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'''Ansbertus''' (also transcribed as '''Ansbert''') was a [[Franks|Frankish]] [[Austrasia]]n noble, as well as a [[Gallo-Roman]] [[Senator]]. He is thought to be the son of [[Ferreolus of Rodez|Ferreolus]], Senator of Narbonne and his wife, Dode. This would make him the great-grandson of [[Tonantius Ferreolus (prefect)|Tonantius Ferreolus]], Praetorian Prefect of Gaul and his wife Papianilla. |
'''Ansbertus''' (also transcribed as '''Ansbert''') was a [[Franks|Frankish]] [[Austrasia]]n noble, as well as a [[Gallo-Roman]] [[Senator]]. He is thought to be the son of [[Ferreolus of Rodez|Ferreolus]], Senator of Narbonne and his wife, Dode. This would make him the great-grandson of [[Tonantius Ferreolus (prefect)|Tonantius Ferreolus]], Praetorian Prefect of Gaul and his wife Papianilla. |
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Little of his actual life is known. His wife Billihild was reputed to be a daughter of [[Charibert I]] (reigned 561-567), [[Merovingian]] King of Paris, and granddaughter of [[Chlothar I]]. |
Little of his actual life is known. His wife [[Blithilde|Billihild]] was reputed to be a daughter of [[Charibert I]] (reigned 561-567), [[Merovingian]] King of Paris, and granddaughter of [[Chlothar I]]. |
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==Marriage and issue== |
==Marriage and issue== |
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Ansbertus (also transcribed as Ansbert) was a Frankish Austrasian noble, as well as a Gallo-Roman Senator. He is thought to be the son of Ferreolus, Senator of Narbonne and his wife, Dode. This would make him the great-grandson of Tonantius Ferreolus, Praetorian Prefect of Gaul and his wife Papianilla.
Little of his actual life is known. His wife Billihild was reputed to be a daughter of Charibert I (reigned 561-567), Merovingian King of Paris, and granddaughter of Chlothar I.
The Liber Historiae Francorum, written centuries later, states that he married Blithilde, a daughter of King Hlothar and then continues the line to the Pippinids through his son ArnoaldtoArnulf of Metz, one of the progenitors of the Carolingians.[1] William of Malmesbury in his History of the Kings of England, repeats the line, without naming his source.[2] While some versions of the relationship identify this "King Hlothar" as the "father of Dagobert" and hence Clothar II,[citation needed] a 9th century genealogy and some modern reconstructions posit that Ansbertus' wife must have been a daughter of Clothar I, making her the offspring of his brief relationship with Waldrada.[citation needed] However, Gregory of Tours, writing contemporary to the sons of Clothar I and our main source on the early Merovingians, does not ascribe to Waldrada any children by her brief extra-marital relationship with Chlothar.[3]
The following children are proposed for Ansbertus and Blithilde:
