Blithildis Merovingian (abt. 520)

Ancestors

Wife of Ansbertus (Metz) de Rodez — married [date unknown] in DISPUTED

Descendants

Brubaker & Smith (2004), and Cawley (2006), call the existence of Blithildis into question.[1] She may be a late-8th century (or after) fabriction by the Carolingians to claim Merovingian descent.[2] Settipani, however, believes some primary sources suggest that reconstructions of Ansbert's family may, *in part*, be based on historical fact. But this in itself, does not resolve the identity of any spouse.[3][4] Brubaker & Smith (2004), further state that no 7th century document names a Merovingian princess by the name of Blithildis.[5]

Vitals

Blithildis;[6] Bilichildis; Blitchildim; Blithilde[7][8]

Parents

Some fanciful reconstructions of her parents are:

• Clotair I (Chlothachar), King of the Franks and Ingundis (Ingonde)^[1]

• Lothaire^[2] and Beretrudam^[3]

• Lothar II[9]

• Clotaire I and Waldrada[10]

Marriage

m. Ansbertus. Issue:^[1][2]

• (disputed) Arnoldum^[1]

Sources

Brubaker, L. & Smith, J.M.H. (2004). "Pippinid wives." Gender in the Early Medieval World: East and West, 300-900. Cambridge University Press. eBook.[11] Citing:

• Commenmoratio genealogiae domni Karoli gloriosissimi imperatoris (9th century)
• Genealogia regum Francorum (citing Commenmoratio genealogiae domni ...)
• Blithildis genuit Arnaldum ex Ansberto illustri viro
• Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Liber Historiæ Francorum
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Carmen de Exordio Gentis Francorum
3. ↑ Chronico Marcianensi de Sancta Rictrude; "chronologically impossible if she was the grandmother of Arnoul Bishop of Metz" (Cawley, 2006)