See also
| Husband: | Ansegisel + (602-679) | |
| Wife: | Begga + of LANDEN (615-693) | |
| Children: | Pepin + of HERISTAL (635-714) | |
| Clothilde + (650-692) | ||
| Martin + of LAON (660- ) | ||
| Name: | Ansegisel + | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Arnulf + (582-640) | |
| Mother: | Dode + (586-615) | |
| Birth | 0602 | |
| Death | 0679 (age 76-77) | |
| Name: | Begga + of LANDEN | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Pepin I + (580-640) | |
| Mother: | Itta + of LANDEN (591-652) | |
| Birth | 0615 | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Death | 17 Dec 0693 (age 77-78) | |
Spouse: Plectrude
| Name: | Pepin + of HERISTAL | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Alpaide + of NEUSTRIA (654-705) | |
| Spouse 2: | Plectrude (c. 640- ) | |
| Birth | 0635 | Heristal, Neustria |
| Occupation | Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia | |
| Title | frm 0680 to 0714 (age 44-79) | Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia |
| Title | frm 0687 to 0714 (age 51-79) | Duke of the Franks |
| Title | frm 0688 to 0695 (age 52-60) | Mayor of the Palace at Neustria |
| Title | frm 0688 to 0695 (age 52-60) | Mayor of the Palace of Burgundy |
| Death | 16 Dec 0714 (age 78-79) | Junelle, France |
| Name: | Clothilde + | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Theuderic III + (654-691) | |
| Birth | 0650 | France |
| Occupation | Regent | |
| Death | 3 Jun 0692 (age 41-42) | |
| Name: | Martin + of LAON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Bertrada + of LAON (660-720) | |
| Birth | 0660 | |
Ansegisel (also Ansgise, Ansegus, or Anchises) (c. 602 or 610 – murdered before 679 or 662) was the son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia (634-656) as a duke (Latin dux, a military leader) and domesticus. He was killed sometime before 679, slain in a feud by his enemy Gundewin
Saint Begga (also Begue, Begge) (615 – 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded several churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne. Some hold that the Beguine movement which came to light in the 12th century was actually founded by St. Begga; and the church in the beguinage of Lier, Belgium, has a statue of St. Begga standing above the inscription: St. Begga, our foundress.
The Lier beguinage dates from the 13th century. More than likely, however, the Beguines derived their name from that of the priest Lambert le Begue, under whose protection the witness and ministry of the Beguines flourished.[1][2]
Marriage and issueShe married Ansegisel, son of Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, and had three children:
Pepin of Heristal
Martin of Laon
Clotilda of Heristal, who was married to Theuderic III of the Franks
VenerationShe is commemorated as a saint on her feast days, 6 September and 17 December.