Bishop St. Arnulf ("de Heristal") of Metz 
Arnulf, known as de Heristal, was born on August 13th, 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium. De Heristal's father was Bodegisel II of Aquitaine and his mother was Oda of Suevia. His paternal grandparents were Saint Gondolfus, Bishop of Tongeren and Palatina of Troyes. He was an only child. He died at the age of 57 on July 18th, 0640 in Remiremont, France. He was buried in Church of Apostles in Metz, Moselle, France.General Notes
ALIA: Arnoul de /Heristal/
Arnoul was the 29th. Bishop of Metz, in 612. He was canonized by the Church, Saint Arnoul. He became the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and tutor of Dagobert. In the year 614, when Clotaire II had had Brunehaut killed, he remained the only descendant of the sons of Clovis alive. But he is only a toy in the hands of the Franc aristocracy both lay and ecclesiastic. At the head of each of the three ancient kingdoms, Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy, the Major Domus [Mayor of the Palace] gains progressively greater importance. On 18 October 614, Clotaire II signed the Edict of Paris which in 27 articles, essentially formed the basic power structure for the Council of Bishops and the Assembly of the Greats [nobles].
In 623, Clotaire II was pushed by the Bishop of Metz and also Pepin [Le Vieux de Landen], the Mayor of the Palace to give Austrasia its own King. Thus, Clotaire II's son Dagobert became King of Austrasia and under the tutelage of Arnoul.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- d.~ 0509
- b.~ 0505 in Cologne, France d.~ 0575 in Vitrey-en-Perthois, France
- b.0545 in Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France d.0599 in Tongres, France
- b.~ 0525 in Perthois, Southeast France
- b.~ 0565 in Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France d.~ 0610 in Carthage, Africa
- b.~ 0520 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France
- b.~ 0547 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France
- b.0440
- b.~ 0470 in Thuringia, Germany d.~ 0530 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.~ 0520 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.13 Aug 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.18 Jul 0640 in Remiremont, France
- b.~ 0567 in Swabia, Germany d.0636
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnulf_of_Metz
