Wuldetrada Of LOMBARD

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• Name: Vuldetrada Of LOMBARD
• Name: Waldrada Of LOMBARDY
• _UID: 9F250A9917484D5FAB31F30605C6137FA47B

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Relationship (J,M&L):
42nd Great-grandparent

Family/Spouse: Theudebald (Theobald) King Of AUSTRASIA. Theudebald (son of King Theudebert I Of AUSTRASIA and Wisigarda Of The LOMBARDS) was born about 525; died in 555. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wuldetrada married Garibald I King Of The BAVARIANS in 555. Garibald (son of Agivald Of The BAVARIANS) was born about 525 in Bavaria; died in 590. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Grimaud Of AQUITAINE
• _UID: EA176EE679624EC2A058152D20B1E78BBD1E

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Relationship (J,M&L):
41st Great-grandparent

Grimoalde married in 582. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: C27B08D734A7441F88DC5D61603EA3D794BA

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• Name: Mrs-Carloman Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• _UID: FBB9B4C6AD57403FBE4285B26489052C06B4

Family/Spouse: Carloman Of AUSTRASIA, Mayor Of The Palace. Carloman was born about 550 in Landen, Liege, Belgium; died in 645. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 70A837815E194849A9AC334EBCAEA89454D5

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• _UID: D0D1A6224CB7471B8FB84EC06977D4F4CBEC

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• Name: De Landen
• Name: Pepin (Pippin) De LANDEN
• Name: Pepin De BRABANT
• Name: Pepin Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• _UID: 22CCB646CFB24FB084470F2CFDBE246BBA5E
• Titled: 623

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[Blessed Pepin of Landen (AC)
(also known as Pippin)

Died February 21, c. 639. Pepin was, perhaps, the most important, powerful person in the empire during his age. As duke of Brabant and mayor of the palace (first minister) of kings Clotaire II, Dagobert I, and Sigebert III, he determined much of the policy of the Franks. Pepin, the ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty of French kings, was the husband of Blessed Itta and father of Grimoald, of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles and of Saint Begga. He is described as "a lover of peace and the constant defender of truth and justice," though it may not seem that way at first glance.

Pepin and Bishop Arnulf of Metz aided King Clotaire II of Neustria in overthrowing Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia in 613. In recognition of the important roles they played, Clotaire appointed them mayors of the palace to rule Austrasia for Clotaire's son Dagobert I from 623. When Pepin rebuked Dagobert (who had succeeded his father about 629) for his licentious life, Dagobert discharged him and he retired to Aquitaine. Dagobert still respected him enough to appoint him tutor of his three-year-old son Sigebert before his death in 638, and Pepin returned and ruled the kingdom until his own death the following year.

Pepin worked to spread the faith throughout the kingdom, defended Christian towns from Slavic invaders, and chose responsible men to fill vacant sees. The marriage of his daughter, Begga, and Bishop Arnulf's son, Segislius, produced Pepin of Herstal, the first of the Carolingian dynasty in France. Pepin of Landen was buried at Landen, but his relics were later translated to Nivelle, where they are now enshrined with those of his wife and daughter Gertrude. Here is feast is kept. Pepin was never canonized but is listed as a saint in some of the old Belgic martyrologies and a litany published by the authority of the archbishop of Mechlin (Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia, Husenbeth).


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Relationship (J,M&L):
40th Great-grandparent

Titled:
Duke of Brabant

Titled:
Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

Pepin married Saint Itta "Blessed Ida" Of NIVELLES, Saint in 614. Itta (daughter of Arnoaldus Of Schelde SAXONY, Bishop Of Metz and Dode (Oda) Of HERISTAL) was born about 591 in Landen, Liege, Belgium; died in 652 in Abbey Of Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GJYJ-2MF
• Name: Begga De BRABANT
• Name: Begga DE LANDEN
• Name: Beggue (St Beggue) Of LANDEN
• _UID: B5DA9931462640C88377B4BA1D65199A6A05
• Titled: 691

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Sources: RC 171, 260; Kraentzler 1635; Collins; AF.
RC: St. Begga (Begue) of Landen, Liege, Belgium. Died 684 or 698.
K: Begga von Landen, died about 698. Collins: St. Begga. Died 694.

Titled:
Fondatrice du Monast?re d'Andenne

Titled:
First Abbess of Andenne

St. married Ansguise (Ansigise) Of AUSTRASIA, Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia about 635. Ansguise (son of Arnold (St. Arnulf) Bishop Of METZ and Doda (Clothilde) Of DE SAVOY) was born in 602 in , Austrasia, France; died in 685 in Andene Monastery; was buried in Andene Monastery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: De Landen
• Name: Grimoald De LANDEN
• Name: Grimoald Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• Name: Grimoald Mayor Of The Palace Of AUSTRASIA
• _UID: 2AA8696130204D08BDE9292A0099C00A9D71

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Maternal Grandfather

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• AFN: 9GC9-CJ
• Name: Gertrude De LANDEN
• Name: Saint Gertrude LANDEN
• Name: Saint Gertrude Of NIVELLES
• _UID: 1C8CB55D4D0341FCB4D590B1BCD23B906A6A
• Occupation: Between 646 and 656

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Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB Abbess (RM)

Born at Landen in 626; died at Nivelles in 659. Saint Gertrude was the younger daughter of Blessed Pepin of Landen and Blessed Itta. Her sister Begga is also numbered among the saints. At an early age she devoted herself to the religious life.
On the death of Pepin in 639 and on the advice of Saint Amand of Maastricht, Itta built a double monastery at Nivelles, where both mother and daughter retired. Gertrude was appointed abbess when she was judged old enough (about age 20). Although she was still very young, she discharged her responsibilities well with her mother's assistance. Gertrude was known for her hospitality pilgrims and her encouragement of and generous benefactions to the Irish missionary monks. She gave land to Saint Foillan, brother of Saint Fursey, on which he built the monastery of Fosses. She also helped the Irish Saint Ultan in his evangelizing efforts.

At age 30 (656), Gertrude resigned her office in favor of her niece, Saint Wilfetrudis, because she was weakened by her many austerities. She spent the rest of her days studying Scripture and doing penances. Gertrude is another of the medieval mystics who was gifted with visions, and like Saint Catherine of Siena died at the significant age of 33--the age of Our Lord at His death. The cultus of Saint Gertrude became widely spread in the Lowlands, neighboring countries, and England. A considerable body of folklore gathered around her name. Saint Gertrude is named in Saint Bede's martyrology (Attwater, Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia, Farmer).

In art Gertrude is an abbess with mice (representing the souls in purgatory to whom she had a great devotion) running up her pastoral staff. Sometimes she is shown (1) holding a large mouse; (2) spinning or holding a distaff; or (3) with a cat near her (Roeder). As late as 1822, offerings of gold and silver mice were left at her shrine in Cologne (Farmer).

Saint Gertrude is the patron saint of gardeners because fine weather on her feast day meant it was time to begin spring planting. Her patronage of travellers comes from her hospitality toward them (Delaney). Pilgrims used to drink a stirrup-cup in her honor before setting out. As an extension, she was also invoked as a patroness of those who had recently died, who were popularly supposed to experience a three-day journey to the next world. It was supposed that they spent the first night under the care of Gertrude, and the second under Saint Michael the Archangel. She is invoked against rats and mice (Farmer).


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Occupation:
2nd Abbess of Nivelles (Brabant, Belgium)