Mummolin (

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: ''Mummolinus'') (born ) was a Frankish nobleman.

Life

He was a son or son-in-law of

Munderic Munderic (died 532/33) was a Merovingian claimant to the Frankish throne. He was a wealthy nobleman and landowner with vast estates in the region around Vitry-le-Brûle (now Vitry-en-Perthois) near Châlons-sur-Marne. In 532 or 533 or around that ...

. He served as

Mayor of the Palace Under the Merovingian dynasty, the mayor of the palace or majordomo, ( or ) was the manager of the household of the Frankish king. He was the head of the Merovingian administrative ladder and orchestrated the operation of the entire court. He ...

Neustria Neustria was the western part of the Kingdom of the Franks during the Early Middle Ages, in contrast to the eastern Frankish kingdom, Austrasia. It initially included land between the Loire and the Silva Carbonaria, in the north of present-day ...

Issue

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Bodegisel Bodegisel (also spelled Bodygisil, died 585 or 588) was a Frankish duke (''dux''). He was the son of Mummolin, duke of Soissons, and served the kings Chilperic I and Childebert II. Bodegisel was ''dux'' of Provence. He was celebrated in song by t ...

(murdered 585 or 588),Murray, Alexander Callander. ''Gregory of Tours: The Merovingians'', University of Toronto Press, 2005
married to Chrodoare of

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. Some researchers claim that they were the parents of

Saint Arnulf of Metz Arnulf of Metz ( 582 – 645) was a Frankish bishop of Metz and advisor to the Merovingian court of Austrasia. He later retired to the Abbey of Remiremont. In French he is also known as Arnoul or Arnoulf. In English he is known as Arnold. Ge ...

, but proof is lacking. # Babon,

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, married and father of: ## Ermengunde ## Adon ## ..., parent of: ### Bobo,

between 634 and 641 ##

Adalgisel Grimo Adalgisel Grimo (died after 634) was a deacon and member of the Austrasian nobility. He is chiefly significant because of his will, dated 30 December 634. This is the oldest known early medieval deed for the territory between the Meuse and the Rhi ...

(died after 634)

References

Mayors of the Palace Pippinids 6th-century Frankish nobility 500s births Year of death unknown {{Europe-noble-stub