremonial-and-benign fake thing, right?

(Given that there’s no evidence being presented here that isn’t circumstantial, this post and the others like this are exercises in hypothesizing for entertainment purposes only, whether or not the accounts presented correspond to real, not-fictional events.)

The Ancient Rite of Freemasonry

Freemasonry isn’t just a silly old wives’ tale or old urban or rural legend or a paranoid fantasy. No, it’s an organization that has been there a very long time and has a particular history and membership. It originates in Egypt with the reign of Empress Hatshetsup. It got subverted by Jewish Satanism in the first century B.C., and was integrated into the line of Merovingian kings by Lord Darnley during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

What’s funny is that a lot of you reading this know this already and you’re used to keeping it a secret, and that’s what your life is like; yours and people in your loop.

The Butterfield Family Lineage

It turns out that you can trace my ancestry very far back, and that you can find information about these people on the Internet.

Here is my lineage–me, Daniel Etibek Butterfield, and my siblings. The first five sources are from Ancestry.com, the sixth is from WikiTree, and the rest are from Geni.com and a few other sources. Unless indicated, the birth data is from Geni.com.

1. Daniel Etibek Butterfield (1980-).

2. David William Butterfield (1938-), my father.

3. Ronald Wilson Butterfield (1913-1973), my grandfather.

4. Maurice Stanley Butterfield (1882-1972), my great-grandfather.

5. Wilson Pascal Butterfield (1855-1897), my great-great-grandfather. (I’ll end those here.)

6. John Martin Butterfield (1819-1898).

7. Abraham Butterfield (1788-1866).

8. Stephen Butterfield (1736-1818).

9. Ephraim Butterfield (1710-after 1769).

10. Joseph Butterfield, Jr. (1675-1749).

11. Joseph Butterfield (1649-1720).

12. Benjamin Butterfield IV (1606-1688).

13. Benjamin Butterfield III (1572-1612).

14. Benjamin Butterfield II (1548-1614).

15. Benjamin Butterfield (1523-1583).

16. Sir Thomas Thynne (1495-1546).

17. Sir Ralph Boteville (Thynne) (c. 1480-1515).

18. Sir John Thynne (Boteville), O’ th’ Inne (1449-1485).

19. Richard Botevile (c. 1417-1481).

20. William Botevile (Botevyle) (c. 1380-1461).

21. Thomas Botevile (1350-1439).

22. Richard De Botevyle (1326-1416).

23. Thomas De Botevyle (1282-1357).

24. John Botevyle (1250-1309).

25. William Botevyle (1217-1256).

26. Sir Geoffroy Botevyle (1150-1246).

27. Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême (1118-1179).

28. Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême II, Count of Angoulême (1108-1140).

29. William “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, Count of Angoulême (1084-1118).

30. Foulques d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême (1029-1089).

31. Geoffrey of Angoulême (990-1048).

32. William II of Angoulême (c. 960-1028).

33. Arnaud “Manzer”, count of Angoulême (927-992).

34. Guillaume I “Taillefer”, count of Angoulême (895-962).

35. Alduin I, Count of Angoulême (c. 866-916).

36. Wulgrin, comte de Angoulême & de Périgord (828-886).

37. Wulfhard, count of Flavigny (c. 803-after 832).

38. Udalrich II, Graf im Breisgau (783-c. 817).

39. Udalrich I of Vinsgau, Count of Argengau Pannonien of Breisgau of Bodensee, de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (763-c. 824).

40. Carolus ‘Magnus’ d’Aquitaine, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Karolinger), Rex Francorum & Imperator Romanorum, or Charlemagne (747-814).

41. Pépin III, King of the Franks (C. 715-768).

42. Charles Martel (676-741).

43. Pépin ll “the Fat” d’Héristal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (640-714).

44. Ansegisel de Metz (c. 610-c. 662).

45. Saint Arnoul, Bishop of Metz (c. 582-640).

46. Theudebert II (c. 585-612).

47. Childebert II (c. 570-596) | Theudebert I, king of the Franks at Reims (bn. 499 and 504-547) .(This “Theudebert I” listing doesn’t work because his death comes well before Theudebert II was born.)

48. Sigebert I (c. 535-c.575) | Theodoric, King of the Franks (c. 485-534).

49. Chlothar I (actually 485-562) d. c. December 561 | Clovis I the Great, King of the Franks (c. 465-511).

50. Clovis I (c. 466-511) | Childeric I, King of the Franks (c. 436 – 481).

51. Childeric I (c. 437-481) | Merovech, leader of the Frankish tribes (c. 413 – bn. 451 and 457).

52. Chlodwig (c. 411-458) | Pharamond, king of the Franks (fictitious) (bn. 365 and 383 – c. bn. 427 and 430).
Chlodwig’s life was covered by the fictional Merevich – The term “Merovingian” derives from Merevich.

53. Clodion (Clodius) (Chlodio) (King Clodius de Cologne, VI) (395-448 AD) | Marcomir De Cologne (c. 347-c. 404).

54. Théodémir de Thérouane, Roi des Francs (374-414).

55. Flavius Richomeres de Toxandrie, Saliens Chief of Lombardy (350-394).

56. Mellobaude “King of The Franks” De Lombardy (320-383).

57. Malaric I, Frankish Chief (295-360).

58. Ragaise De Toxandrie, roi des Francs (270-307).

59. Génébaud I De Toxandrie, roi des Francs (245-290).

60. Marcomir, Frankish chief (220-281).

61. Quintus Anicius Paulinus (180-230).

62. Gaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus (165-235).

63. Gaius Asinius Nicomachus (135-195).

64. Gaius Julius Asinius Quadratus (100-165).

65. Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus, II (70-117 AD).

66. Gaius Julius Bassus, I (40-98 AD).

67. Gaius Julius Severus, Tribune of Legio VI Ferrata (25-80 AD).

68. Artemidorus (25 BC-60 AD).

69. Amyntas I, King of Galatia (?? BC-25 BC).

70. Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC).

71. Gaius Julius Caesar III (140-85 BC).

72. Gaius Julius Caesar, II (163-140 BC).

73. Gaius Julius Caesar (205-166 BC).

74. Sextus Julius Caesar, I (250-208 BC).

75. Lucius Julius Caesar, I (280-250 BC).

76. Numerius Julius Caesar (c. 300-267 BC).

77. Lucius Julius Libo II (310-266 BC).

78. Lucius Julius Libo, consul 267 BC (350-267 BC)

79. Lucius Julius Jullus, VII (350-??? BC)

80. Lucius Julius Jullus, VI (390-??? BC).

81. Lucius Julius Jullus, V (435-379 BC).

82. Lucius Julius Jullus, IV (475-430 BC).

83. Vopiscus Julius Jullus (515-473 BC).

84. Gaius Julius Jullus, IV (540 BC-???).

85. Lucius Julius Jullus, III (565 BC-???).

86. Lucius Julius Jullus, II (590 BC-???).

87. Gaius Julius Jullus, III (620 BC-???).

88. Gaius Julius Jullus, II (665-625 BC).

89. Gaius Julius Jullus, I (670-??? BC).

90. Lucius Julius Jullus, I (c. 700 BC-???).

91. Numerius Julius Jullus (c. 740 BC-???).

92. Iulus (c. 765 BC-???).

Iulus is descended from a line of Alban kings. The kings of Alba Longa, or Alban kings (Latin: reges Albani), were a series of legendary kings of Latium, who ruled from the ancient city of Alba Longa.

This line includes Romulus, Remus, and eventually the historical Zeus referred to in Greek mythology, circa 8,753 BC.

The Ancestry of Daniel Butterfield, in Greater Detail

1. Daniel Etibek Butterfield (1980-).

  • b. March 22, 1980, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

2. David William Butterfield (1938-), my father.

  • b. March 13, 1938, Sterling, Michigan, United States.

3. Ronald Wilson Butterfield (1913-1973), my grandfather.

  • b. May 15, 1913, Lapeer, Michigan, United States.

4. Maurice Stanley Butterfield (1882-1972), my great-grandfather.

  • b. September 14, 1882, Genesee, Michigan, United States.

5. Wilson Pascal Butterfield (1855-1897), my great-great-grandfather. (I’ll end those here.)

  • b. May 10, 1855, Genesee, Michigan, United States.

6. John Martin Butterfield (1819-1898).

7. Abraham Butterfield (1788-1866).

8. Stephen Butterfield (1736-1818).

9. Ephraim Butterfield (1710-after 1769).

10. Joseph Butterfield, Jr. (1675-1749).

11. Joseph Butterfield (1649-1720).

12. Benjamin Butterfield IV (1606-1688).

13. Benjamin Butterfield III (1572-1612).

14. Benjamin Butterfield II (1548-1614).

15. Benjamin Butterfield (1523-1583).

16. Sir Thomas Thynne (1495-1546).

17. Sir Ralph Boteville (Thynne) (c. 1480-1515).

18. Sir John Thynne (Boteville), O’ th’ Inne (1449-1485).

19. Richard Botevile (c. 1417-1481).

20. William Botevile (Botevyle) (c. 1380-1461).

21. Thomas Botevile (1350-1439).

22. Richard De Botevyle (1326-1416).

23. Thomas De Botevyle (1282-1357).

24. John Botevyle (1250-1309).

25. William Botevyle (1217-1256).

26. Sir Geoffroy Botevyle (1150-1246).

After this point, the records I cite require explanation.

https://www.davidleas.com/leas%20family%20genealogy/2/76599.htm
This is a listing for Sir Geoffroy Botevyle with a life from 1185 to 1250. His father is listed as N.N. on Geni.com.

https://www.davidleas.com/leas%20family%20genealogy/2/32047.htm
This is a listing for Sir Geoffroy Botevyle with a life from 1185 to 1217.

This is information about Chateau Bouteville, the castle that was home to the comte d’Angoulême:
https://www.tourism-cognac.com/uk/patrimoine/chateau-de-bouteville/
https://www.davidleas.com/leas%20family%20genealogy/2/32047.htm

27. Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême (1118-1179).

This is where the story diverts from “official,” but ultimately “cooked” or fake, historical records. “N.N.” stands for “not named.” That is an indication of a cooked record.

  • https://www.geni.com/people/N-N/6000000001239066712
  • N.N. (b. est. 1121-1179).
  • b. Bouteville, Charente, Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, France
  • d. Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Father of Oliver Botevile and Sir Geoffroy Botevyle.
  • https://www.davidleas.com/leas%20family%20genealogy/2/76600.htm
    — this is a listing for a “Chevalier Olivier de Boteville Montville”.
    • Chevalier Olivier de Boteville Montville; Born: Abt 1125, Bouteville, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Geoffroi-Martel-d-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000001807470538
    • Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême; information on this page:
      • Gender: Male
      • Birth: estimated between 1101 and 1161
      • Immediate Family:
        • Son of Vulgrin II ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême and Amable de Chastellerault.
        • Husband of Audéarde de Mornac.
        • Father of N.N. d’Angoulême, dame de Mornac, de Matha et d’Oléron
          Brother of Foulques d’Angoulême, Seigneur de Matha and Sister de Angoulême.
        • Half brother of Guillaume ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême and Wulgram III of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême.
        • Brother of Foulques d’Angoulême, Seigneur de Matha and Sister de Angoulême.
    • The information on this page was added by a user named William I on November 21, 2008.
  • Real biographical data for Geoffroi Martel d’Angouleme:
    https://www.geni.com/people/Guillaume-d-Angoul%C3%AAme-comte-d-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000001744889453
    • Name on listing: Guillaume ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 1115, Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Death: August 07, 1179 (59-68), Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Vulgrin II ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême and Pontia de la Marche, héritière de La Marche
      • Husband of Emma de Limoges and Marguerite de Turenne, comtesse d’Angoulême
      • Father of Griset d’Angouleme; Foulques d’Angouleme; Almodis d’Angoulême; Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, III; Aymer, count of Angoulême; Guiillaume Taillefer de Anguleme, V; Helie Taillefer; Mathilde (Mahaut) Taillefer and Isabelle de Rancon « less
      • Brother of Wulgram III of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême
      • Half brother of Foulques d’Angoulême, Seigneur de Matha; Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême and Sister de Angoulême
    • The information on this page was added by user “Skip” Bremer on June 9, 2007, managed by Margaret (C) and 136 others, curated by Anne Brannen.
      • Foulques d’Angouleme:
        • https://www.geni.com/people/Foulques-d-Angouleme/6000000002188623096
        • Gender: Male
        • Birth: 1149, Angoulême, France
        • Immediate Family:
          • Son of Guillaume ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême and Marguerite de Turenne, comtesse d’Angoulême
          • Brother of Griset d’Angouleme; Almodis d’Angoulême; Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, III; Aymer, count of Angoulême; Guiillaume Taillefer de Anguleme, V and 3 others
          • Half brother of Matabrune de Ventadour and Adhemar Boson V
        • Added by: Kassian on December 22, 2008; Managed by: Douglas John Nimmo
      • Almodis d’Angoulême:
        • https://www.geni.com/people/Almodis-d-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000002188623103
        • Gender: Female
        • Birth: circa 1155, Angoulême, France
        • Immediate Family:
          • Daughter of Guillaume ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême and Marguerite de Turenne, comtesse d’Angoulême
          • Wife of Amanieu IV, seigneur d’Albret and Bernard III, vicomte de Brosse
          • Mother of Amanieu VI, seigneur d’Albret; Oudet d’Albret; Mathe d’Albret; Rosine d’Albret; Bernard IV, vicomte de Brosse and 2 others
          • Sister of Griset d’Angouleme; Foulques d’Angouleme; Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, III; Aymer, count of Angoulême; Guiillaume Taillefer de Anguleme, V and 3 others
          • Half sister of Matabrune de Ventadour and Adhemar Boson V
      • Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, III

Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, III—this record inserted to end the line descended from Julius Caesar, through Charlemagne, through his father, Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême II, Count of Angoulême.

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Wulgrin-d-Angoul%C3%AAme-III/6000000004382714372
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 1156, Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
  • Death: June 29, 1181 (20-29), Angoulême, France
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Guillaume ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême and Marguerite de Turenne, comtesse d’Angoulême
    • Husband of Elizabeth d’Amboise and Regilinde de Angouleme
    • Father of Mathilde (Mahaut) Taillefer
    • Brother of Griset d’Angouleme; Foulques d’Angoulême; Almodis d’Angoulême; Aymer, count of Angoulême; Guiillaume Taillefer de Angoulême, V and 3 others
    • Half brother of Matabrune de Ventadour and Adhemar Boson V
  • Added by: “Skip” Bremer on June 9, 2007
  • Managed by: David Grant Cash, Jr. and 31 others
  • Curated by: Anne Brannen

The existence of Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême in historical records was covered up by the Frankish line of princes who posited the existence of Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, III, Count of Angoulême.

As a result, the Frankens, descended from Eleanor of Aquitaine, became the oldest Carolingian line of descendants.

The actual oldest Carolingian line is the Butterfields of Burlington, as explained here in this post.

Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême II had his first child, Geoffroi, when he was ten years old, in order to produce a male heir, at which he was successful.

28. Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême II, Count of Angoulême (1108-1140).

  • Vulgrin Taillefer, Count of Angoulême – birth dates are real
  • Vulgrin II ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême – family relations are real
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Vulgrin-II-d-Angoul%C3%AAme-comte-d-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000002043258741
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: 1089, Angoulême, Aquitaine, France
    • Death: September 16, 1140 (50-51), Château de Bouteville, Bouteville, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Place of Burial: Saint-Eparchius, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of William V ‘Taillefer’, Count of Angoulême and Vitapoi de Benauges, comtesse consort d’Angoulême
      • Husband of Amable de Chastellerault and Pontia de la Marche, héritière de La Marche
      • Father of Foulques d’Angoulême, Seigneur de Matha; Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême; Sister de Angoulême; Guillaume ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême and Wulgram III of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême
      • Brother of Raimond I de Fronsac; Foulques d’Angoulême; Alix d’Angoulême and Graule d’Angoulême
    • Added by: “Skip” Bremer on June 9, 2007
    • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 109 others
    • Curated by: Victar

29. William “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, Count of Angoulême (1084-1118).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/William-III-Count-of-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000014213442582
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: 1084, Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Death: April 16, 1118 (33-34), Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Foulques “Taillefer”, comte d’Angoulême and Condoha de Végennes
      • Husband of Pontia de la Marche
      • Father of Vulgrin Taillefer, Count of Angoulême and William IV Taillefer, Count of Angoulême
      • Brother of Graille Taillefer De Limoges
    • Added by: Jessie Whitmire on October 15, 2010
    • Managed by: Jessie Whitmire, Matthew John Rae and Zackary Bearden
  • https://www.geni.com/people/William-V-Taillefer-Count-of-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000005566351597
    • William V ‘Taillefer’, Count of Angoulême; William of Angoulême
    • French: Guillaume d’Angoulême
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: 1084, Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
    • Death: 1120 (35-37), Deutz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Place of Burial: St. Heribert, Deutz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Fulk, count of Agoulême
      • Husband of Vitapoi de Benauges, comtesse consort d’Angoulême
      • Father of Vulgrin II ‘Taillefer’ d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême; Raimond I de Fronsac; Foulques d’Angoulême; Alix d’Angoulême and Graule d’Angoulême
    • Added by: Reverend Benjamin Charles Govier on September 21, 2007
    • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 77 others
    • Curated by: Will Chapman (Vol. Curator)

The first entry is the accurate one. On Geni.com, the second entry serves to mask the lineage of Geoffroy Botevyle,
son of Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême,
son of Wulgrin “Taillefer” d’Angoulême II,
son of William “Taillefer” d’Angoulême,
son of Foulques d’Angoulême,
son of Geoffrey I, count of Angoulême,
son of William II, count of Angoulême,
son of Arnaud “Manzer”, count of Angoulême, whose historical record has been compromised–there is no Wikipedia page for him.

30. Foulques d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême (1029-1089).

  • Foulques d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: September 24, 1029, Angoulême, Aquitaine, France
    • Death: June 23, 1089 (59), Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Geoffrey I, count of Angoulême and Pétronille d’Angoulême
      • Husband of Condoha de Végennes
      • Father of Graille Taillefer De Limoges and William III, Count of Angoulême
      • Brother of Arnaud Montausier Taillefer; Humberge d’Angoulême; Pétronille d’Angoulême; Barrelde d’Angouleme; Fulk, count of Agoulême and 1 other
      • Half brother of Hugues du Puy
    • Added by: Reverend Benjamin Charles Govier on September 21, 2007
    • Managed by: Bernard Raimond Assaf and 73 others
    • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

31. Geoffrey of Angoulême (990-1048).

  • Geoffrey I, Count of Angoulême from 1032 to 1048
    • He had a son by Petronilla of Archiac, who succeeded him in title and territory: Fulk of Angoulême
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Geoffrey-I-count-of-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000002172770826
    • Geoffroi Taillefer, who, after the death of his brother Alduin, took possession of Anquelême, who possessed it peacefully until the beginning of the 13th century-Ingestuur Ds.MG Muller
    • French: Geoffroy
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 990, Angoulême, Aquitaine, Charente, France
    • Death: December 1048 (53-63), Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Place of Burial: Montmoreau Saint Cybard, Charente, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of William II, count of Angoulême and Gerberge, countess of Anjou
      • Husband of Pétronille d’Angoulême
      • Father of Arnaud Montausier Taillefer; Humberge d’Angoulême; Foulques “Taillefer”, comte d’Angoulême; Pétronille d’Angoulême; Barrelde d’Angouleme and 2 others
      • Brother of Ève d’Angoulême and Alduin II, comte d’Angoulême.
      • His brother Alduin II succeeded their father, William II, as Count in 1028, but the brothers quarrelled over their inheritance in the Bordelais. In a settlement that year, Alduin granted three quarters of the newer castle (the old one still stood) at Blavia (Blaye) to Geoffrey in beneficio, keeping the remaining quarter for himself as an allod.[1] Their quarrel had given opportunity to the Saintonge to rebel, and the counts lost control of it, being reduced to “minor nobles dependent upon the dukes of Aquitaine”.[2]90
      • In 1047, Count Geoffrey I of Anjou imported moneyers from Angoulême to staff his new mint at Saintes, which his father had taken over during the previous rebellion.[3]

32. William II of Angoulême (c. 960-1028).

  • Death: April 06, 1028 (63-72), St. Amand De Bois, Angouleme, Aquitaine, France
  • Place of Burial: Montmoreau Saint Cybard, 16190, Charente, FRANCE
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Arnaud “Manzer”, count of Angoulême and Raingarde NN, comtesse d’Angoulême
    • Husband of Gerberge, countess of Anjou
    • Father of Ève d’Angoulême; Alduin II, comte d’Angoulême and Geoffrey I, count of Angoulême
    • Brother of Aldéarde d’Angoulême
  • William Taillefer (c. 952 – March 1028), numbered William II (as the second with the sobriquet Taillefer) or William IV (as the fourth William in his family), was the Count of Angoulême from 987. He was the son of Count Arnald II Manzer and grandson of Count William Taillefer I. He stood at the head of the family which controlled not only the Angoumois, but also the Agenais and part of Saintonge.[1] By the time of his death he was “the leading magnate in [the west] of Aquitaine[, but his] eminence … proved temporary and illusory,” evaporating on his death in succession squabbles, revolts and the predations of his erstwhile allies.[2] The principal sources for William’s career are Ademar of Chabannes and the anonymous Historia pontificum et comitum Engolismensium.[3]
  • Added by: Reverend Benjamin Charles Govier on September 21, 2007
  • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 80 others
  • Curated by: Angus Wood-Salomon

33. Arnaud “Manzer”, count of Angoulême (927-992).

32nd-level Freemason families (from the 20th century) come from this generation: a product of the Plantagenet re-write.

  • Death: March 04, 992 (60-69), Rue Saint-Cybard, Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
  • Place of Burial: Saint-Cybard, Angoulême
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Guillaume I “Taillefer”, count of Angoulême and N.N. Concubine, Mistress
    • Husband of Raingarde NN, comtesse d’Angoulême and Aldéarde d’Aulnay, comtesse of Thouars
    • Father of William II, count of Angoulême and Aldéarde d’Angoulême
    • Brother of Lord, Count Guillaume Taillefer De Toulouse, I
  • Added by: Reverend Benjamin Charles Govier on September 21, 2007
  • Managed by: Erica Howton and 61 others
  • Curated by: Pam Wilson (on hiatus)
  • ARNAUD “Mancer” d’Angoulême, illegitimate son of GUILLAUME [II] “Taillefer” Comte d’Angoulême & his mistress — (-[4] Mar [989/91], bur Angoulême Saint-Cybard). The Chronicle of Adémar de Chabannes records that the testament of “Willelmus Sector ferri” was signed by “…Arnaldus filius Willelmi, Adhemarus filius Willelmi”, another manuscript stating that he had no children by his wife and that these two sons were born “ex concubinis”[477]. Ademar names Arnaud son of “Willelmi Sectoris-ferri”, recording that he defeated and killed his second cousin Ranulf “Bompar” in 975[478], succeeding as Comte d’Angoulême. The Historia Pontificum et Comitum Engolismensis records that, after the death of “fratre eius Guillelmo” (“eius” referring to “Arnaldus cognomento Borrario”), “Rannulfus Bonparus” was killed by “Arnoldo Manzere, id est, adulterino filio Guillelmi Sectoris-ferri” who gained control of “principatum Engolismæ”[479]. The Chronicle of Adémar de Chabannes records that “Arnaldus…comes Engolismensis” abdicated in 988 in favour of his son Guillaume, took the monastic habit at “ecclesia Buxensi sancti Amancii” and entered the monastery of “sancti Eparchii” [Saint-Cybard] where he was buried “IV Non Mar” next to his father[480].
  • m firstly RAINGARDE, sister of BELLUS HOMO, daughter of —. “Willelmus Engolismensium comes” founded the priory of Vindelle with the consent of “coniuge mea Girberge atque filiis…meis vivis Helduini seu Gauzfredi” for the souls of “progenitoris mei seu genetrice mea Hernaldi atque Raingardi” by undated charter which also names “[filii sui] defuncti Harnaldi atque Willelmi”[481]. “Willelmus comes” restored the monastery of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe to the cathedral of Angoulême by charter dated 988 after 4 Mar, naming “genitoris mei Arnaldi et Bellus Homo clericus avunculus meus”[482]. m secondly (before 13 May 988) ALDEARDE d’Aulnay, widow of ARBERT [I] Vicomte de Thouars, daughter of CADELON [II] Vicomte d’Aulnay & his first wife Senegundis — (-[1020]). “Senegundis” donated property “in pago Alnisio” to the Saint-Maixent by charter dated May 964 subscribed by “Cadelonis, Ebulonis, Ode, Aldeardis, Goscelmi”[483], “Aldeardis” presumably referring to her daughter. “Audeardis et filii meum” returned property to Saint-Maixent by charter dated 13 May 988 which refers to the burial of “Arbertum seniorem meum” and was subscribed by “…Aimerici filii sui…”[484]. However, the document which links these two references and confirms that Aldéarde wife of Vicomte Arbert [I] was the daughter of Cadelon [III] has not so far been located. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified. However, it is indicated by the charter dated Jan 988 or 992 under which “Aldegardis comptissa” donated property “in Niortinse juxta ecclesiam Sancti Gaudentii” to Nouaillé, for the souls of “Kadeloni genitrice meo et…Senegundis genetrici mea…et…Arberti vicecomitis et…Arnaldi comitis”[485]. Comte Arnaud & his first wife had one child: 1. GUILLAUME [IV] d’Angoulême

34. Guillaume I “Taillefer”, count of Angoulême (895-962).

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Taillefer_I
    • William “Taillefer” I (died August 962) was also known as William II of Angoulême (being the second William in this family since Wulgrin I. His uncle, William I, being the first). He was the Count of Angoulême from 926 to 945. He was the son of Alduin I.
    • According to one source,[2] his surname, or sobriquet, was acquired “…from the way in which he cut down a Norman Sea-king through his coat of mail”. This Norman sea-king is identified as Storis.[3] The name Taillefer was used by subsequent members of this family, especially holders of the title Count of Angoulême.
    • William was not married, but had at least one, and possibly two, illegitimate sons who would later claim the title of Count of Angoulême.
      — Ademar II (possibly ruling as count from after 945 to before 952)[4]
      — Arnold II “Manzer” (count from 975 to 988)[5]
  • Guillaume I “Taillefer”, count of Angoulême
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Guillaume-I-Taillefer-count-of-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000002172773641
    • (added by Gordon Govier on September 21, 2007)
    • Guillaume “Taillefer” d’Angoulême, comte d’Angoulême MP
    • French: Guillaume, comte d’Angoulême
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 895, Angoulême, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Death: August 06, 962 (62-71), Angoulême, Aquitaine, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Alduin, count of Angoulême and Countess N.N. Taillefer
      • Husband of Wife of Guillaume “Taillefer” d’Angoulême
      • Partner of N.N. Concubine, Mistress
      • Father of Arnaud “Manzer”, count of Angoulême and Lord, Count Guillaume Taillefer De Toulouse, I

35. Alduin I, Count of Angoulême (c. 866-916).

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alduin_I_of_Angoul%C3%AAme
    • Alduin (or Hildouin) I (died 27 March 916) was the Count of Angoulême from 886.
    • He was the son of Wulgrin I, Count of Angoulême, whom he succeeded on 3 May 886. Like his father, he was charged with defending parts of Aquitaine against the Viking invaders.
      • “Viking invaders” is fake Plantagenet history
    • Alduin’s wife is unknown, but they had a son, William II of Angoulême, (William Taillefer I; 926–945) Count of Angoulême.[1]
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Alduin-count-of-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000003827252635
    • Alduin, count of Angoulême
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 866, Angouleme, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Death: March 27, 916 (45-54), St. Cybard, Angouleme,Charente, France
  • Place of Burial: Saint-Cybard, Angoulême
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Wulgrin, count of Angoulême and Roselinde Guilhemide
    • Husband of Countess N.N. Taillefer
    • Father of Guillaume I “Taillefer”, count of Angoulême
    • Brother of Guillaume I, count of Périgord and Sénégonde d’Angoulême

36. Wulgrin, comte de Angoulême & de Périgord (828-886).

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulgrin_I_of_Angoul%C3%AAme
    • Wulgrin (or Vulgrin, Woulgrin) I (c. 830 – 3 May 886) was the Count of Angoulême, Périgueux, and possibly Saintonge from 866 to his death. His parents were Vulfard (Wulfard), Count of Flavigny, and Suzanne, who was a daughter of Bego I, Count of Paris. His brother Hilduin the Young was the abbot of Saint-Denis. Another brother was Adalard of Paris. Ademar of Chabannes is the chief source on his active reign in preserving and moulding Angoulême.
    • Although a foreigner, Charles the Bald installed Wulgrin as the count of Angoumois, Périgord, and possibly Saintange, in 869.[1] He was the last example in Western Francia of the royal will imposing its preferred administrator on a region, indicating the decline in the power of central administration in the divisions of the former Empire following the Treaty of Verdun.
    • Between 869 and 878, he built many castles, to defend against the Vikings, and experienced some success limiting their movements in Aquitaine.[2] He appointed a viscount named Ranulf over the fortress called Matas and another named Giselbert over Maurillac.
    • Wulgrin married Regelindis (Roselinde), a daughter of Bernard of Septimania, Duke of Septimania and Count of Barcelona . Their children were:
      — Alduin (d. 916), Count of Angoulême[1]
      — William I (d. 920), Count of Périgord and Agen[1]
      — Sancha (?), married Adémar, Count of Angoulême[1]
  • Wulgrin, comte de Angouleme & de Périgord
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Wulgrin-count-of-Angoul%C3%AAme/6000000001744821945
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 828, Avanton, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Death: May 03, 886 (53-62), Angouleme, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    • Place of Burial: Angoulême Saint-Cybard, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Wulfhard, count of Flavigny and Susanna
      • Husband of Roselinde Guilhemide
      • Father of Guillaume I, count of Périgord; Alduin, count of Angoulême and Sénégonde d’Angoulême
      • Brother of Adalhard, count of Paris
    • Added by: François-Régis Allouis on September 20, 2007
    • Managed by: James Fred Patin, Jr. and 85 others
    • Curated by: Sharon Doubell

37. Wulfhard, count of Flavigny (c. 803-after 832).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Wulfhard-count-of-Flavigny/6000000013038339201
  • Wulfhard 
  • Brother of ? am Bodensee? and Udalrich III von Argengau, Graf im Argengau
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 803, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
  • Death: after 832
  • Immediate family:
    • Son of Udalrich II, Graf im Breisgau
    • Husband of Susanna
    • Father of Wulgrin, count of Angoulême and Adalhard, count of Pari

38. Udalrich II, Graf im Breisgau (783-c. 817).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Udalrich-II-Graf-im-Breisgau/6000000011161555722
  • Udalrich II, Graf im Breisgau
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: 783
  • Death: circa 817 (29-38)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Udalrich I of Vinsgau, Count of Argengau Pannonien of Breisgau of Bodensee, de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and Wife of Udalrich im Breisgau
    • Father of Wulfhard, count of Flavigny; ? am Bodensee? and Udalrich III von Argengau, Graf im Argengau
    • Brother of Bebo; Gerold III; Rotbert and Hidda Udalriching von Vinzgau, von Thurgau

39. Udalrich I of Vinsgau, Count of Argengau Pannonien of Breisgau of Bodensee, de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (763-c. 824).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Udalrich-I-of-Vinsgau-Count-of-Argengau-Pannonien-of-Breisgau-of-Bodensee-de-Flavigny-sur-Ozerain/6000000006994999074
  • Udalrich I von Vinzgau, Count Count of Argengau Pannonien of Breisgau of Bodensee, de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: 763, Kraichgau (Within present Baden-Württemberg), (Present Germany)
  • Death: circa 824 (56-65), Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Argengau (Present Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg), (Present Germany)
  • Immediate Family: (as listed on geni.com)
    • Son of Gerold, count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau and Emma, of Alemannia, Duchess of Swabia.
    • Husband of Wife of Udalrich im Breisgau.
    • Father of Bebo; Gerold III; Udalrich II, Graf im Breisgau; Rotbert and Hidda Udalriching von Vinzgau, von Thurgau.
    • Brother of Gerold “der Jüngere” in der Baar, II; Hildegard of Vinzgouw; Adrien, count of Orléans; Udo Voto in Alemannien; Erbo in Alemannien and 1 other.

Udalrich I is actually the son of Charlemagne, not the fictional Gerold, whose daughter supposedly married Charlemagne.

In the fictional Franken-Plantagenet-era version, Udalrich I’s sister married Charlemagne–that’s what is implied by the story of Gerold, about whom “[l]ittle is known,” according to Wikipedia.

40. Carolus ‘Magnus’ d’Aquitaine, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Karolinger), Rex Francorum & Imperator Romanorum, or Charlemagne (747-814).

The record has Gerold of Vinzgau as the father of Udalrich I of Vinsgau and Hildegard of Vinzgau. Udalrich I is actually the son of Charlemagne.

Hildegard of Vinzgau was actually Charlemagne’s mother.
Gerold of Vinzgau was her father, Charlemagne’s maternal grandfather.

Charlemagne‘s record on Geni.com lists his mother as Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, Queen of the Franks. This woman is a fiction, a historical fudge.

Regarding the historical records and the House of Anjou and Plantagenet:

  • Henry II was not the son of Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême, as claimed in his Wikipedia entry.
  • Henry II was the husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine. After the death of Geoffroi Martel d’Angoulême, a deal was reached whereby Henry II would become Count of Angoulême, and his son Geoffroy would become Geoffroy Bouteville. His descendants ended up at what is now called Lower Botevyle Manor in Stretton, Shropshire, England.

Gerold, count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau is a semi-fictional ancestor posited by the Frankens.

  • Gerold of Vinzgau
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerold_of_Vinzgau
    • Gerold (also Gerold of Anglachgau; 725 – 784) was a count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau.[1] His daughter, Hildegard, married King Charlemagne in 771.[2]
  • Record on geni.com:
    Gerold, count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau (c. 720-779)
    https://www.geni.com/people/Gerold-count-in-Kraichgau-and-Anglachgau/6000000005794085315
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 720, Anglachgau (within present Baden-Württemberg), Schwaben, Frankish Empire (present Germany)
    • Death: May 08, 779 (54-63), Frankish Empire (present Germany) (Killed in a battle against the Avars)
    • Immediate Family:
      • Husband of Emma, of Alemannia, Duchess of Swabia
      • Father of Gerold “der Jüngere” in der Baar, II; Hildegard of Vinzgouw; Adrien, count of Orléans; Udalrich I of Vinsgau, Count of Argengau Pannonien of Breisgau of Bodensee, de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain; Udo Voto in Alemannien; Erbo in Alemannien and Eric of Friuli, im Vinzgau « less
    • Added by: Sampsa Taneli Kemppainen on April 6, 2007
    • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 431 others
    • Curated by: Sharon Doubell

Hildegard of Vinzgouw marrying Charlemagne and having children is a fake story.
https://www.geni.com/people/Hildegard-of-Vinzgouw/6000000003715297906

  • Charlemagne is the actual father of Udalrich I. The Frankens/Franks changed this.
  • Biographies have been swapped. The biographical details of Hildegard of Vinzgau, mother of Charlemagne, were labeled with the name Bertha Broadfoot of Laon on Geni.com. The biographical details listed as those of Hildegard of Vinzgau are actually that of the real daughter of Gerold of Vinzgau.
  • Hildegard of Vinzgouw is actually Charlemagne’s mother, and NOT Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, Queen of the Franks. Gerold of Vinzgouw is Hildegard’s aunt–her father’s brother.
  • “Bertha Broadfoot” is a more recent addition by Phil Marchildon’s generation, from 1968. The line to Hildegard of Vinzgouw had been lost through subsequent genealogical research that overturned the redundant, added historical records and eliminated that faked connection.
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Bertha-Broadfoot-of-Laon-Queen-of-the-Franks/6000000003773899334
    • Bertrada “au Grand Pied” de Laon
    • Gender: Female
    • Birth: circa 720
    • Death: June 12, 783 (58-67), Choisy-au-Bac, near Compiègne
    • Place of Burial: église de l’abbaye royale de Saint Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Daughter of Charibert, count of Laon and NN
      • Wife of Pépin III, King of the Franks
      • Mother of Charlemagne; Carloman I, King of the Franks; Gisele, Abbess of Chelles; Pepin; Chrothais and 3 others
      • Bertrada of Laon, also called Bertha Broadfoot (cf. latin: Regina pede aucae i.e. the queen with the goose-foot), (710/27 – July 12, 783) was a Frankish queen. She was born in Laon, in today’s Aisne, France, the daughter of Caribert of Laon. She married Pepin the Short, the son of the Frankish Mayor of the Palace Charles Martel, in 740, although the union was not canonically sanctioned until several years later. Eleven years later, in 751, Pepin and Bertrada became King and Queen of the Franks, following Pepin’s successful coup against the Frankish Merovingian monarchs.

        Bertrada and Pepin are known to have had four children, three sons and one daughter: of these, Charles (Charlemagne), Carloman, and Gisela survived to adulthood, whilst Pepin died in infancy. Charlemagne and Carloman would inherit the two halves of their father’s kingdom when he died, and Gisela became a nun.

        Bertrada lived at the court of her elder son Charles, and according to Einhard their relationship was excellent. She recommended he marry his first wife, Desiderata, a daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius, but he soon divorced her. Einhard claims this was the only episode that ever strained relations between mother and son. Bertrada lived with Charlemagne until her death in 783; the king buried her in Saint Denis Basilica with great honors.
    • Added by: Jean-Jacques Chacun on February 8, 2007
    • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 689 others
    • Curated by: Sharon Doubell

Charlemagne‘s official, Franken-fudged Freemason historical record on Geni.com:

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Charlemagne/6000000002457013227
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa April 02, 747, Unknown, Likely in present Belgium (Herstal) or Germany
  • Death: January 28, 814 (62-70), Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Place of Burial: Royal Church of St. Mary (present Aachen Cathedral or Kaiserdom), Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Pépin III, King of the Franks and Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, Queen of the Franks
    • Husband of Desiderata of the Lombards; Hildegard of Vinzgouw; Fastrada and Luitgard
    • Partner of Himiltrude; Gerswinde of Saxony; Madelgarde of Lommois; Amaltrud of Vienne; Regina and 1 other
    • Father of Amaudra; Pippin the Hunchback; Charles ‘the Younger’, King of the Franks; Pépin, king of Italy; Adalhaid and 15 others
    • Brother of Carloman I, King of the Franks; Gisele, Abbess of Chelles; Pepin; Chrothais; Adelais; NN mother of Chunibert daughter of Pepin and NN mother of Sintpert daughter of Pepin
  • Charlemagne (English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Grosse, French: Charles le Grand, Latin: Carolus Magnus, Dutch: Karel de Grote), King of Neustria (768-771), King of the Franks (771-814), King of the Lombards (774-814), and Emperor of the Romans (800-814). He was the eldest son of Pippin III and Bertrada of Laon.
  • According to this article all Europeans are descended from Charlemagne. Here’s another one, & another one, & another one. And here’s a quick reference table for the number of ancestors each of us has per given generation.
  • Birthdate & Place unknown: See Discussion. Birthdate is traditionally taken as April 2 742; but 747 & 748 have also been proposed by scholars. Amongst conjectures for Birthplace:
    • Herstal, Liege (present Belgium)
    • Aachen, near Aix-La-Chapelle (present Germany).
    • Ingelheim (present Germany)
  • “By the sword and the cross”, Charlemagne became master of western Europe.
    • Old Low Franconian: Karl thie Mikili, Frankana Kunink
    • Latin: Carolus Magnus, Rex Francorum
    • Old Gallo-Romance: Karlus li Magnus, Regis de les Frankes
    • Old French: Charles li Magne, Rei des Francs
    • Middle French: Charlemagne, Roi des Francs

41. Pépin III, King of the Franks (c. 715-768).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/P%C3%A9pin-III-King-of-the-Franks/5475363828490111452
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 715, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège, Liege, Walloon Region, Belgium
  • Death: September 24, 768 (48-57), Saint Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
  • Place of Burial: Basilique Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Charles Martel and Rotrude
    • Husband of Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, Queen of the Franks
    • Father of Charlemagne; Carloman I, King of the Franks; Gisele, Abbess of Chelles; Pepin; Chrothais and 3 others
  • Brother of Carloman, King of the Franks and Hiltrud I d’Austrasie, Duchess of Bavaria
  • Half brother of Bernard, count & Abbot of St. Quentin; Remigius Archbishop des Rouen; Hieronymus / Jerónimo / Jérome, comte-Abbé de Saint-Quentin; Grifo and N.N. d’Austrasie
  • Added by: Jean Paul Ancey on January 25, 2007
  • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 784 others
  • Curated by: Sharon Doubell

42. Charles Martel (676-741).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Charles-Martel/288390320120001964
  • Charles “Martel”, Mayor of the Palace
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: August 23, 676, Herstal, Liège, Vallonia, Belgium
  • Death: October 22, 741 (65), Quierzy, Aisne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France
  • Place of Burial: Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Pépin ll “the Fat” d’Héristal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Alpais
    • Husband of Rotrude and Swanachilde of the Bavarians
    • Partner of Ruodhaid
    • Father of Carloman, King of the Franks; Pépin III, King of the Franks; Hiltrud I d’Austrasie, Duchess of Bavaria; Bernard, count & Abbot of St. Quentin; Remigius Archbishop des Rouen and 3 others
    • Half brother of Drogo, duc de Champagne et Bourgogne; Grimoald II the Younger and Sylvius Van Heristal, Bishop

43. Pépin ll “the Fat” d’Héristal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (640-714).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/P%C3%A9pin-ll-d-H%C3%A9ristal-Mayor-of-the-Palace-of-Austrasia/5535353244920040751
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 640, Herstal, Liège, Walloon Region, Belgium
  • Death: December 16, 714 (69-78), Jupille-sur-Meuse, modern Belgium
  • Place of Burial: Liège, Walloon Region, Belgium
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Ansegisel de Metz and Saint Beggue of Austrasia
    • Husband of Plectrude and Alpais
    • Father of Drogo, duc de Champagne et Bourgogne; Grimoald II the Younger; Sylvius Van Heristal, Bishop and Charles Martel
    • Brother of Doda van Herstal

44. Ansegisel de Metz (c.610 – c.662).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Ansegisel-de-Metz/5535400391550125499
  • Ansegisel de Metz MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 610
  • Death: circa 662 (43-60), Andens Monastery, Siegburg, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Murdered by Gundewin)
  • Place of Burial: Saint Begga’s Collegiate Church (Andenne Monastery), Andenne, Walloon Region, Belgium
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Saint Arnoul, Bishop of Metz and Saint Dode of Metz
    • Husband of Saint Beggue of Austrasia
    • Father of Pépin ll “the Fat” d’Héristal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Doda van Herstal
    • Brother of Saint Chlodulf (Cloud), Bishop of Metz and Walechise, comte de Verdun

The line, as published by historians, is “cooked” from Saint Arnoul to Merovech. Chlodwig’s life was covered by the fictional Merovich, from whom the term “Merovingian” derived.

“Merovingian” is a fake distinction designed to make the Franken/Franks the oldest surviving family in the Freemasonry/British Crown/satan’s world order system of aristocracy.

People who were 32nd level Freemasons in the 20th century trace their ancestry to Arnaud “Manzer”, count of Angoulême.

People who were 48th level Freemasons in the 20th century trace their ancestry to Chlothar I, also anglicized as “Clotaire.”
(Mike Myers’ Saturday Night Live character “Lothar of the Hill People” is a reference to Chlothar I.)

45. Saint Arnoul, Bishop of Metz (c.582-640).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Saint-Arnoul-Bishop-of-Metz/6000000003302337846
  • Arnoul, Bishop of Metz MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa August 13, 582, Nancy, Lorraine, Frankish Kingdom
  • Death: July 18, 640 (53-61), Remiremont Church of the Apostles, Metz, Austrasia, Lorraine, France
  • Place of Burial: Church of the Apostles, Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
  • Immediate Family:
    • Husband of Saint Dode of Metz
    • Father of Saint Chlodulf (Cloud), Bishop of Metz; Ansegisel de Metz and Walechise, comte de Verdun

These are the historical notes for Arnoul (Arnulf) from his listing on Geni.com.

ARNOUL[Arnulf], son of [ARNOLD & his wife —] ([580/85]-Remiremont 18 Jul [640], bur Remiremont, later transferred to Metz, basilique de Saint-Arnoul). The origins of Arnulf are unknown. The Vita Sancti Arnulfi names “Arnulfus episcopus prosapia genitus Francorum” but gives no further details of his ancestry[51]. The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names “Arnulfus…ex nobilissimo fortissimoque Francorum stemmate ortus”, with no further information on his parentage, as ninth bishop of Metz and “palatii moderator”[52]. A 9th century genealogy names “beatum Arnulfum episcopum” as the son of Arnold[53]. Settipani points out that this genealogy forms part of a series compiled at Metz, from the late 8th century onwards, which glorify the ancestry of the Carolingian dynasty by establishing descent from the early Merovingians as well as from a family of Roman senatorial origin[54]. Further confusion is added by the Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis which names “Agiulfus” as sixth bishop of Metz, stating that “patre ex nobili senatorum familia orto, ex Chlodovei regis Francorum filia procreatus”, and that “nepos ipsius…Arnoaldus” succeeded him as bishop[55], the alleged senatorial and Merovingian ancestry appearing to provide the basis for the 9th century genealogy although the latter assigns the descent to what appears to be a different Arnold. The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis makes no family connection between Arnulf and his predecessor bishops. Another genealogy from the 8th/9th century names “Buotgisus” as father of “Arnulfum…episcopum urbis Metensium”, although the editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ in which this is published cites another source which names “Burtgisus, qui a multis cognominatur Arnoaldus” although the dating of the latter is unclear[56]. Arnulf entered the service of Theodebert King of Austrasia, becoming intendant of the royal domains. Together with Warnachar, maior domus of the palace of Burgundy, he helped King Clotaire II defeat King Sigebert II and the latter’s great-grandmother Queen Brunechildis in 613[57]. Sigeberto’s Vita Landiberto episcopi Traiectensis names “Pippinus…principes Francorum…paterni avi eius Arnulfi”, specifying that he was “primo maior domus regis post Mettensis episcopus”[58], although no other document has yet been identified which indicates that Arnulf held the position of maior domus in Austrasia. He was elected Bishop of Metz, dated to [613]: the Vita Sancti Arnulfi records that “Arnulfum domesticum adque consiliarium regis” was appointed as bishop of Metz[59]. Arnulf retired to the monastery of Remiremont, Vosges, dated to [629]. A charter dated 20 Feb 691 of “Pippinus filius Ansegisili quondam necnon…matrone mea Plectrudis” donating property to the church of St Arnulf at Metz specifies that “domnus et avus noster Arnulphus” was buried in the church[60]. A list of bishops of Metz records “Arnulfus” as 29th bishop, that he held the position for 10 years, and that he died “XVII Kal Sep”[61]. Sigebert’s late 11th century Chronica records the death of “Sanctus Arnulfus ex maiore domus Mettensium episcopus, et ex episcopo solitarius” in 640[62].

m DODA?, daughter of — (-after [640]). The Vita Sancti Arnulfi records that Arnulf married “inclitam et nobilissimam…puellam” but gives no further details about her[63]. The 11th century Vita Chlodulfi Episcopi names “mater…Chlodulfi Doda”[64]. Settipani suggests that this source is “de médiocre valeur”[65]. Sigebert’s late 11th century Chronica records that “Doda mater…Clodulfi” retired to Trier as a nun, based on the same source[66].

Arnulf & his wife had [three] children:

  1. CHLODULF ([610]-8 May [697], bur Metz, basilique de Saint-Arnoul). The Vita Sancti Arnulfi records that Arnulf and his wife had two sons but gives no further details[67]. The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names (in order) “duos filios Anschisum et Chlodolfum” as sons of Arnulf “iuventutis suæ tempore ex legitimi matrimonii copula” but does not name their mother[68]. A 9th century genealogy names “Flodolfum et Anschisum” as the children of “domnus Arnulfus”[69]. The Vita Chrodegangi Episcopi Mettensis names “primogenitus…Clodulfus” as one of the two sons of “Arnulfum sanctum”[70]. The Annales Xantenses names “Clodulfus” as son of “Arnulfus” when recording that he became bishop after his father died[71]. Chlodulf’s birth date is estimated from his being born before his father’s appointment as bishop in [613], but bearing in mind his own date of death which is estimated to [697]. Desiderius of Cahors wrote to “Chlodulfo…vir inluster” by letter dated to [630/55][72], which Settipani dates more precisely to [643/47][73]. Domesticus at the royal palace: “…necnon et domesticorum Flodulfi, Ansigisili, Bettelini, Gariberti” consented to a donation to the monastery of Stabulo and Malmédy by King Sigebert III in a charter dated to [648][74]. He was elected Bishop of Metz, dated to 657. “Childericus rex Francorum, Emnehildis et Bilihildis…reginæ…Gundoino duce et Hodone domestico” confirmed the property of the monastery of Stablo and Malmedy on the advice of “Grimoaldo, Fulcoaldo, Adregisilo, Bobone ducibus, Chlodulfo, Ansegisilo, Gariberto domesticis” by charter dated 6 Sep 667[75]. The document is presumably misdated: not only “Grimoaldo” is named ten years after the attested death of the only known Duke Grimoald, but also Chlodulf is not named as bishop although his election to the bishopric of Metz is dated to 657. Sigeberto’s Vita Landiberto episcopi Traiectensis names “Pippinus…principes Francorum…Clodulfi Mettensis episcopi…patruus ipsius”[76]. A list of bishops of Metz records “Chlodulfus” as 32nd bishop, holding the position for 40 years and 20 days, and his death “VIII Id Mai”[77]. m —. The name of Chlodulf’s wife is not known. Two sources suggest that she may have been CHILDA [Hilda], daughter of —. Firstly, the necrology of Munsterbilsen records on 28 Aug that the body of Saint-Amour was transferred to Munsterbilsen by “co. venerabilis comitisse Hilde uxoris comitis Clodulfi”, and on 19 Sep “co. Clodulfi comitis” who “simul cum Hilda uxore sua” transferred Saint-Amour to Munsterbilsen[78]. Secondly, the Vita S. Amoris Confessoris names “quandam matronam Huldam…viri nobilis Clodolphi coniugem”[79]. Settipani refers to these reports as “la tradition de Los”[80]. Both sources seem to have been compiled long after the bishop’s death, so are presumably of uncertain accuracy. It appears impossible to date the transfer of the saint’s body in order to test whether these entries could refer to Chlodulf Bishop of Metz and his wife. The necrology entry on 19 Sep contradicts the bishop’s date of death recorded elsewhere (see above), although the date could refer to the anniversary of an important donation not to his death (in the text “co.” appears to indicate “commemoratio”, as opposed to “obiit”). The reference to “comitis” is also suprising if the necrology entries relates to the bishop of Metz. In conclusion, the question of the identity of Bishop Chlodulf’s wife remains open. Chlodulf & his wife had [two] children:

a) [AUNULF (-before 16 Dec 714). He is named only in a charter of Emperor Otto I dated 30 Apr 948, which confirms the donation to the church of Metz of property “in villas Hrectio et Littemala” [Russon near Tongres] which had previously belonged to “Clodulfus major domus”, and which “filio suo Aunulfo” had bequeathed to [his first cousin] Pépin [II] on his deathbed [which suggests that he died without direct heirs][81].]
b) [MARTIN . A 9th century genealogy names “Martinum” as the son of “Flodulfus”, son of “beatus Arnulfum”, specifying that he killed Ebroin at “Ercriaco palatio” and was later elected a bishop[82]. A charter dated 15 May 653, classified as spurious in the collection, of “Sigisbertus…Francorum rex” purports to record his donation to the monastery “sancti Matthiæ in prædio sancti Petri Trevericæ” and names “consanguinei nostri domini Martini filii Clodulphi filii Arnulphi ducis, ducis Austriæ Mosellanicæ ac Moselant”, who is also named among the subscribers of the document[83].] http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANKSMaiordomi.htm#_ftn65

  1. ANSEGISEL ([612]-killed [655/65]). The Vita Sancti Arnulfi records that Arnulf and his wife had two sons but gives no further details[84]. The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names (in order) “duos filios Anschisum et Chlodolfum” as sons of Arnulf “iuventutis suæ tempore ex legitimi matrimonii copula” but does not name their mother[85]. A 9th century genealogy names “Flodolfum et Anschisum” as the children of “domnus Arnulfus”[86]. The Vita Chrodegangi Episcopi Mettensis names “Anchisæ” as second son of “Arnulfum sanctum”[87]. His birth date is estimated on the basis that Ansegisel was younger than his brother Chrodulf, but also born before his father’s nomination as bishop in [613]. Domesticus at the royal palace: “…necnon et domesticorum Flodulfi, Ansigisili, Bettelini, Gariberti” consented to a donation to the monastery of Stabulo and Malmédy by King Sigebert III in a charter dated to [648][88]. “Childericus rex Francorum, Emnehildis et Bilihildis…reginæ…Gundoino duce et Hodone domestico” confirmed the property of the monastery of Stablo and Malmedy on the advice of “Grimoaldo, Fulcoaldo, Adregisilo, Bobone ducibus, Chlodulfo, Ansegisilo, Gariberto domesticis” by charter dated 6 Sep 667[89]. The document is presumably misdated as explained above under Ansegisel’s brother Chlodulf. The Vita Beggæ (dated to [1080/90]%29 records that “Duci magno Ansegiso” adopted “Gonduinum” like his own child, but that “Gonduinus” killed “Ducem”[90]. Settipani dates Ansegisel’s death to [655/65][91]. More specifically, he suggests that Gundoen was related to Otto, who had challenged the succession of Ansegisel’s brother-in-law Grimoald as maior domus and had been killed as a result, and concludes that Ansegisel’s murder was part of a wider vendetta led by a rival family. If that is correct, according to Settipani, the death can be dated more precisely to [662], following the overthrow of King Childebert (III) who was Grimoald’s son and Ansegisel’s nephew[92]. m ([643/44]) BEGGA, daughter of PEPIN [I] “l’Ancien” or “de Landen”, maior domus of King Clotaire II & his wife Itta — (-[693, 698 or 709]). The Vita Beggæ (dated to [1080/90]) names “duarum filiarum…unam…Beggam, alteram…Gertrudem” as the children of “Dux Pipinus Regni Francorum” and his wife “Yduberga”[93]. Sigebert’s late 11th century Chronica records in 649 that “Ansigisus filius sancti Arnulfi” had married “Begga soror Grimoaldi”[94]. Settipani highlights that other events in the same paragraph of Sigebert can be dated to [643/44], but also that Werner has dated the marriage to [630/40] (Settipani adds “sans bonne raison à notre sens”)[95]. Both estimates appear to be little more than guesswork. Sigeberto’s Vita Landiberto episcopi Traiectensis names “Pippinus…principes Francorum…sanctæ Beggæ matris eius”[96]. The Vita Beggæ (dated to [1080/90]) records that Begga retired to “monasterio germanæ suæ Gertrudis”[97]. This event can be dated to [689/97] if it is correct, as reported by Ghesquière, that a biography of St Gertrude records that Begga retired to her monastery 33 years after her sister died (her death is recorded variously between [656/64])[98]. The Annales Xantenses record the death in 698 of “Sancta Begga mater Pippini ducis”[99]. The Annales Laubienses record the death in 709 of “Begga sanctæ Gertrudis germana”[100]. Ansegisel & his wife had [two] children:

a) PEPIN [II] “le Gros” or “d’Herstal” ([645/50]-Jupille, near Liège 16 Dec 714, bur Metz, basilique de Saint-Arnoul). The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names “Anschisus” as father of “Pippinum”[101]. “Pippinus filius Ansegisili quondam necnon…matrone mea Plectrudis” donated property to the church of St Arnulf at Metz by charter dated 20 Feb 691[102]. He defeated his adversaries at Tertry, Somme in Jun 687 before becoming maior domus of Austrasia in [688/90].
b) [DODA [Chrothechildis/Rotilde] (-692 or after). Settipani “[croit] exacte” the theory of Maurice Chaume according to which Doda, wife of King Theoderic III, was the daughter of Ansegisel[103]. The primary source evidence which provides the evidence for this theory has not yet been identified. As noted above, Doda was the possible name of Ansegisel’s mother, based only on a later source. “Theudericus rex Francorum” donated property at the request of “regine nostre Chrodochilde…et…Berchario maiorem domos nostre” to the abbey of St Denis by charter dated 30 Oct 688[104]. “Chrotechildis regina” is named as mother of King Chlodovech III in the Cartulaire of Saint-Bertin[105]. She was regent for her son King Chlodovech III until 692. The epitaph of King Theoderic III and his wife bore the inscription “rex Theodericus…cum coniuge Doda”, assumed to be another name by which Rotilde was known[106]. m THEODERIC III King of the Franks in Neustria, son of CLOVIS II King of the Franks in Neustria & his wife Bathildis — ([651]-[2 Sep 690/12 Apr 691], bur Arras, basilique Saint-Vaast).]

  1. [Walchisus . The Domus Carolingiæ Genealogia names (in order) “Flodulfum, Walchisum et Anschisum” as sons of “Arnulfum episcopum”, specifying that Walchisus was father of “Wandregisilum confessorem Domini”[107]. The Vita S. Wandregisili records that “Walchisus” was “consobrinus…Pippini…Principis Francorum”[108]. Monlezun suggests that Walacho and Walchisus were the same person. The primary source which confirms that this is correct has not yet been identified. In any case, the chronology appears to be too extended, particularly in light of the death of his supposed son-in-law Eudes Duke of Aquitaine, for Walacho to have been the son of Arnoul. Until further information comes to light, this connection should be viewed with caution.] m —. The name of Walacho/Walchisus’s wife is not known. Walacho/Walchisus & his wife had [two] children:

a) WANDREGISEL [Wandrille] (-21 Apr 665). The Vita S. Wandregisili names “Walchisus…consobrinus…Pippini…Principis Francorum” as father of “Wandregisilus cognomento Wando”[109]. The Gesta Abbatum Fontanellensium names “Wandregisilus” as the first abbot of Fontanelle and in a later passage specifies that he was son of “Walchisus…patruus Pippini ducis Francorum filii Anchisi”[110]. The Vita Ansberti names “princeps Pipinus Ansegisili filius” as “consobrinus…beati patris Wandragisili”[111]. The Annales Xantenses record the death in 665 of “Sanctus Wandregisilus”[112]. The Vita S. Wandregisili records the death “menso quarto, die primo et vicesimo…annus…665” aged 96 of “Beatus Wandregisilus”[113], although his age must be considerably exaggerated if his parentage is correctly shown here.
b) [WALTRUDE . The charter of Charles II “le Chauve” King of the West Franks dated 30 Jan 845 (probably spurious, as explained in the document AQUITAINE DUKES) names “Valtruda, Valchigisi ducis de nostra progenie filia” as wife of “Eudo Aquitanie dux”[114]. m EUDES Duke of Aquitaine, son of [BOGGIS Duke of Auqitaine & his wide Oda —-].

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANKSMaiordomi.htm#_ftn65

His ancestry is uncertain. He was probably son of Bodegisel II and his wife Oda, but experts disagree.

Arnoul (Arnulf) was actually the son of Theudebert II.

https://www.geni.com/people/Saint-Arnoul-Bishop-of-Metz/6000000003302337846

This part of the Franks’ record on geni.com hints at the true lineage of Arnulf:

“Arnulf entered the service of Theodebert King of Austrasia, becoming intendant of the royal domains.”

https://www.geni.com/people/Saint-Arnoul-Bishop-of-Metz/6000000003302337846

From http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANKSMaiordomi.htm#_ftn65:

His ancestry is uncertain. He was probably son of Bodegisel II and his wife Oda, but experts disagree.

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANKSMaiordomi.htm#_ftn65

The line is actually a continuation of the line of Frankish kings without interruption. Arnulf is the son of “Theodebert, King of Austrasia”.

Gregory of Tours is the historian who cooked the books in favour of the current Frankish line—the records are “cooked” from Saint Arnoul to Merovich. This “cooking” is known to the Franks at the top level–they know what was covered.

From Wikipedia:

Gregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period[2] and is known as the “father of French history.”[3] He was a prelate in the Merovingian kingdom, encompassing Gaul’s historic region.

Gregory’s most notable work is the Decem Libri Historiarum (Ten Books of Histories), also known as the Historia Francorum (History of the Franks). Decem Libri Historiarum is considered a primary source for the study of Merovingian history and chronicles the accounts of the Franks during the period. Gregory is also known for documenting accounts of religious figures, notably that of Martin of Tours. It is alleged that the Tomb of St. Martin became a Christian pilgrimage site in the 6th century due in part to Gregory’s writings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_of_Tours

His work is a historical fiction, a manipulation involving real events mixed with fiction.

The fictional Frankish king Merovich, to whom the description “Merovingian” refers, is a reference to the son of Theudebert II, Merovech, who was killed along with his father by his uncle, Theuderic II.

46. Theudebert II (c.585-612).

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theudebert_II
    • Theudebert II (French: Thibert or Théodebert) (c.585-612),[1] King of Austrasia (595–612 AD), was the son and heir of Childebert II. He received the kingdom of Austrasia plus the cities (civitates) of Poitiers, Tours, Le Puy-en-Velay, Bordeaux, and Châteaudun, as well as the Champagne, the Auvergne, and Transjurane Alemannia.

      During his early years, his grandmother Brunhilda ruled for Theudebert and his brother Theuderic II, who had received the realm of Burgundy. After the two brothers reached adulthood, they were often at war, with Brunhilda siding with Theuderic. In 599, Theuderic defeated Theudebert at Sens, but then the two brothers allied against their cousin Chlothar II and defeated him at Dormelles (near Montereau), thereby laying their hands on a great portion of Neustria (600–604). At this point, however, the two brothers took up arms against each other; Theuderic defeated Theudebert at Étampes. In 605, Theudebert refused to aid his brother whose kingdom was invaded by Clothar II. In 610, Theudebert extorted Alsace from his brother and Theuderic took up arms against him, yet again.

      Theudebert was defeated decisively by Theuderic at Toul and at Zülpich in 612.[2][3][4] Theudebert was locked up in a monastery at the order of his grandmother, and killed with his son Merovech.[5]

      He was married to Bilichildis. His daughter Emma is sometimes thought to have married Eadbald of Kent.
  • Theudebert II, King of Austrasia
    • Death: May 612 (24-33), Koln, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany
    • Place of Burial: Austrasia, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Childébert II, King of Austrasia & Burgundy and Faileuba
      • Husband of Theotilde; Bilichilde and Theudechilde
      • Father of Bebo d’Austrasie; Daughter of Theudebert d’Austrasie and Mérovech
      • Brother of Theuderic II, King of Burgundy & Austrasia
      • Added by: Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, Queen of the Franks on June 12, 2007
      • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 80 others
      • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills
        • The links from this record on Geni.com represent the Frankish “official” line of descendants back to the fictional “Mérovech, leader of the Frankish tribes”.
  • Theodebert II 596-612 at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, visited Aug. 22, 2013.
    • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      • Theudebert II (French: Thibert or Théodebert; 586 – 612), King of Austrasia (595 – 612 AD), was the son and heir of Childebert II. He received the kingdom of Austrasia plus the cities (civitates) of Poitiers, Tours, Vellay, Bordeaux, and Châteaudun, as well as the Champagne, the Auvergne, and Transjurane Alemannia, on the death of his father in 595, but was dominated by his grandmother Brunhilda, whom he succeeded in driving away in 599.
      • In 599, he and his brother Theuderic II were at war. Theuderic defeated him at Sens, but then allied against their cousin Clotaire II and defeated him at Dormelles (near Montereau), thereby laying their hands on a great portion of Neustria (600–604). At this point, however, the two brothers took up arms against each other; Theuderic defeated him at Étampes and he refused to aid his brother when Theuderic’s kingdom was invaded by Clotaire in 605. In 610, he extorted Alsace from his brother and Theuderic took up arms against him, yet again. Theudebert II was defeated handily at Toul and at Tolbiac in 612. He was locked up in a monastery at the order of his grandmother Brunhilda, and assassinated with his son Merovech.
      • His daughter, Emma, married King Eadbald of Kent and had a son, Eorcenberht, who was also a king of Kent.
    • Forrás / Source:
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theudebert_IITheodoric II King of Burgundy (1)
      • Born: Abt 586 1
      • Died: 613, Metz, France about age 27 (1)
      • General Notes:
        • Younger son of the Merovingian Childebert II, he succeeded his father as king of Burgundy in 595. Cooperation with his brother, Theodebert II of Austrasia, was followed by discord, and in 612 Theodoric, supported by his grandmother, Brunhild, overthrew his brother. His death shortly afterwards led, after the weeks-long reign of his young son and successor, Sigebert II, to the reunification of the Frankish lands under Chlotar II. Acceded: 595. King of Burgundy [Nygaard, http://nygaard.howards.net/]
    • Forrás / Source:
    • http://www.delmars.com/family/perrault/7370.htm
      • Theodebert succeeded his father, Childebert II, on the throne of Austrasia in 595 while his brother, Theodoric II, mounted that of Burgundy. After early cooperation against their cousin, Chlotar II of Neustria, whom they defeated at Dormelles (near Montereau) in 599 or 600, the brothers fell out. When Chlotar attacked Burgundy in 605, Austrasia stood aloof, and in 610 Theodebert seized Theodoric by duplicity and extorted the cession of Alsace. Theodoric responded by alliance with Chlotar and invasion; capturing Theodebert, who was childless, he delivered him to their grandmother, Brunhild, previously exiled from Theodebert’s court, who forced him to become a cleric and perhaps had him murdered.
      • Theodobert II reigned 596-612. He was succeeded by his brother, Theodoric II (King of Burgundy, 595-613), who reigned 612-613).

Here, the historical Franks have done some record-fixing. For the next few levels, the first ancestor will be the actual ancestor, whom the Franks know about as a cover-up/historical fiction, and the second ancestor will be the Franks’ version as presented to the rest of Freemasonry and the public.

47. Childebert II (c.570-596) | Theudebert I, king of the Franks at Reims (bn. 499 and 504 – 547).

Childebert II:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childebert_II
  • Childebert II (c.570[1]–596) was the Merovingian king of Austrasia (which included Provence at the time) from 575 until his death in March 596, as the only son of Sigebert I and Brunhilda of Austrasia; and the king of Burgundy from 592 to his death, as the adopted son of his uncle Guntram.
  • Childhood
    When his father was assassinated in 575 by two slaves of Queen-consort Fredegund of Soissons,[2] Childebert was taken from Paris by Gundobald (according to one story, after being lowered from a window in a bag by his mother[3]), one of his faithful lords, to Metz (the Austrasian capital), where he was recognized as sovereign. He was then only five years old, and during his long minority the power was disputed between his mother Brunhilda and the nobles,[4][5] with Brunhilda being dominant until Childebert came of age in 585.
  • Chilperic I, king at Paris, and the Burgundian king Guntram, sought an alliance with Childebert, who was adopted by both in turn.[2][5] Because Guntram was lord of half of Marseille, the district of Provence became a centre of a brief dispute between the two.
  • Guntram allied with Dynamius of Provence, who instigated the canons of the Diocese of Uzès to elect their deacon Marcellus, as bishop in opposition to their already-elected bishop Jovinus, a former governor of Provence. While Jovinus and Theodore, Bishop of Marseille, were travelling to the court of Childebert, Guntram had them arrested. Dynamius, meanwhile, blocked Gundulf, a duke of an important senatorial family and Childebert’s former domesticus, from entering Marseille on behalf of Childebert. Eventually he was forced to yield, though he later arrested Theodore again and had him sent to Guntram. Childebert replaced him in Provence by Nicetius (585). Despite his revolt, Childebert formally restored Dynamius to favour on 28 November 587.
  • Heir, king and war leader
    With the assassination of Chilperic in 584 and the dangers occasioned to the French monarchy by the expedition of Gundoald in 585, Childebert threw himself unreservedly to the side of Guntram. By the Treaty of Andelot of 587, Childebert was recognised as Guntram’s heir, and with his uncle’s help in 587 he quelled the revolt of Dukes Rauching, Ursio, and Berthefried,[6] and succeeded in seizing the castle of Woëvre.[7] Many attempts were made on his life by Fredegund, wife of Chilperic, who was anxious to secure Guntram’s inheritance for her son Clotaire II. Childebert II had relations with the Byzantine Empire, and fought on several occasions in the name of the Emperor Maurice against the Lombards in Italy, with limited success.[8][5]
  • With Guntram, he authorized the Irish monk Saint Colomban to found the abbey of Luxeuil and two other monasteries in the heart of the Vosges and to work with his monks in the various missions and foundations in all the Frankish kingdoms.[9]
  • On the death of Guntram in 592, Childebert annexed the kingdom of Burgundy, and even contemplated seizing Clotaire’s estates and becoming sole king of the Franks.[5] However, he and his young wife Faileuba died after being poisoned in 596. He had two young sons: the older, Theudebert II, inherited Austrasia with its capital at Metz, and the younger, Theuderic II, received Guntram’s former kingdom of Burgundy, with its capital at Orléans.

Theudebert I, king of the Franks at Reims:

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Theudebert-I-king-of-the-Franks-at-Reims/6000000004191587113
  • Theudebert MP
  • French: Théodebert
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: between 499 and 504, Metz, Austrasia
  • Death: 547 (42-49), Moselle, Lorraine, Metz, France
  • Immediate Family: Son of Theodoric, King of the Franks and NN
  • Husband of Wisigarda of the Lombards
  • Ex-husband of Deuteria
  • Father of N.N. de Austrasie e Auvergne; Theudebald, king of Austrasia and Berthoara de Metz
    • “Berthoara de Metz” was the historical inspiration for the invented person, “Bertha Broadfoot.” If a record on geni.com is maintained by “Bertha Broadfoot,” that’s a dog-whistle.
  • Half brother of Theodechildis
  • Added by: Randy Edwards on March 8, 2007
  • Managed by: Flemming Allan Funch and 69 others
  • Curated by: Sharon Doubell

48. Sigebert I (c. 535- c.575) | Theodoric, King of the Franks (c. 485-May 534).

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigebert_I
    • Sigebert I (c. 535 – c. 575) was a Frankish king of Austrasia from the death of his father in 561 to his own death. He was the third surviving son out of four of Clotaire I and Ingund. His reign found him mostly occupied with a successful civil war against his half-brother, Chilperic.
    • When Clotaire I died in 561, his kingdom was divided, in accordance with Frankish custom, among his four sons: Sigebert became king of the northeastern portion, known as Austrasia, with its capital at Rheims, to which he added further territory on the death of his brother, Charibert I, in 567 or 568; Charibert himself had received the kingdom centred on Paris; Guntram received the Kingdom of Burgundy with its capital at Orléans; and the youngest son, the aforementioned Chilperic, received Soissons, which became Neustria when he received his share of Charibert’s kingdom. Incursions by the Avars, a fierce nomadic tribe related to the Huns, caused Sigebert to move his capital from Rheims to Metz. He repelled their attacks twice, in 562 and c. 568.
    • About 567, he married Brunhilda, daughter of the Visigothic king Athanagild.
  • Siegbert I, King of Austrasia (c. 535 – c. 575)
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Siegbert-I-King-of-Austrasia/6000000002154486567
    • Siegbert I King of Franconia MP
    • French: Siegbert
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 535, Neustria (now), Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France
    • Death: circa November 575 (31-48), Vitry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Chlothar I “the Old” King of the Franks and Ingonde
      • Husband of Brunichild
      • Father of Ingunda, Visigoth queen consort; Childébert II, King of Austrasia & Burgundy; N.N. d’Austrasie and Chlodensindis
      • Brother of Saint Guntram, king of Orléans; Gunthar de Soissons; Childeric de Soissons; Charibert I, King of the Franks at Paris and Chlodosinda, Queen of the Lombards
      • Half brother of Chilpéric I, King of the Franks at Soissons; Chram de Soissons and Gundobald “Ballomer”
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There is also an entry on Geni.com for Siegbert I the Lame, King of the Franks at Cologne, son of Chlodebaud, King of the Franks at Cologne, father of Chloderic, King of the Franks at Cologne.

  • Siegbert I the Lame, King of the Franks at Cologne
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Siegbert-I-the-Lame-King-of-the-Franks-at-Cologne/6000000005440058476
    • King of the Franks at Cologne Siegbert De Soissons (roi des Francs a Cologne) MP
    • Dutch: Sigebert, French: Sigebert le boiteux de Cologne, Roi des Francs Ripuaires, Spanish: Dn. Sigeberto “El Cojo” de Colonia
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 445, Köln Am Rhein, Westfalen, Preussen
    • Death: circa 509 (55-73), Buconian Forest, Germany (Murdered by his son Chlodoric upon the instigation of Clovis I, sometime after his victory on the Visigoths in 507)
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Chlodébaud, King of the Franks at Cologne and Amalberge de Metz
      • Husband of Théodelinde de Bourgogne
      • Father of Chlodéric, king of the Franks at Cologne
      • Brother of Adalric, King of Ardennes and Crotberge, Princess of Paris
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  • Theodoric, King of the Franks (c. 485 – May 534)
    • Death: May 534 (44-53), Metz, Lorraine, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Clovis I the Great, King of the Franks and … of the Franks
      • Husband of Suavegotha of the Burgundians and NN
      • Father of Theodechildis and Theudebert I, king of the Franks at Reims
      • Half brother of Ingomer; Chlodomir I, King the Franks at Orléans; Childébert “the Catholic”, I, King of the Franks; Chlothar I “the Old” King of the Franks and Clotilde, Visigoth queen consort
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    • About
      • He was King of Austrasia (511). At his father’s death in 511, he inherited the newly created kingdom of Austrasia with its capital at Metz. Austrasia was the eastern part of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in 6th, 7th and 8th centuries, comprising, in general, parts of eastern France, western Germany, and the Netherlands.
      • THEODERICH ([485]-end 533, bur Metz). Gregory of Tours names Theoderich as son of King Clovis by one of his mistresses, born before his marriage to Clotilde[55]. “Theodorico, Chlomiro, Hildeberto, Hlodario” are named (in order) as sons of “Chlodoveus” in the Regum Merowingorum Genealogia[56]. In 508, he led his father’s campaign against the Visigoths, allied with the Burgundians[57], and temporarily occupied Aquitaine. He succeeded his father in 511 as THEODERICH I King of the Franks, based at Reims, his territory covering the right bank of the Rhine, the Moselle valley and Champagne, the lands which were later to become the kingdom of Austrasia. He helped Hermanfrid King of the Thuringians defeat the latter’s brother Baderic, after being promised half his kingdom, a promise which was not kept[58]. Gregory of Tours records that King Theoderich and his half-brother King Clotaire invaded Thuringia in 531, deposed King Hermanfred (who was later killed) and annexed the kingdom[59]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “Theudericus et Theudobertus filius eius et Chlotharius rex” invaded Thuringia and attacked “Ermenfredum regem Toringorum”, a marginal addition recording that “Teodericus filius Clodovei ex concubina” threw “Ermenfridum regem” from a wall and killed his two sons[60]. Adam of Bremen names “Hadugato” as the duke of the Saxons to whom “Theodericus rex Francorum” sent legates[61], undated but recorded immediately after the Thuringian invasion of 531. Gregory of Tours records the death of Theoderich in the twenty third year of his reign[62]. m firstly —. The assumed birth date range of King Theoderich’s son, Theodebert, indicates that the king’s known wife, the daughter of the Burgundian king, could not have been Theodebert’s mother, considering her estimated birth date. The king must therefore have been married earlier, or at least have had an earlier concubine, although no information has been found about this first partner in any of the primary sources consulted. Europäische Stammtafeln states that the king’s first wife was named “Suavegotta (died by 566)”[63]. Presumably this is based on Flodoard’s history of Reims, quoted below under the king’s second wife. If this is correct, the king must have repudiated his first wife before marrying the Burgundian king’s daughter. However, no indication has been found in any source about such a repudiation. It is more natural to assume that, if Suavegotha was indeed the name of one of Theoderich’s wives (which in itself cannot be proved conclusively as discussed further below), she was his second wife. m secondly ([507/16]%29 SUAVEGOTHA? of Burgundy, daughter of SIGISMOND King of Burgundy & his first wife Ostrogotha of the Ostrogoths (495 or later-[after 549]). Gregory of Tours records that Theoderich King of the Franks married the daughter of Sigismond but does not name her[64]. Gregory does not name the mother of King Theoderich’s wife, but chronologically it is more probable that she was born from King Sigismond’s first marriage, which is also suggested by the root “-gotha” in her first name. Her name is suggested by Flodoard’s history of the church of Reims, dated to the mid-10th century. This source records that “Suavegotta regina” bequeathed one third of “ville Virisiaci” by testament to the church of Reims during the bishopric of Bishop Mapinius, subject to the life interest of “Teudichildi prefate regine filie”, adding that the latter later confirmed the donation during the bishopric of Bishop Egidius[65]. The identification of “Suavegotha regina” as King Theoderich’s wife depends on the identification of “Teudchildi” as their daughter which, as explained in more detail below, is uncertain. The link cannot therefore definitively be made between “Suavegotha” and the daughter of Sigismond King of Burgundy. Nevertheless, the chronology for such a link is favourable, as the editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ Scriptores edition of Flodoard dates Mapinius’s bishopric to “ca 549-573” and Egidius’s to “ca 573-590″[66]. MEDLANDS
      • King Theoderich & his first [wife/concubine] had one child:
      • a) THEODEBERT ([499/504]-end 547). Gregory of Tours names Theodebert as son of Theoderich, specifying that he was born before the death of his paternal grandfather[67]. His birth date range is narrowed more precisely to [499/504] on the assumption that he was a young adolescent when he led the Frankish campaign against the Danes, dated to 515: Gregory of Tours records that his father sent him “with a powerful army” to repel the Danish invasion led by Chlochilaich[68]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “Theudericus et Theudobertus filius eius et Chlotharius rex” invaded Thuringia and attacked “Ermenfredum regem Toringorum”[69]. He succeeded his father in 533 as THEODEBERT I King of the Franks at Reims, Gregory of Tours recording that his childless uncle Childebert then adopted him as his heir[70]. Gregory records King Theodebert’s campaign in northern Italy, which he appears to date to before the death of Queen Wisigardis which is recorded in the following section[71]. Theodebert subjugated Pannonia and threatened to attack Byzantium across the Danube. He was killed while hunting[72]. Gregory of Tours records that he died in the fourteenth year of his reign, and 37 years after the death of his paternal grandfather[73]. The Marii Episcopi Aventicensis Chronica records the death in 548 of “Theudebertus rex magnus Francorum”[74]. m firstly ([end 533/early 534]) as her second husband, DEOTERIA, widow of -, daughter of -. Gregory of Tours records that Theodebert seduced Deoteria, wife of an inhabitant of Cabrières near Béziers, after his betrothal to Wisigardis, and in a later passage that he married her after the death of his father[75]. According to Gregory of Tours, Theodebert deserted her after being pressured to marry his previous betrothed, but refused to take her back after his second wife died[76]. m secondly (betrothed before 533, 540) WISIGARDIS, daughter of WACHO King of the Lombards & his second wife Ostrogotha of the Gepides (-[541/42]). Paulus Diaconus names “Wisigarda…[et] secunda Walderada” as the two daughters of King Wacho & his second wife, specifying that Wisigarda married “Theodeperto regi Francorum[77]. Gregory of Tours records that Theoderich betrothed his son Theodebert to “Wisigard, a king’s daughter” and in a later passage that Theodebert married her “seven years [after he] had become engaged to [her]” after being pressured to desert Deoteria but that Wisigardis “soon died”[78]. m thirdly ([542/47]%29 -. Gregory of Tours records that Theodebert “married another woman” after his second wife died but gives no details[79]. MEDLANDS King Theodebert & his first wife had two children:
      • i) daughter([532/33] or before-drowned Verdun -).
      • ii) THEODEBALD ([534]-555). Gregory of Tours names Theodebald as the son of Theodebert and his wife Deoteria, implying that he was born after his parents’ marriage[82].
      • King Theodebert & his [first/second/third] wife had one child:
      • iii) BERTHOARA (-after 566).
      • King Theoderich & his second wife had one child:
      • b) THEODECHILDIS [Techilde]? ([516/20]-[570/595]). Procopius records that “Varnis…Hermegisclus” married “Theodeberti Francorum regis sororem” after the death of his first wife, that she gave birth to “Radiger”, for whom his father requested marriage with “puellæ…natione Brittiæ, cuius frater tunc temporis Rex Anglorum erat”, and that Radiger later married his own stepmother after his father died[93]. It is possible that the name of this daughter was Theodechildis but, as will be explained, the link is tentative. Three different primary sources name a Queen Theodechildis. Fortunatus, dated to the late 6th century, wrote an epitaph to “Theodechildis Reginæ”, commenting that “frater, genitor, conjux, avus, atque priores” of his eponymous subject were “regius ordo”[94]. Gregory of Tours, in one of his lesser-known works, records the return of “Nunninus…tribunus” from Auvergne and his entry in Auxerre “tempore…Theudechildæ reginæ” after giving tribute which he had collected “de Francia” to the same queen[95]. Flodoard, in his mid-9th century history of the church of Reims, names “Teudechildi, prefatæ reginæ [=Suavegotta regina] filiæ” when recording that her mother allowed her daughter the usufruct of property which she donated to the church of Reims, and later that Theodechildis made her own testamentary donation of the same property to Reims[96]. It is probable that these three sources all refer to the same person: the only reference to another person named “Theodechildis” in the mid- to late-6th century relates to the concubine of King Charibert, who was a shepherd’s daughter (see below). However, none of the sources specifies that Queen Theodechildis was the daughter of King Theoderich. In addition, there is no source which confirms that “Suavegotha” was the name of Theoderich’s wife, as discussed more fully above. There are three indications that Queen Theodechildis may have been King Theoderich’s daughter, and if so that she may also have been the same daughter who married the two kings of the Warnes. Firstly, Fortunatus and Gregory accord the title “regina” to her, which provides the possible link to the Procopius text concerning the king’s daughter. This is particularly relevant as so few individuals were described in contemporary sources as “queen” and therefore the number of alternative possible co-identities is restricted. Secondly, the common use of the root “Theode-” in the first part of the two names suggests a close relationship. Thirdly, the chronology is favourable. Little help is provided by the history written by Gregory of Tours, the most thorough contemporary source for early Merovingian history, which does not refer to any daughter of King Theoderich I. The reference to Auxerre in Gregory’s other work suggests a connection with Burgundy, which was ruled by King Gontran at the time (see below). Assuming that the co-identity between Theodechildis and the daughter of King Theoderich is correct, it is possible that she retired to Burgundy after being repudiated by her second husband. One remaining possible thread to trace further is indicated by Settipani, who states that her nephew King Theodebald succeeded as king in 547 “sous la régence de sa tante Theodechildis”[97]. However, the author does not provide the source reference on which he bases this statement. There is no way therefore at present to verify whether the primary source in question includes the crucial link between the phrase “sa tante” and the name “Theodechildis”. [A charter dated 2 Oct [499], classified as spurious in the collection, of “Clodoveus rex Francorum” purports to be written when “filia mea…Theodechildis” was becoming a nun[98]. The editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ Scriptores series assumes that this charter refers to the daughter of King Theoderich[99], but if this is correct the document must be misdated. Another charter, also classified as spurious, in the name of “Theodechildis filia Chlodoveo” purports to record a donation to the monastery of St Peter at Sens dated Sep 569[100].] m firstly ([540]%29 as his [second] wife, HERMENGISEL King of the Warnes, son of — (-before 547). m secondly (before 547, repudiated [547/50]) her stepson, RADEGIS of the Warnes, son of HERMENGISEL King of the Warnes & his [first] wife -. . MEDLANDS
      • http://gw1.geneanet.org/henryknight?lang=no;p=thierry;n=rey+de+reims
      • (Thierry d’Austrasie (Mérovingien))
      • Titres: Roi de Reims (511), Roi de Thuringe (531), Roi d’Austrasie
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      • Theoderich I, King of the Franks in Reims
      • Also spelled Theuderich, Theoderic, or Theodoric; in French, Thierry
      • THEODERICH ([485]-end 533, bur Metz). Gregory of Tours names Theoderich as son of King Clovis by one of his mistresses, born before his marriage to Clotilde[55]. “Theodorico, Chlomiro, Hildeberto, Hlodario” are named (in order) as sons of “Chlodoveus” in the Regum Merowingorum Genealogia
      • Theuderic I[a] (c. 485 – 533/4) was the Merovingian king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia—as it is variously called—from 511 to 533 or 534.
      • Project MedLands MEROVINGIANS
      • CHLODOVECH [Clovis], son of CHILDERICH I King of the Franks & his wife Basina — ([464/67]-Paris [27 Nov] 511, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names Clovis as son of Childerich & Basina[37]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names “Childerico” as father of “Chlodovecho rege”[38]. He succeeded his father in [481/82] as CLOVIS I King of the Franks. He defeated Syagrius, ruler at Soissons, in 486. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “Chlodovechus” expanded his kingdom “usque Sequanam” and afterwards “usque Ligere fluvio”[39]. He remained a pagan after his marriage to a Catholic wife, but converted to Christianity in [496] allegedly having vowed to do so if successful in a battle against the Alamans[40]. He allied with Godegisel against Gondebaud King of Burgundy in [500][41]. He defeated and killed Alaric II King of the Visigoths at the campus Vogladensis[42], probably Voulan, near Poitiers, athough this is popularly known as the battle of Vouillé[43], in 507. Gregory of Tours records that Clovis took control of the territory of Sigebert King of the Franks of the Rhine, after persuading Sigeric’s son Chloderic to kill his father and then killing Chloderic, as well as the territory of Chararic King of the Salian Franks[44]. Gregory of Tours records the death of King Clovis in Paris “five years after the battle of Vouillé” and his burial in the church of the Holy Apostles, which he and Queen Clotilde had built[45].
      • [married firstly] —, daughter of — [of the Franks of the Rhine]. According to Gregory of Tours, the mother of Theoderich was one of King Clovis’s concubines not his first wife[46]. Settipani[47] suggests that Theoderich’s mother was a Frank from the Rhine region, based on the inheritance of Austrasia by Theoderich and the roots “Theode-” and “-rich” in his name, possibly transmitted through his mother from Theodemer and Richomer who were both 4th century Frankish kings. married secondly CHROTECHILDIS [Clotilde/Rotilde[48]] of Burgundy, daughter of CHILPERICH King of Burgundy & his wife ([480]-Tours, monastery of Saint-Martin 544 or 548, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names “Clotilde” as the younger daughter of Chilperich, recording that she and her sister were driven into exile by their paternal uncle King Gundobad, but that the latter accepted a request for her hand in marriage from Clovis King of the Franks[49]. Fredegar states that she was driven into exile to Geneva by her uncle, after he allegedly murdered her father, and that King Clovis requested her hand in marriage as a means of controlling Gundobad’s power[50]. A charter dated 2 Oct [499], classified as spurious in the collection, of “Clodoveus rex Francorum” names “uxoris meæ Chrochildis…patris Chilperici regis Burgundiorum”[51]. Gregory of Tours records Clotilde’s lack of success in converting her husband to Christianity until the fifteenth year of his reign, when he and his people were baptised by St Rémy Bishop of Reims[52]. Gregory of Tours records that Queen Clotilde became a nun at the church of St Martin at Tours after her husband died, and in a later passage records her death in Tours and burial in Paris next to her husband in the church which she had built[53]. She was canonised by the Catholic church, feast day 3 Jun[54].
      • King Clovis & his first [wife/concubine] had one child:
      • THEODERICH ([485]-end 533, bur Metz). Gregory of Tours names Theoderich as son of King Clovis by one of his mistresses, born before his marriage to Clotilde[55]. “Theodorico, Chlomiro, Hildeberto, Hlodario” are named (in order) as sons of “Chlodoveus” in the Regum Merowingorum Genealogia[56]. In 508, he led his father’s campaign against the Visigoths, allied with the Burgundians[57], and temporarily occupied Aquitaine. He succeeded his father in 511 as THEODERICH I King of the Franks, based at Reims, his territory covering the right bank of the Rhine, the Moselle valley and Champagne, the lands which were later to become the kingdom of Austrasia. He helped Hermanfrid King of the Thuringians defeat the latter’s brother Baderic, after being promised half his kingdom, a promise which was not kept[58]. Gregory of Tours records that King Theoderich and his half-brother King Clotaire invaded Thuringia in 531, deposed King Hermanfred (who was later killed) and annexed the kingdom[59]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “Theudericus et Theudobertus filius eius et Chlotharius rex” invaded Thuringia and attacked “Ermenfredum regem Toringorum”, a marginal addition recording that “Teodericus filius Clodovei ex concubina” threw “Ermenfridum regem” from a wall and killed his two sons[60]. Adam of Bremen names “Hadugato” as the duke of the Saxons to whom “Theodericus rex Francorum” sent legates[61], undated but recorded immediately after the Thuringian invasion of 531. Gregory of Tours records the death of Theoderich in the twenty third year of his reign[62]. married firstly ?. The assumed birth date range of King Theoderich’s son, Theodebert, indicates that the king’s known wife, the daughter of the Burgundian king, could not have been Theodebert’s mother, considering her estimated birth date. The king must therefore have been married earlier, or at least have had an earlier concubine, although no information has been found about this first partner in any of the primary sources consulted. Europäische Stammtafeln states that the king’s first wife was named “Suavegotta (died by 566)”[63]. Presumably this is based on Flodoard’s history of Reims, quoted below under the king’s second wife. If this is correct, the king must have repudiated his first wife before marrying the Burgundian king’s daughter. However, no indication has been found in any source about such a repudiation. It is more natural to assume that, if Suavegotha was indeed the name of one of Theoderich’s wives (which in itself cannot be proved conclusively as discussed further below), she was his second wife. married secondly ([507/16]%29 [SUAVEGOTHA] of Burgundy, daughter of SIGISMOND King of Burgundy & his first wife Ostrogotha of the Ostrogoths (495 or later-[after 549]). Gregory of Tours records that Theoderich King of the Franks married the daughter of Sigismond but does not name her[64]. Gregory does not name the mother of King Theoderich’s wife, but chronologically it is more probable that she was born from King Sigismond’s first marriage, which is also suggested by the root “-gotha” in her first name. Her name is suggested by Flodoard’s history of the church of Reims, dated to the mid-10th century. This source records that “Suavegotta regina” bequeathed one third of “ville Virisiaci” by testament to the church of Reims during the bishopric of Bishop Mapinius, subject to the life interest of “Teudichildi prefate regine filie”, adding that the latter later confirmed the donation during the bishopric of Bishop Egidius[65]. The identification of “Suavegotha regina” as King Theoderich’s wife depends on the identification of “Teudchildi” as their daughter which, as explained in more detail below, is uncertain. The link cannot therefore definitively be made between “Suavegotha” and the daughter of Sigismond King of Burgundy. Nevertheless, the chronology for such a link is favourable, as the editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ Scriptores edition of Flodoard dates Mapinius’s bishopric to “ca 549-573” and Egidius’s to “ca 573-590″[66].
        King Theoderich & his first [wife/concubine] had one child:
      • a) THEODEBERT ([499/504]-end 547). Gregory of Tours names Theodebert as son of Theoderich, specifying that he was born before the death of his paternal grandfather[67]. His birth date range is narrowed more precisely to [499/504] on the assumption that he was a young adolescent when he led the Frankish campaign against the Danes, dated to 515: Gregory of Tours records that his father sent him “with a powerful army” to repel the Danish invasion led by Chlochilaich[68]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “Theudericus et Theudobertus filius eius et Chlotharius rex” invaded Thuringia and attacked “Ermenfredum regem Toringorum”[69]. He succeeded his father in 533 as THEODEBERT I King of the Franks at Reims, Gregory of Tours recording that his childless uncle Childebert then adopted him as his heir[70]. Gregory records King Theodebert’s campaign in northern Italy, which he appears to date to before the death of Queen Wisigardis which is recorded in the following section[71]. Theodebert subjugated Pannonia and threatened to attack Byzantium across the Danube. He was killed while hunting[72]. Gregory of Tours records that he died in the fourteenth year of his reign, and 37 years after the death of his paternal grandfather[73]. The Marii Episcopi Aventicensis Chronica records the death in 548 of “Theudebertus rex magnus Francorum”[74]. married firstly ([end 533/early 534]) as her second husband, DEOTERIA, widow of —, daughter of —. Gregory of Tours records that Theodebert seduced Deoteria, wife of an inhabitant of Cabrières near Béziers, after his betrothal to Wisigardis, and in a later passage that he married her after the death of his father[75]. According to Gregory of Tours, Theodebert deserted her after being pressured to marry his previous betrothed, but refused to take her back after his second wife died[76]. married secondly (betrothed before 533, 540) WISIGARDIS, daughter of WACHO King of the Lombards & his second wife Ostrogotha of the Gepides (-[541/42]). Paulus Diaconus names “Wisigarda…[et] secunda Walderada” as the two daughters of King Wacho & his second wife, specifying that Wisigarda married “Theodeperto regi Francorum[77]. Gregory of Tours records that Theoderich betrothed his son Theodebert to “Wisigard, a king’s daughter” and in a later passage that Theodebert married her “seven years [after he] had become engaged to [her]” after being pressured to desert Deoteria but that Wisigardis “soon died”[78]. married thirdly ([542/47]%29 ?. Gregory of Tours records that Theodebert “married another woman” after his second wife died but gives no details[79].
      • King Theodebert & his first wife DEOTERIA had two children
      • i) daughter ([532/33] or before-drowned Verdun
      • ). Gregory of Tours records that Deoteria bore a daughter to Theodebert, who left mother and child at Clermont-Ferrand when he returned to assert his claim to the throne on learning that his father was dying[80]. In a later passage, he records that this daughter drowned in the river after her mother tipped her over a bridge in Verdun “afraid that the king might desire her and take advantage of her”[81].
      • ii) THEODEBALD ([534]-555). Gregory of Tours names Theodebald as the son of Theodebert and his wife Deoteria, implying that he was born after his parents’ marriage[82]. He succeeded his father in 547 as THEODEBALD I King of the Franks at Reims, “sous la régence de sa tante Theodechildis”[83]. Settipani does not provide the source reference on which he bases this last statement. On Theodebald’s death, his territory was taken by his great uncle King Clotaire. Gregory of Tours records that he had a stroke and could not move from the waist down, dying in the seventh year of his reign[84]. The Marii Episcopi Aventicensis Chronica records the death in 555 of “Theudebaldus rex Francorum”[85]. married ([554]%29 as her first husband, WALDRADA, daughter of WACHO King of the Lombards & his second wife Ostrogotha of the Gepides. The Origo Gentis Langobardorum names “Wisigarda…secundæ Walderada” as the two daughters of Wacho & his second wife, specifying that Waldrada married “Scusuald regis Francorum” and later “Garipald”[86]. The Historia Langobardorum names “Waldrada” as Wacho’s second daughter by his second wife, specifying that she married “Chusubald rex Francorum”[87]. Paulus Diaconus names “Wisigarda…[et] secunda Walderada” as the two daughters of King Wacho and his second wife, specifying that Waldrada married “Cusupald alio regi Francorum” and later “Garipald”[88]. Gregory of Tours names “Vuldetrada” as the wife of King Theodebald[89]. Herimannus names “Wanderadam” wife of “Theodpaldus rex Francorum” when recording her second marriage to “Lotharius rex patris eius Theodeberti patruus”[90]. According to Gregory of Tours, King Clotaire “began to have intercourse” with the widow of King Theodebald before “the bishops complained and he handed her over to Garivald Duke of Bavaria”[91], which does not imply that Clotaire married Waldrada. She [married secondly], her first husband’s great-uncle, Clotaire I King of the Franks, and thirdly (after 555) Garibald Duke in Bavaria.
      • King Theodebert & his [first/second/third] wife had one child:
      • iii) BERTHOARA (-after 566). The Carmina of Fortunat name “Berthoara…filie digna patri, te, Theudebercthe” when recording that she encouraged the building of the baptistry of the church of Mainz[92]. She is not mentioned by Gregory of Tours, and it is not known who was her mother.
      • King Theoderich & his second SUAVEGOTHA wife had one child:
      • b) [THEODECHILDIS] Techilde. Procopius records that “Varnis…Hermegisclus” married “Theodeberti Francorum regis sororem” after the death of his first wife, that she gave birth to “Radiger”, for whom his father requested marriage with “puellæ…natione Brittiæ, cuius frater tunc temporis Rex Anglorum erat”, and that Radiger later married his own stepmother after his father died[93]. It is possible that the name of this daughter was Theodechildis but, as will be explained, the link is tentative. Three different primary sources name a Queen Theodechildis. Fortunatus, dated to the late 6th century, wrote an epitaph to “Theodechildis Reginæ”, commenting that “frater, genitor, conjux, avus, atque priores” of his eponymous subject were “regius ordo”[94]. Gregory of Tours, in one of his lesser-known works, records the return of “Nunninus…tribunus” from Auvergne and his entry in Auxerre “tempore…Theudechildæ reginæ” after giving tribute which he had collected “de Francia” to the same queen[95]. Flodoard, in his mid-9th century history of the church of Reims, names “Teudechildi, prefatæ reginæ [=Suavegotta regina] filiæ” when recording that her mother allowed her daughter the usufruct of property which she donated to the church of Reims, and later that Theodechildis made her own testamentary donation of the same property to Reims[96]. It is probable that these three sources all refer to the same person: the only reference to another person named “Theodechildis” in the mid- to late-6th century relates to the concubine of King Charibert, who was a shepherd’s daughter (see below). However, none of the sources specifies that Queen Theodechildis was the daughter of King Theoderich. In addition, there is no source which confirms that “Suavegotha” was the name of Theoderich’s wife, as discussed more fully above. There are three indications that Queen Theodechildis may have been King Theoderich’s daughter, and if so that she may also have been the same daughter who married the two kings of the Warnes. Firstly, Fortunatus and Gregory accord the title “regina” to her, which provides the possible link to the Procopius text concerning the king’s daughter. This is particularly relevant as so few individuals were described in contemporary sources as “queen” and therefore the number of alternative possible co-identities is restricted. Secondly, the common use of the root “Theode-” in the first part of the two names suggests a close relationship. Thirdly, the chronology is favourable. Little help is provided by the history written by Gregory of Tours, the most thorough contemporary source for early Merovingian history, which does not refer to any daughter of King Theoderich I. The reference to Auxerre in Gregory’s other work suggests a connection with Burgundy, which was ruled by King Gontran at the time (see below). Assuming that the co-identity between Theodechildis and the daughter of King Theoderich is correct, it is possible that she retired to Burgundy after being repudiated by her second husband. One remaining possible thread to trace further is indicated by Settipani, who states that her nephew King Theodebald succeeded as king in 547 “sous la régence de sa tante Theodechildis”[97]. However, the author does not provide the source reference on which he bases this statement. There is no way therefore at present to verify whether the primary source in question includes the crucial link between the phrase “sa tante” and the name “Theodechildis”. [A charter dated 2 Oct [499], classified as spurious in the collection, of “Clodoveus rex Francorum” purports to be written when “filia mea…Theodechildis” was becoming a nun[98]. The editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ Scriptores series assumes that this charter refers to the daughter of King Theoderich[99], but if this is correct the document must be misdated. Another charter, also classified as spurious, in the name of “Theodechildis filia Chlodoveo” purports to record a donation to the monastery of St Peter at Sens dated Sep 569[100].] m firstly ([540]%29 as his [second] wife, HERMENGISEL King of the Warnes, son of — (-before 547). married secondly (before 547, repudiated [547/50]) her stepson, RADEGIS of the Warnes, son of HERMENGISEL King of the Warnes & his [first] wife —.
      • King Clovis & his second wife CHROTECHILDIS had [six] children:
      • INGOMER (b and d 493). Gregory of Tours names Ingomer as eldest son of King Clovis and his wife Clotilde, recording that his mother insisted on having him baptised against the wishes of her husband, who considered his early death as a sign of dissatisfaction on the part of the pagan gods[101].
      • CHLODOMER ([494/95]-killed in battle Vézeronce 21 Jun 524). Gregory of Tours names Chlodomer as second son of King Clovis and his wife Clotilde[102]. “Theodorico, Chlomiro, Hildeberto, Hlodario” are named (in order) as sons of “Chlodoveus” in the Regum Merowingorum Genealogia[103]. He succeeded his father in 511 as CHLODOMER King of the Franks, at Orléans, his territory covering the Loire valley from Orléans to Tour, Chartres, Sens and Auxerre. Gregory of Tours records that Chlodomer’s mother incited him to attack Burgundy to revenge the death of her parents. He defeated and captured Sigismond King of Burgundy in his first invasion, but was defeated and killed by Sigismond’s brother Gondemar during a second invasion[104]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “Chlodomiris” led an army into Burgundy against “Godmarum”, a marginal additional recording that “Gladmirus filius Clodovei regis Francorum” was killed during the course of the attack[105]. married ([514] or 521) as her first husband, GUNTHEUCA [Gondioque], daughter of — [King of Burgundy]. Gregory of Tours names Guntheuc as widow of King Chlodomer and records her second marriage with his brother Clotaire, but does not give her origin[106]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “Chlotharius” married “uxorem fratris sui…Gundeucam”[107]. Settipani suggests, for onomastic reasons only, that she may have belonged to the Burgundian royal family which, if correct, means that she may have been the daughter of either King Gondebaud or his brother Godogisel[108]. However, Gregory makes no mention of this in his lengthy description of King Chlodomer’s campaigns in Burgundy, an omission which is surprising if the king’s wife was related to his opponents. She married secondly ([524]%29 as his first wife, Clotaire I [Chlothachar/Lothar] King of the Franks
        King Chlodomer & his wife had three children:
      • a) THEODEBALD ([521]-murdered Paris 531, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names (in order) Theudovald, Gunthar and Chlodovald as the sons of King Chlodomer, specifying that their paternal grandmother took them into her own household after the death of their father[109]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “filios…Chlodomire orfanos Theudovaldo, Gunthario et Chlodoaldo” were brought up by “Chrodchildis regina” after their father was killed[110]. In a later passage, Gregory records that the two older sons were murdered by their uncle King Clotaire, who suspected that his mother was plotting for their succession to the throne, specifying that the older son was 10 years old[111].
      • b) GUNTHAR ([523]-murdered Paris 531, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names (in order) Theudovald, Gunthar and Chlodovald as the sons of King Chlodomer, specifying that their paternal grandmother took them into her own household after the death of their father[112]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “filios…Chlodomire orfanos Theudovaldo, Gunthario et Chlodoaldo” were brought up by “Chrodchildis regina” after their father was killed[113]. In a later passage, Gregory records that the two older sons were murdered by their uncle King Clotaire, who suspected that his mother was plotting for their succession to the throne, specifying that the younger son was 7 years old[114].
      • c) CHLODOVALD [Cloud] ([524]-7 Sep [560], bur Monastery of Saint-Martin [later Saint-Cloud] near Paris). Gregory of Tours names (in order) Theudovald, Gunthar and Chlodovald as the sons of King Chlodomer, specifying that their paternal grandmother took them into her own household after the death of their father[115]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that “filios…Chlodomire orfanos Theudovaldo, Gunthario et Chlodoaldo” were brought up by “Chrodchildis regina” after their father was killed[116]. In a later passage, Gregory records that Chlodovald escaped the fate of his brothers and entered a religious life[117]. He became a monk at Nogent (now Saint-Cloud), near Paris, where he founded the monastery of Saint-Martin, renamed Saint-Cloud by the 8th century. The Vita Sancti Chlodovaldi records the death of Chlodovald on “VII Id Sep” but does not specify the year[118]. He was canonised as St Cloud, feast day 7 Sep[119].
      • CHILDEBERT ([497]-23 Dec 558, bur Paris, Saint-Germain des Prés). Gregory of Tours names Childebert as son of King Clovis and his wife Clotilde, listed after Chlodomer and before Clotaire[120]. “Theodorico, Chlomiro, Hildeberto, Hlodario” are named (in order) as sons of “Chlodoveus” in the Regum Merowingorum Genealogia[121]. He succeeded his father in 511 as CHILDEBERT I King of the Franks, at Paris, his territory covering the Seine and Somme valleys as well as the northern coast of France as far as Brittany, Nantes and Angers. Gregory of Tours records that King Childebert attacked and defeated Amalric King of the Visigoths[122], which marked the end of the Visigothic government in France and the start of the transfer of their power-base to Spain. He and his brother Clotaire launched a third attack on Burgundy, besieged Autun and occupied the whole kingdom, deposing King Gondemar II[123]. Gregory of Tours records that the childless King Childebert adopted his nephew Theodebert as his heir after the death of the latter’s father[124]. He founded the monastery in Paris which, from the end 11th century, was called Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Gregory of Tours records the death of King Childebert in Paris and his burial in the church of St Vincent[125]. The Marii Episcopi Aventicensis Chronica records the death in 558 of “Childebertus rex Francorum”[126]. married ULTROGOTHA, daughter of — (-after 561, bur Paris, Saint-Germain des Prés). Gregory of Tours names Ultrogotha as the wife of King Childebert, specifying that she was sent into exile with her two daughters by King Clotaire after her husband died[127].
        Childebert I & his wife ULTROGOTHA had two children:
      • a) CHRODESINDIS (-after [566/67], bur Paris, Saint-Germain des Prés). Gregory of Tours records that Ultrogotha and her two (unnamed) daughters were sent into exile by King Clotaire after her husband died[128]. Settipani cites a spurious charter of Saint-Germain-des-Prés dated 20 Aug 566, “falsified in the 11th century from a lost act of King Clotaire I”, which names the two sisters[129].
      • b) CHRODOBERGA (-after [566/67]). Gregory of Tours records that Ultrogotha and her two (unnamed) daughters were sent into exile by King Clotaire after her husband died[130]. Settipani cites a spurious charter of Saint-Germain-des-Prés dated 20 Aug 566, “falsified in the 11th century from a lost act of King Clotaire I”, which names the two sisters[131].
      • CHLOTHACHAR [Clotaire/Lothar] ([501/02]-Soissons [30 Nov/31 Dec] 561, bur Soissons, basilique Saint-Médard). Gregory of Tours names Clotaire as son of King Clovis and his wife Clotilde, listed after Childebert[132]. He succeeded his father in 511 as CLOTAIRE I King of the Franks, at Soissons.
      • [THEODECHILDIS ([492/501]-576). A charter dated 2 Oct [499], classified as spurious in the collection, of “Clodoveus rex Francorum” purports to be written when “filia mea…Theodechildis” was becoming a nun[133]. As noted above, the editor of the Monumenta Germaniæ Scriptores series assumes that this charter refers to the daughter of King Theoderich[134]. Another charter, classified as spurious, in the name of “Theodechildis filia Chlodoveo” purports to record a donation to the monastery of St Peter at Sens dated Sep 569[135]. She founded the monastery of Mauriac in Auvergne[136]. married ?, king.]
      • CHROTHIELDIS [Clotilde] ([502/11]-531, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours refers to the marriage of the (unnamed) sister of the four brothers Theoderich, Chlodomer, Childebert and Clotaire with Amalric King of the Visigoths, arranged after the death of their father, specifying that she was sent to Spain “with a great dowry of expensive jewellery”[137]. Procopius records that “rex…Visigotthorum Amalaricus” married “Regis Theodeberti sororem”[138]. Gregory names her Clotilde in a later passage in which he records that she was maltreated by her husband, and brought back to France by her brother King Childebert who attacked and defeated King Amalric, but died on the journey and was buried in Paris beside her father[139]. married (511) AMALRIC King of the Visigoths, son of ALARIC II King of the Visigoths & his wife Theodegotha of the Ostrogoths (502-murdered 531).
      • [daughter . The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names “Agiulfus” as sixth bishop of Metz, stating that “patre ex nobili senatorum familia orto, ex Chlodovei regis Francorum filia procreatus”, and that “nepos ipsius…Arnoaldus” succeeded him as bishop[140]. This is the only reference so far found to this supposed daughter of King Clovis, whose existence should presumably therefore be treated with caution. The reference to her supposed grandson Arnold suggests some confusion with the sources which allege the existence of Bilichildis, possible daughter of King Clotaire I (see below). m ?]
        [NN daughter of CHLODOVECH had two possible children:]
      • a) [AGIULF (-22 Nov
      • ). Bishop of Metz. The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names “Agiulfus” as sixth bishop of Metz, stating that “patre ex nobili senatorum familia orto, ex Chlodovei regis Francorum filia procreatus”, and that “nepos ipsius…Arnoaldus” succeeded him as bishop[141]. A list of bishops of Metz records “Aigulfus” as 26th bishop, holding the position for 20 years, and his death “X Kal Dec”[142].]
      • b) [daughter . m ?.]
      • [One possible child:]
      • i) [ARNOLD . Bishop of Metz. The Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis names “Agiulfus” as sixth bishop of Metz, stating that “patre ex nobili senatorum familia orto, ex Chlodovei regis Francorum filia procreatus”, and that “nepos ipsius…Arnoaldus” succeeded him as bishop[143]. A list of bishops of Metz records “Aigulfus” as 27th bishop, holding the position for 8 years and one month, but omits the date of his death[144].]
      • Theuderic I, by Wikipedia
      • He was the son of Clovis I and one of his earlier wives or concubines (possibly a Franco-Rhenish Princess, Evochildis of Cologne).[1] In accordance with Salian tradition, the kingdom was divided between Clovis’s four surviving sons: Childebert I in Paris, Chlodomer in Orléans, and Clothar I in Soissons. Theuderic inherited Metz in 511 at his father’s death. Early in his reign, he sent his son Theudebert to kill the Scandinavian King Chlochilaich (Hygelac of Beowulf fame) who had invaded his realm.
      • Theuderic got involved in the war between the Thuringian King Hermanfrid and his brother Baderic. Theuderic was promised half of Thuringia for his help; Baderic was defeated, but the land promised was not given up. In 531, Theuderic invaded Thuringia with the support of Clothar. Hermanfrid was killed in the invasion and his kingdom was annexed.[1]
      • The four sons of Clovis then all fought the Burgundian kings Sigismund and Godomar; Godomar fled and Sigismund was taken prisoner by Chlodomer. Theuderic married Sigismund’s daughter Suavegotha. Godomar rallied the Burgundian army and won back his kingdom. Chlodomer, aided by Theuderic, defeated Godomar, but died in the fighting at Vézeronce.
      • Theuderic then, with his brother Clotaire and his son, attacked Thuringia to revenge himself on Hermanfrid. With the assistance of the Saxons under Duke Hadugato, Thuringia was conquered, and Clotaire received Radegund, daughter of King Berthar (Hermanfrid’s late brother). After making a treaty with his brother Childebert, Theuderic died in 534. Upon his death the throne of Metz, passed (without hindrance, unexpectedly) to his son Theudebert. Theuderic also left a daughter Theodechild (by his wife Suavegotha, daughter of the defeated Sigismund of Burgundy). Theodechild founded the Abbey of St-Pierre le Vif at Sens.
      • Links
      • Sources
        • Wood 1994, p. 50.
        • Oman, Charles. The Dark Ages, 476-918, Rivingtons, 1908, p. 113 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
        • Herbermann 1913.
        • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). “Sens”. Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
        • Wood, Ian N. (1994). The Merovingian Kingdoms, 450–751. Longman.
        • Bachrach, Bernard S. (1972). Merovingian Military Organization, 481–751. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN 0-8166-0621-8.
        • Geary, Patrick J. (1988). Before France and Germany: The Creation and Transformation of the Merovingian World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-504458-4.
        • James, Edward (1991). The Franks. London: Blackwell, ISBN 0-631-14872-8.
        • Oman, Charles (1914). The Dark Ages, 476–918. London: Rivingtons.
        • Wallace-Hadrill, J. M. (1962). The Long-Haired Kings, and Other Studies in Frankish History. London: Methuen.

49. Chlothar I (actually 485-562) d. c. December 561 | Clovis I the Great, King of the Franks (c. 465 – Nov. 27, 511).

The Franken family–Don, Leon, Joseph Franks, etc., Eleanor of Aquitaine’s descendants–inserted themselves here in terms of ancestors–a historical re-write from the 1000’s (11th century). This generation is “their level.”

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlothar_I
  • Chlothar I[a], sometime called “the Old” (French: le Vieux), (died c. December 561)[b] also anglicised as Clotaire,[2] was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I.
  • With his eldest brother Theuderic (c. 485 – 533/34) being the son of Clovis I and his first wife, Chlothar followed his two elder brothers Chlodomer (495–524) and Childebert I (496–558) as third surviving son of Clovis I and his second wife Queen Clotilde, lastly followed by their sister Clotilde (500–531). The name ‘Chlothar’ means “glory”.[3]

This story is fake, an insertion by the Tudors, to establish a “Merovingian” ancestry for them:

  • In 511, Clothar I and his three brothers Theuderic, Chlodomer and Childebert inherited their shares of their father’s kingdom. Chlothar spent most of his life in a campaign to expand his territories at the expense of his relatives and neighbouring realms in all directions.
  • His brothers avoided outright war by cooperating with Chlothar’s attacks on neighbouring lands in concert or by invading lands when their rulers died. The spoils were shared between the participating brothers. By the end of his life, Chlothar had managed to reunite Francia by surviving his brothers and seizing their territories after they died. But upon his own death, the Kingdom of the Franks was once again divided between his own four surviving sons. A fifth son had rebelled and was killed, along with his family.
  • Chlothar I “the Old” Merovingian, Roi des Francs, King of the Franks MP
    • Dutch: Clotharius I “de Oude”, King of the Franks,
    • French: Clotaire de Soissons, roi des Francs,
    • Spanish: Rey de Neustria (511-561), Rey de Orleans (532-561), Rey de Borgoña (534-561), Rey de Austrasia (555-561), Rey de Paris (558-561) Clotario i “El Viejo” de Soissons, King of the Franks,
    • Swedish: Clothar I den Gamle av Frankerna, King of the Franks
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 501, Soissons, (Present département de l’Aisne), Neustria (Present région Picardie), Frankish Kingdom (Present France)
    • Death: between November 30, 561 and December 31, 561 (55-65), Compiègne, France (Acute Pneumonia)
    • Place of Burial: Basilique Saint-Médard, Soissons, (Present département de l’Aisne), Neustria (Present Picardie), Frankish Kingdom (Present France)
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Clovis I the Great, King of the Franks and Chlotilde of Burgundy
      • Husband of Guntheuca of the Burgundians, Queen of Orléans; Ingonde and Arégonde, Queen of the Franks
      • Ex-husband of Radegund, of Thuringia and Waldrada of the Lombards
      • Partner of Chusène, Concubine 1 and Mistress 2 of Chlothar
      • Father of Saint Guntram, king of Orléans; Gunthar de Soissons; Siegbert I, King of Austrasia; Childeric de Soissons; Charibert I, King of the Franks at Paris and 4 others
      • Brother of Ingomer; Chlodomir I, King the Franks at Orléans; Childébert “the Catholic”, I, King of the Franks and Clotilde, Visigoth queen consort
      • Half brother of Theodoric, King of the Franks
      • Added by: Virginia Lea Sooy on March 12, 2007
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      • Curated by: Sharon Doubell

50. Clovis I (c. 466-511) | Childéric I, King of the Franks (c. 456-c. Nov. 26, 481).

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_I
    • Clovis (Latin: Chlodovechus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlodowig; c. 466 – 27 November 511)[1] was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a single king and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs.[2] He is considered to have been the founder of the Merovingian dynasty, which ruled the Frankish kingdom for the next two centuries. Clovis is important in the historiography of France as “the first king of what would become France”.[3]
    • Clovis succeeded his father, Childeric I, as a king of Salian Franks in 481, and eventually came to rule an area extending from what is now the southern Netherlands to northern France, corresponding in Roman terms to Gallia Belgica (northern Gaul). At the Battle of Soissons (486) he established his military dominance of the rump state of the fragmenting Western Roman Empire which was then under the command of Syagrius. By the time of his death in either 511 or 513, Clovis had conquered several smaller Frankish kingdoms in the northeast of Gaul including some northern parts of what is now France. Clovis also conquered the Alemanni tribes in eastern Gaul, and the Visigothic kingdom of Aquitania in the southwest. These campaigns added significantly to Clovis’s domains, and established his dynasty as a major political and military presence in western Europe.
    • Clovis is also significant because of his conversion to Nicene Christianity in 496, largely at the behest of his wife, Clotilde, who would later be venerated as a saint for this act, celebrated today in both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Clovis was baptized on Christmas Day in 508.[4] The adoption by Clovis of Nicene Christianity (as opposed to the Arianism of most other Germanic tribes) led to widespread conversion among the Frankish peoples; to religious unification across what is now modern-day France, the Low Countries and Germany; three centuries later, to Charlemagne’s alliance with the Bishop of Rome; and in the middle of the 10th century under Otto I the Great, to the consequent birth of the early Holy Roman Empire.
  • Clovis I the Great, King of the Franks (c. 465-511)
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Clovis-I-the-Great-King-of-the-Franks/6000000005913350166
    • Clovis (Chlodwig) Mérovingiens, I MP
    • English (default): Clovis (Chlodwig), I, French: Clovis I Mérovingiens, I, Latin: Chlodovechus, I, Spanish: Rey de Los Francos (26 de junio 481-509), Rey de Francia (509 – 27 de noviembre 511 Clodoveo I de los Francos, I, Swedish: Clovis I den Store av Frankerna, I
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 465, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
    • Death: November 27, 511 (41-50), Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    • Place of Burial: Buried at Pantheon later moved to Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
    • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Childéric I, King of the Franks and Basina II of the Thüringians
      • Husband of Chlotilde of Burgundy
      • Partner of … of the Franks
      • Father of Theodoric, King of the Franks; Ingomer; Chlodomir I, King the Franks at Orléans; Childébert “the Catholic”, I, King of the Franks; Chlothar I “the Old” King of the Franks and 1 other
    • Brother of Audofledis of the Salian Franks and Lanthechilde
    • Half brother of Basinus II, king of the Thüringians
  • Added by: Randy Edwards on March 8, 2007
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  • Curated by: Victar

51. Childeric I (c. 437-481) | Mérovech, leader of the Frankish tribes (c. 413-451 and 457).

Childeric I is actually the son of Chlodwig.

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childeric_I
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Child%C3%A9ric-I-King-of-the-Franks/6000000005913253971
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 436, Germany
  • Death: c. November 26, 481 (36-53), Tournai, Hainaut, Walloon Region, Belgium
  • Place of Burial: Abbey of Saint-Brice, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Mérovech, leader of the Frankish tribes
    • Husband of Basina II of the Thüringians and Andovera
    • Father of Clovis I the Great, King of the Franks; Audofledis of the Salian Franks and Lanthechilde
  • Childeric I (/ˈkɪldərɪk/; French: Childéric; Latin: Childericus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hildirīk;[4] c. 437 – 481 AD) was a Frankish leader in the northern part of imperial Roman Gaul and a member of the Merovingian dynasty, described as a king (Latin rex), both on his Roman-style seal ring, which was buried with him, and in fragmentary later records of his life. He was father of Clovis I, who acquired effective control over all or most Frankish kingdoms, and 7a significant part of Roman Gaul.
  • Biography
    Childeric’s father is recorded by several sources including Gregory of Tours to have been Merovech, whose name is the basis of the Merovingian dynasty.[5] Gregory reports that Merovech was reputed by some to be a descendant of Chlodio who was an earlier Frankish king who had conquered Roman Gaulish areas first in the Silva Carbonaria, then in Tournai, Cambrai and as far south as the Somme. This is roughly the definition of the Roman province of Belgica Secunda (approximately the “Belgium” defined by Julius Caesar centuries earlier, the region stretching from north of Paris to the Flemish coast) and later a letter of Saint Remigius to Childeric’s son Clovis I implies that Childeric had been the administrative chief of this Roman province.
  • In records about specific actions of Childeric himself, he is mainly associated with the Roman military actions around the Loire river, where he appears in records involving the Gallo-Roman general Aegidius. According to Gregory of Tours, Childeric was exiled to “Thuringia” for eight years due to Frankish distaste at his debauchery and his seduction of his subjects’ daughters.[6] In the meantime, according to Gregory, Aegidius himself took up the title of king of the Franks. Upon his return from exile, Childeric joined his host’s wife, Queen Basina, who bore their son Clovis.

The fictional biographical information for Mérovech, leader of the Frankish tribes:

  • Mérovech, leader of the Frankish tribes MP
  • Latin: Merovius, leader of the Frankish tribes, Swedish: Merovec, leader of the Frankish tribes
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 413, Turnacum (Present Tournai), Belgica II (within present Belgium), Galliae, Roman Empire
  • Death: between c. 451 and 457 (29-48), Tournai, (Present Belgium), Salian Frankish Kingdom
  • Immediate Family:
    • Father of Childéric I, King of the Franks
    • father: Pharamond II Roi des Franc (no profile on geni.com)
    • GGGfather: Ascaric Roi des Franc
    • GGGmother: Regaise
    • grand father: Marcomir General ou chef des Francs Later elected King
    • Great Grandfather: Priam ou Prarius, Roi des Francs
    • wife: Ragnachilde de Evaric Reine de Visigoths
    • wife 2: NN Reine de Cambria
  • Added by: Randy Edwards on March 8, 2007
  • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 393 others
  • Curated by: Sharon Doubell

52. Chlodwig (c. 411-458) | Pharamond, king of the Franks (Fictitious) (c. bn. 365 and 383 – c. bn. 427 and 430).

Chlodwig’s life was covered by the fictional Merovich/Mérovech – the term “Merovingian” refers to “his” line of descendants.

  • Chlodwig de Colonia
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Chlodwig-de-Colonia/6000000078055674996
  • Son of Clodion “El Cabelludo” de los Francos Salios and Ildegonde or Hildegonde de Cologne Franks
  • Husband of Basine de Sajonia
  • Brother of Chlodebaud de Colonia and Closdesvinte de los Francos
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merovech
  • Merovech (French: Mérovée, Merowig; Latin: Meroveus; c. 411 – 458)[1] was the ancestor of the Merovingian dynasty. He was reportedly a king of the Salian Franks, but records of his existence are mixed with legend and myth. The most important written source, Gregory of Tours, recorded that Merovech was said to be descended from Chlodio, a roughly contemporary Frankish warlord who pushed from the Silva Carbonaria in modern central Belgium as far south as the Somme, north of Paris in modern-day France. His supposed descendants, the kings Childeric I and Clovis I, are the first well-attested Merovingians.
  • He may have been one of several barbarian warlords and kings that joined forces with the Roman general Aetius against the Huns under Attila at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in Gaul in 451.
  • Name
    The name Merovech is related to Marwig, lit. ’famed fight’ (compare modern Dutch mare “news, rumour”, vermaard “famous” as well as (ge)vecht “fight” with -vech).[2]
  • Historical accounts
    There is little information about him in the later histories of the Franks. Gregory of Tours only names him once as the father of Childeric I but remained vague about his relationship to Chlodio.[3] The Chronicle of Fredegar recounts that Merovech was born after Chlodio’s wife encountered a sea creature while bathing in the sea; according to Fredegar it remained unclear whether Merovech’s father was the creature or Chlodio.[4][5] Another theory considers this legend to be the creation of a mythological past needed to back up the fast-rising Frankish rule in Western Europe.[6]

The fictional biographical information for the admittedly fictional Pharamond, king of the Franks:

  • Pharamond, king of the Franks (Fictitious)
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Pharamond-king-of-the-Franks-Fictitious/5586718805550073688
  • Gender: Male, Birth: estimated between 365 and 383, France
  • Death: between circa 427 and circa 430
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Marcomir I, King of the Franks at Cologne and Hatilde de Francie
    • Husband of Argotta of the Franks and Ymbergide / Imberitrude
    • Father of Adalbertus de Cologne; Mérovée I, King of the Franks; Frotmund (Fictional); Chararic (Guerric) de Tongres; Weldelphus; Erlicia Erelieve de Cologne; Basina de Cologne; Fredemundus and King Clodius de Cologne, VI « less
    • Brother of Marcomir II, King of the Franks
    • Half brother of Chlodowig I, King of the Franks at Cologne; Albofledis .; Blésinde des Francs; Sunno Franks and Ildégonde of the Franks
  • Added by: Virginia Lea Sooy on March 12, 2007
  • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 371 others
  • Curated by: Anne Brannen

53. King Clodius de Cologne, VI (Clodion/Clodius/Chlodio) (395-448) | Marcomir De Cologne. (c. 347-c. 404)

  • King Clodius de Cologne, VI
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlodio
    • listed: 390 AD – 448 AD
    • https://www.geni.com/people/King-Clodius-de-Cologne-VI/6000000054309891910
      • King Clodius de Cologne, VI MP
      • French: Chlodion’ de Cologne, Roi des Francs, Swedish: Clodian av Westphalia, VI
      • Gender: Male
      • Birth: 395, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
      • Death: between 447 and 448 (51-53), Cambray, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
      • Immediate Family:
        • Son of Pharamond, king of the Franks (Fictitious) and Ymbergide / Imberitrude
        • Husband of Basina de Westphalia
        • Brother of Fredemundus
        • Half brother of Adalbertus de Cologne; Mérovée I, King of the Franks; Frotmund (Fictional); Chararic (Guerric) de Tongres; Weldelphus and 2 others
      • Added by: Arnaldo Muniz on October 6, 2016
      • Managed by: Pauline Ninan and 10 others
      • Curated by: Henn Sarv

A fake entry for Chlodio as a Spanish person: “De Los Francos Salios”. This entry lists Clodius’ true father: Théodémir de Thérouane, Roi des Francs.

Hildegonde de Cologne Franks is the daughter of Hildegard of Lombardy, who is the sister of Theodimir, Chlodio’s father.

  • BIRTH
    392
    Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
    DEATH
    451 (aged 58–59)
    Cambrai, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    BURIAL
    Cambrai Cathedral
    Cambrai, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  • Chlodio (probably died after 450), also Clodio, Clodius, Clodion, Cloio or Chlogio, was a Frankish king who attacked and then apparently ruled Roman-inhabited lands around Cambrai and Tournai, near the modern border of Belgium and France. He is known from very few records.
  • His influence probably reached as far south as the River Somme. He was therefore the first Frankish ruler to become established so deep within the Roman Empire, and distant from the border regions where the Franks had already been established for a long time. He was possibly a descendant of the Salian Franks, who Roman sources report to have settled within Texandria in the 4th century.
  • Gregory of Tours reported that in his time people believed that the Merovingian dynasty, who were still ruling, were descended somehow from Chlodio.

Clodius’s father was referred to as “Theudemeres” per the Chronicle of Fredegar. His father is actually Théodémir de Thérouane, Roi des Francs.

  • The Chronicle of Fredegar, on the other hand, makes Chlodio a son of Theudemeres, another real Frankish king who Gregory of Tours reported to have been executed with his mother by the Romans.
  • Pharamond[1] or Faramund (c. 365 – 430) is a legendary early king of the Franks, first referred to in the anonymous 8th-century Carolingian text Liber Historiae Francorum, also known as the Gesta regnum Francorum. In this work, which is customarily dated to 727, the anonymous author begins by writing of a mythical Trojan origin for the Franks.

The ancestry of “Marcomir de Cologne” is unknown, thus severing any record of Charlemagne and Clovis I’s lineage.

  • Marcomir de Cologne
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Marcomir-I-King-of-the-Franks-at-Cologne/6000000006127938104
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: circa 347
    • North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Death: circa 404 (48-65)
    • Cologne, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Immediate Family:
      • Husband of Hatilde de Francie and Hildegonde / Ildegond De Cologne
      • Father of Marcomir II, King of the Franks; Pharamond, king of the Franks (Fictitious); Chlodowig I, King of the Franks at Cologne; Albofledis .; Blésinde des Francs and 2 others
    • Added by: Jean-Jacques Chacun on February 7, 2007
    • Managed by: Margaret (C) and 346 others
    • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills
    • According to the later Liber Historiae Francorum, Marcomer tried to unite the Franks after the death of Sunno. He proposed that the Franks should live under one king and proposed his own son Pharamond (whose earliest mention is in this work, and who is considered mythological by scholars) for the kingship. This source does not relate whether Marcomer succeeded, but from other later sources that recall the account of Liber Historiae Francorum, the impression may be gained that Pharamond was regarded as the first king of the Franks. However, modern scholars, such as Edward James, do not accept this account in the Liber Historiae Francorum as historical, because Marcomer is called the son of the Trojan king Priam, which is an obvious impossibility. Another difficulty with this account is that earlier sources such as Gregory of Tours make it crystal clear that a century after Marcomer there were still many Frankish kings, ruling over portions or separate tribes – indeed, it has been proposed that the word “ruler” may be more appropriate than “king”, as there was at that time no one ruler over all the Frankish people. Clovis I, according to Gregory of Tours, had several other rulers or kings killed in order to manipulate control and increase his territory, and through his machinations dethroned other leaders such as the Frankish counts of Triër, but even he was not the single Frankish king, for tribes as the Thuringii, Chamavi and Bructeri continued their own structures. After Clovis’ death, his empire was divided again amongst his sons who ruled simultaneously over different areas.
    • Sources:
      • Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book II, paragraph 9.
        Claudian, Loeb classical Library, On Stilicho’s Consulship (translation Platnauer)
        Edward James, The Franks
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcomer

54. Théodémir de Thérouane, Roi des Francs (374-414).

55. Flavius Lombardy (350-394).

  • Flavius Richomeres de Toxandrie, Saliens Chief of Lombardy/Arbogast (350-394)
    (???-394) d. September 8, 394)
  • Arbogast:
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbogast_(magister_militum)
    • Later, after the 388 fall of Magnus Maximus, Marcomer and Sunno held a short meeting about the recent attacks with the Frank Arbogastes, who was a general (magister militum) in the Roman army. The Franks delivered hostages as usual,[1] and Arbogastes returned to his winter quarters in Trier.
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Flavius-Arbogastes-Roman-General/6000000010208028841:
      • Gender: Male
      • Birth: 350, França
      • Death: September 08, 395 (44-45), Byzantium (Constantinople)
      • Immediate Family:
      • Son of Flavius Bauto, Consul 385 and Thermantia
      • Father of Arigius
      • Brother of Aelia Eudoxia Augusta
      • Added by: Victar on June 18, 2008
      • Managed by: Doug Robinson, Gerene May Jensen Mason and Shaunda Marie John (Scott)
      • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills
    • As indicated by the similar life spans, Flavius Arbogastes is actually Flavius Richomeres de Toxandrie.
  • Flavius Arbogastes (died September 8, 394), or Arbogast, was a Frankish general in the Roman Empire. It has been stated by some ancient historians that he was the son of Flavius Bauto, Valentinian II’s former magister militum and protector before Arbogast, but modern scholars largely discount this claim.[1]
  • Flavius Arbogastes, or simply Arbogast, was the nephew of the great Frankish General Flavius Richomeres[2] and resided within the Frankish domain as a native of Galatia Minor[3] until he was expelled in the later 370s CE. His Germanic name, *Arbogastiz, is also otherwise attested; it is derived from the elements arbo- “heir; inheritance” and gastiz “guest, spirit”. It was at this point when Arbogast joined the Roman imperial military service under the command of the emperor Gratian, son of Valentinian I[4] and elder brother to Valentinian II, in the Western Roman Empire.[5] Shortly after his induction into the Roman military, Arbogast made a name for himself as being an extremely efficient and loyal field-commander.[6] So much so, in fact, that in 380 CE Gratian sent Arbogast along with his magister militum Bauto[7] to aid Theodosius I[8] against the Goths and their leader Fritigern after they had pillaged and plundered areas of Macedonia and Thessaly that year and the year before. The Western armies, commanded by Bauto and Arbogast, and those from Theodosius I in the East, successfully pushed Fritigern out of Macedonia and Thessaly towards Thrace in lower Moesia where their raids had begun, and ultimately established a peace treaty with the Visigoths in 382 CE.[9]

This is actually Flavius Arbogastes:

Flavius Richomeres de Toxandrie, Saliens Chief of Lombardy

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Flavius-Richomeres-de-Toxandrie-Saliens-Chief-of-Lombardy/6000000031393260144
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: 350, Maritime Charente, Saintonge, France
  • Death: circa 393 (38-47), Maritime Charente, Saintonge, France
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Mellobaude, King of the Franks at Worms and Ascyla, Queen of Lombardy
    • Father of Théodémir de Thérouane, Roi des Francs and Hildegard de Lombardy
    • Brother of Himbald, King of the Franks; Chlogio von Köln, I and Daughter of Mallobaudes
  • Flavius Richomeres de Toxandrie, Saliens Chief of Lombardy (350-393)
  • Flavius Bauto (332-385)
    (died c. 385) was a Romanised Frank who served as a magister militum of the Roman Empire and imperial advisor under Valentinian II.
  • (b. 332 d. 385 rec’d 20231014 1743)
  • Flavius Bauto (Toxandrie) von Franken (aft. 0300 – 0388)
    Flavius Bauto von Franken formerly Toxandrie
    https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Toxandrie-23
    https://www.myheritage.com/names/flavius_bauto
  • Flavius Bauto, Circa 350 – 385
    Flavius Bauto was born circa 350, in birth place, to Ascyla von der Lombardie (born von Westphalia).
    Flavius married Thermantia Bauto (born N.N.).
    Thermantia was born circa 365.
    They had 3 children: Aelia Eudoxia of Constantinople and 2 other children.
  • –> Flavius Lombardy
    Flavius Bauto Gen. of the Franks, Magister Militum of the Western Roman Empire Lombardy was born in 350, in birth place, to Mellobaude Lombardy and Ascyla Lombardy.

56. Mellobaude “King of The Franks” De Lombardy (320-383).

https://www.myheritage.com/names/ascyla_lombardy

  • Born in 320 – Wormsgau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Deceased in 376 – Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, aged 56 years old

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallobaudes

  • Mallobaudes or Mellobaudes was a 4th-century Frankish king who also held the Roman title of comes domesticorum. In 354 he was a tribunus armaturarum[1] in the Roman army in Gaul, where he served under Silvanus, who usurped power in 355. Mallobaudes tried unsuccessfully to intervene on his behalf.[clarification needed] Appointed comes domesticorum by Gratian, he was second-in-command of the army in Gaul in 378 when he defeated the Alemannic tribes under King Priarius at Battle of Argentovaria (near modern Colmar) according to Ammianus Marcellinus.[2] In 380 he killed Macrian, king of the Bucinobantes and Roman ally, who had invaded Frankish territory. During the usurpation of Maximus, Mallobaudes was killed shortly after the assassination of the emperor Gratian.

Mellobaude, King of the Franks at Worms

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Mellobaude-King-of-the-Franks-at-Worms/6000000004191818106
  • Mellobaudes van Toxandrië
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 320, Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  • Death: c. 383 (54-71), Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Malaric I, Frankish Chief and Ascylla (Irmtrud) comtesse d’Orléans
    • Husband of Ascyla, Queen of Lombardy
    • Father of Himbald, King of the Franks; Chlogio von Köln, I; Flavius Richomeres de Toxandrie, Saliens Chief of Lombardy and Daughter of Mallobaudes
    • Brother of Flavius Merobaudes Richomeres; Priaros, King of the Franks at Toxandria; Ascyla, of Toxandria (daughter of Malaric I) and Richimir de Toxandrie de Toxandrie
  • Mellobaudes (c320-376), King of the Franks at Worms. In 374, Mallobaudes killed Macrianus, King of the Alemanni. In 378, he was appointed as commander of household troops by Gratian and sent with general Nannianus against Lentienses Alemanni (Ammianus Marcellinus, XXX, 3,7), defeating the Alemans near the Rhine and killing King Priarius (AM XXXI, 10,6).
  • Mallobaudes, King of the Franks, in Worms opposed the Frank Malaric.1 He was born in 320. He was the son of Malaric, King of the Franks, in Toxandrie and N. N. of the Gauls. He killed Macrianus, king of the Alemanni in 374.2 King of the Franks in Worms. He was elected King of the Franks in 378.1 He was appointed as commander of household troops by Gratian and sent with general Nannianus against Lentienses Alemanni (Ammianus Marcellinus, XXX, 3,7), defeating the Alemans near the Rhine and killing King Priarius (AM XXXI, 10,6) in 378.2

57. Malaric I, Frankish Chief (295-360).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Malaric-I-Frankish-Chief/6000000003828105347?through=6000000004191818106
  • Malaric I de Toxandrie, chef Franc
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: January 295, Toxandrie, Gaul
  • Death: January 360 (64-65), Gaul, Moselle, Lorraine, France
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Ragaise, King of the Franks and Queen Blesinde de Toxandrie
    • Husband of Gallische vrouw uit Belgica and Ascylla (Irmtrud) comtesse d’Orléans
    • Father of Flavius Merobaudes Richomeres; Priaros, King of the Franks at Toxandria; Mellobaude, King of the Franks at Worms; Ascyla, of Toxandria (daughter of Malaric I) and Richimir de Toxandrie de Toxandrie
    • Brother of … of the Franks
    • Occupation: 1st King of the Franks in Toxandria

58. Ragaise De Toxandrie, roi des Francs (270-307).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Ragaise-King-of-the-Franks/6000000001529617553
  • Ragaise De Toxandrie, roi des Francs MP
  • English (default): Ragaise, roi des Francs, French: Ragoise De Toxandrie, roi des Francs, German: de Toxandrie, roi des Francs, Spanish: Dn. Ragaise de Toxandría, roi des Francs, Dutch: heer der Franken Ragaise van Toxandrië, roi des Francs
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: 270, Toxandrie, Vexin, France
  • Death: 307 (36-38), France
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Génébaud I, King of the Franks and Queen Athildis de Toxandrie, of the East Franks and Sicambriam Franks
    • Husband of Queen Blesinde de Toxandrie
    • Father of … of the Franks and Malaric I, Frankish Chief
    • Brother of Antharic early Frankish King
  • https://www.myheritage.com/names/ragaise_toxandrie
    • Ragaise of the Franks de Toxandrie was born in 270, in birth place, to Genebaud I de Toxandrie, roi des Francs and Queen Athildis de Toxandrie King of the Franks.
      Ragaise had 2 siblings: Merogais (Ragaise) de Toxandrie roi des Francs and one other sibling.
      Ragaise married Queen Eva Margolis of de Toxandrie de Francie in 294, at age 24 in marriage place.
      Queen was born in 270, in birth place.
      They had one son: Malaric De Toxandrie.

59. Génébaud I De Toxandrie, roi des Francs (245-290).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9baud-I-King-of-the-Franks/352671712730012986
  • Génébaud I De Toxandrie, roi des Francs MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: 245, Tongeren, Limburg, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
  • Death: 290 (44-45), Tongeren, Limburg, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Marcomir, Frankish chief and IIdégonde of the Lombards (Fictitious Person)
    • Husband of Queen Athildis de Toxandrie, of the East Franks and Sicambriam Franks
    • Father of Ragaise, King of the Franks and Antharic early Frankish King
      Brother of Godinga Scridefini
  • Occupation: King of the Franks, leider der Franken, Chef Franc

IIdégonde of the Lombards was inserted to create the appearance that the Italians who joined Freemasonry in 1876 were descended from the Frankish king Génébaud I De Toxandrie. Their ancestor, Ildegonde of the Lombards, was inserted into the historical record as the mother of Génébaud.

60. Marcomir, Frankish chief (220-281).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Marcomir-Frankish-chief/6000000001529617615
  • Marcomir, Frankish chief
  • Also Known As: “Marcomir of Toxandria”, “de Toxandrie”, “van Toxandrië”
  • Birthdate: circa 220, Tongeren, Limburg, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
  • Death: circa 281 (52-69), Tongeren, Limburg, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
  • Immediate Family:
    • Husband of IIdégonde of the Lombards (Fictitious Person)
    • Father of Génébaud I, King of the Franks and Godinga Scridefini
    • Occupation: Koning Der Franken, Chef Franc, roi des Francs, Chef des Francs, Dog i Frankrike, Roy des Franks
    • Son of:: Quintus Anicius Paulinus, II

Another strange thing happens in the records at this generation.

These two records are listed on Geni.com:
Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus (180-230) – https://www.geni.com/people/Quintus-Anicius-Faustus-Paulinus-Legate/6000000000629577905
Quintus Anicius Paulinus (180-232) – https://www.geni.com/people/Quintus-Anicius-Paulinus/6000000058659756847

These duplicate records mask the link from the Frankish kings to their Roman ancestors.
Marcomir’s page on Geni.com states that he is the son of “Quintus Anicius Paulinus, II,” but there is no link attached to this name.

A search for “Quintus Anicius Paulinus” turns up a page for a person with this name (the one linked above). The page for Quintus Anicius Paulinus on Geni.com lists Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus as his son. However, both records have a birth date listed as 180 AD‒not possible for a father and son.

The page for Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus, Legate, likewise, identifies him as the son of Quintus Anicius Paulinus, but on this page, there is a link to a Geni.com entry.

61. Quintus Anicius Paulinus (180-230).

This is the Geni.com entry for Quintus Anicius Paulinus that links to other records:

Quintus Anicius Paulinus

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Quintus-Anicius-Paulinus/600000005865975684
  • Quintus Anicius Paulinus
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: 180, Roma, Lazio, Italy
  • Death: 232 (51-53)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus and Sergia Paula
    • Husband of Cæsonia Paulla
    • Father of Quintus Anicius Faustus; Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus, Legate and Sextus Cocceius Anicius Faustus Paulinus
    • Half brother of Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus; PROCONSUL DE ASIA GAIUS ASNIUS Nichomachus and Quintus Anicius Faustus
  • Added by: Борислав Каргоев on May 8, 2017
  • Managed by: Борислав Каргоев

62. Gaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus (165-235).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Gaius-Asinius-Quadratus-Protimus/6000000005747722843
  • Gaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus
  • Birthdate: circa 165, Roman Empire, Italy
  • Death: circa 235 (61-79), Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Asinius Nicomachus and Julia Quadratilla
    • Husband of Sergia Paula
    • Father of Quintus Anicius Paulinus; Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus; PROCONSUL DE ASIA GAIUS ASNIUS Nichomachus and Quintus Anicius Faustus
    • Occupation: Consul Suffectus of Rome (about 200), Proconsul Achaiae (about 211)

63. Gaius Asinius Nicomachus (135-195).

  • Gaius Asinius Nicomachus
  • Birthdate: circa 135, Roman Empire, Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Asinius Quadratus and Julia Charax
    • Husband of Julia Quadratilla
    • Father of Gaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus
    • Brother of Gaius Asinius Quadratus

64. Gaius Julius Asinius Quadratus (100-165).

  • Gaius Julius Asinius Quadratus
  • Birthdate: circa 100
  • Death: circa 165 (56-74)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus, II and Asinia Marcella
    • Husband of Julia Charax
    • Father of Gaius Asinius Quadratus and Gaius Asinius Nicomachus

65. Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus, II (70-117 AD).

66. Gaius Julius Bassus, I (40-98 AD).

67. Gaius Julius Severus, Tribune of Legio VI Ferrata (25-80 AD).

68. Artemidorus (25 BC-60 AD).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Artemidorus/6000000005747722933
  • Artemidorus
  • Birthdate: 25 BC, Roman Empire, Galatia, Anatolia (Turkey)
  • Death: circa 60 AD (80-89 AD).
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Amyntas I, King of Galatia
    • Husband of Laodice of the Tectosages+
    • Father of Julia Tyche and Gaius Julius Severus, Tribune of Legio VI Ferrata

69. Amyntas I, King of Galatia (?? BC-25 BC).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Amyntas-I-King-of-Galatia/6000000005747722943
  • Amyntas I, King of Galatia
  • Also Known As: “Amyntas Brigatos (II; Tetrarch) of the Trocmii”
  • Birthdate: 60 BC, Birthplace: Tromes, Galatia, Roman Empire
  • Death: 25 BC (34-35)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Brogitarix, king of Galatia and Adobogiona
    • Father of Artemidorus
    • Occupation: Tetrarch of the Trocmi and King of Galatia

His father is not Brogitarix but Julius Caesar.

725 AD is when this cover-up occurred, along with those involving Théodémir and Chlodwig.

70. Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC).

  • Gaius Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/, SEE-zər; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

Not actually an ancestor, but listed as the father of Amyntas I in place of Julius Caesar.

  • Brogitarix
    • https://www.geni.com/people/Brogitarix-king-of-Galatia/6000000005747722953
    • Also Known As: “Brogitaris (Brigatos) van (de) Celtes Trocmii”, “Brogitarus”, “Bogodiatarus”, “Brigatus”
    • Birthdate: circa 81 BC, Galatia, Asia Minor
    • Death: 31 BC (45-54)
    • Immediate Family:
      • Husband of Adobogiona
      • Father of Amyntas I, King of Galatia
    • Brogitarus, King of Galatia
    • Brogitarix, king of Galatia
  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Brogitarus (/brəˈdʒɪtərəs/ brə-JIT-ər-əs, Classical Latin: [brɔˈɡɪtarʊs])[1] was king of Galatia in Asia Minor between 63 BC and 50 BC, reigning concurrently with his father-in-law Deiotarus Philoromaeus,[2] who was also tetrarch of the Tolistobogii. By Deiotarus’ daughter Adobogiona, Brogitarus was the father of Amyntas, tetrarch of the Trocmi and king of Galatia.
    • Cicero claims that Brogitarus obtained his elevation to the kingship of Galatia alongside Deiotarus by bribing P. Clodius Pulcher, who was then tribune of the plebs at Rome.[2] Brogitarus also became high priest of the Great Mother at Pessinus after the incumbent was removed through a law introduced by Clodius Pulcher. Cicero impugns not only this procedure but also Brogitarus’ character, claiming that the priesthood “was sold for a large sum to Brogitarus, a profligate man, and unworthy of any such sacred character, especially as he had desired it not for the purpose of doing honour to the goddess, but only of profaning her temple.”[3] Deiotarus subsequently intervened to remove Brogitarus as high priest on the grounds that the latter had “polluted” its sacred ceremonies.[2]
    • The name ‘Brogitarus’ may be understood as brogi-taros ‘border-crosser’ or (less likely) brogi-taruos ‘border-bull’.[4]

Julius Caesar, Roman Dictator

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Julius-Caesar-Roman-Dictator/6000000001336610897
  • Gaius Julius Caesar MP
  • Croatian: Gaj Julije Cezar
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: July 12, 100 BC, Roma, Italia (Italy)
  • Death: March 15, 44 BC (55), Curia Pompeii, Roma, Italia (Italy) (Assassination by Marcus Junius Brutus, Tillius Cimber, Sevilius Casca and 60 others, stabbed 23 x)
  • Place of Burial: Mausoléu de Augusto, Roma, Italia (Italy)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Caesar, III and Aurelia Cotta
    • Husband of Lucia Calpunia Piso Caesia; Cornelia Cinna Minor; Cossutia, wife of Caesar; Pompeia, wife of Caesar; Servilia Caepionis Maior and 1 other
    • Partner of Cleopatra VII Philopator, Pharaoh of Egypt
    • Ex-partner of Eunoë of Mauretania
    • Father of Julia Caesaris and Ptolemy XV ‘Caesarion’, Pharaoh of Egypt
    • Brother of Julia Caesaris Minor and Julia Caesaris Major
    • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 19, 2007
    • Managed by: Sveneric Rosell and 81 others
    • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

71. Gaius Julius Caesar III (140-85 BC).

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Julius_Caesar_(governor_of_Asia)
    • Gaius Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the father of Roman dictator Julius Caesar.
  • https://www.geni.com/people/Gaius-Julius-Caesar-III/6000000006101277370
  • Gaius Julius Caesar MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 140 BC, Roma, Roma, Italia, Roma
  • Death: 85 BC (50-60), Roma, Roma, Italia, Roma
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Caesar, II and Marcia Regia
    • Husband of Aurelia Cotta
    • Father of Julia Caesaris Minor; Julia Caesaris Major and Julius Caesar, Roman Dictator
    • Brother of Sextus Julius Caesar, III and Julia Caesaris
  • Added by: David Prins on April 26, 2007
  • Managed by: Peter Spiering and 100 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

72. Gaius Julius Caesar, II (163-140 BC).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Gaius-Julius-Caesar-II/6000000005759156012
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 163 BC, Rome, Rome, Latium, Roman Empire
  • Death: 140 BC (18-27), Rome, Rome, Latium, Roman Empire
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Caesar, I
    • Husband of Pompeia and Marcia Regia
    • Father of Gaius Julius Caesar, III; Sextus Julius Caesar, III and Julia Caesaris
  • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 17, 2007
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 80 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

73. Gaius Julius Caesar (205-166 BC).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Gaius-Julius-Caesar-I/6000000005758568903
    • Gaius Julius Caesar MP
    • Gender: Male
    • Birth: c. 205 BC, Rome, Italy
    • Death: 166 BC (34-44), Rome, Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Sextus Julius Caesar, I
    • Father of Gaius Julius Caesar, II
    • Brother of Lucius Julius Caesar (praetor 183 BC) and Sextus Julius Caesar, II
  • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 17, 2007
  • Managed by: Bjørn P. Brox and 59 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

74. Sextus Julius Caesar, I (250-208 BC).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Sextus-Julius-Caesar-I/6000000003051146604
  • Sextus Julius Caesar MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 250 BC, Roma, Roma, Italia, Roma
  • Death: c. 208 BC (33-50), Roma, Roma, Italia, Roma
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Caesar, I and Cornelia Cinna Minor
    • Father of Lucius Julius Caesar (praetor 183 BC); Sextus Julius Caesar, II and Gaius Julius Caesar, I
  • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 17, 2007
  • Managed by: Eduardo Augusto Javier Cruz Pesantes and 82 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

75. Lucius Julius Caesar, I (280-250 BC).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Lucius-Julius-Caesar-I/6000000007871197382
  • Lucius Julius Caesar MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 280 BC, Rome, Roma, Italy
  • Death: c. 250 BC (21-38), Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Numerius Julius Caesar
    • Husband of Cornelia Cinna Minor
    • Father of Sextus Julius Caesar, I
  • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 17, 2007
  • Managed by: Pablo Benítez Barreto and 63 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

76. Numerius Julius Caesar (c. 300-267 BC).

  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on December 12, 2007 (“León”
  • Managed by: Ingrid Sedin and 55 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

77. Lucius Julius Libo, II (310-266 BC).

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Lucius-Julius-Libo-II/6000000007871257305
  • Lucius Julius Libo, II MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 310 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Death: 267 BC (38-48)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Libo, consul 267 BC and Caecilia Metella Macedonica
    • Father of Numerius Julius Caesar
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on December 12, 2007
  • Managed by: Jason Scott Wills and 37 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

78. Lucius Julius Libo, consul 267 BC (350-after 267 BC)*

“The Libo Shuffle”
This person, “Lucius Julius Libo, consul 267 BC,” is fake. This is where the Italian Mafia got into Freemasonry; the insertion happened in 1876. That’s how and when the Musitano crime family took up residence in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They bought their way in.

This person, Lucius Julius Libo, consul 267 BC, has an identical birthdate to the record that follows, Lucius Julius Jullus, VII, who is listed as the father of Lucius Julius Libo.

The indicator that all these records are cooked is that they were added by Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León, which is a reference to Leon (Redbone) Franks.

  • Lucius Julius Libo, consul 267 BC (350-267 BC)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Jullus, VII
    • Husband of Caecilia Metella Macedonica
    • Father of Lucius Julius Libo, II
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on December 12, 2007
  • Managed by: Ingrid Sedin and 51 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

79. Lucius Julius Jullus, VII (c. 350-??? BC). (78)

  • Lucius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 350 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Jullus, VI
    • Father of Lucius Julius Libo, consul 267 BC
  • Added by: Noel Clark Bush on April 12, 2009
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 18 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

80. Lucius Julius Jullus, VI (c. 390-??? BC). (79)

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Lucius-Julius-Jullus-VI/6000000003645712148
  • Lucius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: circa 390 BC, Rome, Roma, Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Jullus, V
    • Father of Lucius Julius Jullus, VII
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on April 30, 2008
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 14 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

81. Lucius Julius Jullus, V (c. 435-379 BC). (80)

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Lucius-Julius-Jullus-V/6000000003509153197
  • Lucius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 435 BC, Rome, Roma, Italy
  • Death: 379 BC (51-60), Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Jullus, IV
    • Father of Lucius Julius Jullus, VI
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on April 30, 2008
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 22 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

82. Lucius Julius Jullus, IV (c. 475-c. 430 BC). (81)

83. Vopiscus Julius Jullus (515-473 BC). (82)

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Vopiscus-Julius-Jullus/6000000003508576925
  • Vopiscus Julius Jullus
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 515 BC, Rome, Roma, Italy
  • Death: c. 473 BC (33-51)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Jullus, IV
    • Father of Lucius Julius Jullus, IV
    • Added by: Noel Clark Bush on April 12, 2009
    • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 5 others
    • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

84. Gaius Julius Jullus, IV (c. 540 BC-???). (83)

  • Gaius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 540 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Jullus, III
    • Father of Vopiscus Julius Jullus
    • Brother of Lucius Julius Libo
  • Added by: Noel Clark Bush on April 12, 2009
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 11 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

85. Lucius Julius Jullus, III (c. 565 BC-???). (84)

  • Lucius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 565 BC, Rome, Roma, Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Lucius Julius Jullus, II
    • Father of Gaius Julius Jullus, IV and Lucius Julius Libo
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on December 12, 2007
  • Managed by: Ingrid Sedin and 10 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

86. Lucius Julius Jullus, II (c. 590 BC-???). (85)

  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 590 BC, Rome, Roma, Italy
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Jullus, III
    • Father of Lucius Julius Jullus, III
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on December 12, 2007
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 11 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

87. Gaius Julius Jullus, III (c. 620 BC-???). (86)

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Gaius-Julius-Jullus-III/6000000003828283398
  • Gaius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 620 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Jullus, II
    • Father of Lucius Julius Jullus, II
    • Brother of Lucius Julius Julus
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on December 12, 2007
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 34 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

88. Gaius Julius Jullus, II (est. 665-625 BC). (87)

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Gaius-Julius-Jullus-II/6000000003828283404
  • Gaius Julius Jullus Julles II MP
  • English (default): Gaius Julius Jullus, Dutch: Gaius Julius Julles II
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: estimated between 665 BCE and 625 BCE, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Gaius Julius Jullus, I
    • Father of Gaius Julius Jullus, III and Lucius Julius Julus
  • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 17, 2007
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 16 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

89. Gaius Julius Jullus, I (c. 670-??? BC). (88)

90. Lucius Julius Jullus, I (c. 700 BC-???). (89)

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Lucius-Julius-Jullus-I/6000000014835622429
  • Lucius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 700 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Numerius Julius Jullus
    • Father of Gaius Julius Jullus, I
  • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 17, 2007
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 32 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

91. Numerius Julius Jullus (c. 740 BC-???). (90)

  • Numerius Julius Jullus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 740 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Immediate Family:
    • Son of Iulus
    • Father of Lucius Julius Jullus, I
  • Added by: Ricardo Alejandro Seminario León on December 12, 2007
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 17 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills

92. Iulus (c. 765 BC-???). (91)

  • https://www.geni.com/people/Iulus/6000000014835656244
  • Iulus MP
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth: c. 765 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
  • Death: Europe
  • Immediate Family:
    • Father of Numerius Julius Jullus
  • Added by: Joseph Bilodeau on June 17, 2007
  • Managed by: Noel Clark Bush and 19 others
  • Curated by: Jason Scott Wills
  • About
    • In Roman mythology Iulus is the semi-divine ancestor of gens Iulia, a patrician family at Rome. Legends vary. Iulus was identical with Ascanius, King of Alba Longa (Vergil), or he was a half-brother of Ascanius and son of Aeneas by his Trojan wife, Creüsa (Livy), or he was son of Ascanius (Dionysius of Halicarnassus), or Ascanius was childless (Cato). It is not known which version was accepted by the Iulii themselves.
    • The Iulii were undoubtedly of Alban origin. They were mentioned as one of the leading Alban families removed to Rome and enrolled among the patres there by Tullus Hostilius after the destruction of Alba Longa. (Dionys. 3.29; Tac. Ann. 11.24; in Liv. 1.30 the reading should probably be Tuttios, not Julios.)
    • Nevertheless, the Iulii were mentioned in Roman legend even before the destruction of Alba Longa. Proculus Julius is said to have announced the passing of Romulus to the Roman people. He had a vision of Romulus, who bid the Roman people to worship him thereafter as the god Quirinus.
    • Sources

This line of direct male ancestors from Iulus includes the Alban Kings, Remus and Romulus, and Zeus, who was born around 8,753 BC.

Daniel Etibek Butterfield of Burlington, Ontario, Canada and his siblings, sons and daughter of David William Butterfield, are direct descendants of Charlemagne (and other Frankish kings), Julius Caesar, Iulus, Remus, Romulus, the Alban Kings, and Zeus, who was born around 8,753 BC.

Image credit:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlemagne_Agostino_Cornacchini_Vatican_2.jpg
https://ascendstudio.co.uk/projects/museum-of-freemasonry/
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Last updated on January 5, 2024

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