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Draft:Bithilde of Cologne

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Bithilde of Cologne was a medieval Merovingian Frank that lived between 538 CE to 603 CE. She was the daughter of Charibert I, the King of the Franks, and Ingoberga, Charibert I's royal consort. She was married to a Frankish senator named Ansbertus. Her son was Arnoald, who was the Bishop of Metz. According to many ancient texts, Arnoald was the father of St. Arnulf of Metz, who is thought to be the farthest known male-line ancestor of the Carolingian Dynasty. This means that the later Carolingians under Charlemagne, including the later kings of East, Middle, and West Francia were descendents of Bithilde of Cologne. If she is an ancestor of Charlemagne, this means that there is a connection between the Merovingians and the Carolingians, and that means that most of the European Royal Houses, including the Capetians, Habsburgs, Windsors, etc, were all related to the Merovingian Franks.

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