King of Metz Dagobert II King Of AUSTRASIA

652 - 678  (26 years)

• Name	Dagobert II King Of AUSTRASIA  [1, 2]
  	While Siegebert was still childless, Grimoald, his mayor of the palace, had persuaded him to adopt Grimoald's son Childeric as his own son After the adoption Dagobert was born. When Siegbert then died in 656, Grimoald had the four-year-old Dagobert carried off to a monastery in Ireland and kept there while Childeric was named king. It was not until Childeric was murdered about twenty years later in 675 that Dagobert was brought back from Ireland and proclaimed king of Austrasia. Dagobert was a good king, but his reign was short. Ebroin was his mayor of the palace, and it was henchmen of Ebroin that murdered Dagobert near Verdun on 23 December 678 while he was out hunting. While he was in exile, Dagobert had married Mechtilde, and they became the parents of St. Adela of Austrasia. During his short reign, Dagobert founded religious establishments and the circumstances of his death caused him to be remembered as a martyr. His relics are at Stenay-sur-Meuse. [1]
  Title	King of Metz
  Birth	652  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Between 678 and 680	King of Austrasia   [2]
  Death	23 Dec 678	Near Verdun   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I02859	Main Tree
  Last Modified	1 May 2013

  
  

  Father	St. Siegbert III King Of AUSTRASIA,   b. 630   d. 656 (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	HYMNEGILDE
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F14818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MECHTILDE
  Children	1. St. Adela Princess Of AUSTRASIA   d. 734/35  [Birth]
  Family ID	F15185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Fact - Between 678 and 680 - King of Austrasia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5452] Alan J. Koman, A Who's Who of Your Ancestral Saints, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. - Baltimore). [S03311] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty For Commoners - Fourth Edition, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;).