Arnulf Bishop of Metz

✓ St Arnulf (c.582-640), 'ex nobilissimo fortissimoque Francorum stemmate', courtier of Theudebert II, Bishop of Metz 613/14-c.629, adviser of Dagobert I, hermit at Remiremont; father of Chlodulf and Ansegisel 'iuventutis suae tempore ex legitimi matrimonii copula' (Gesta Episcoporum Mettensium, 8th c.). The 'Arnoald' and Roman-senatorial ancestry given him by the 9th-century Metz genealogies is dynastic invention - FLOOR, not wired above. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Franks, Merovingian Nobility - Maiordomi (Pippinids, Arnulfings)'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 25 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]