Arnulf of Sens

Frankish noble, born 794

Arnulf of Sens (c.794 – April, 841) was a Frankish noble, an illegitimate son of Louis the Pious,^[1] son of Charlemagne. He had one sister, Alpaïs,^[1] abbess of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames, Reims.

Arnulf's grandfather, Charlemagne, died in 814 with his father Louis becoming Emperor. Three years later in 817, Arnulf, was appointed count of Sens in Burgundy.^[2] He was the first son of Louis the Pious, but he did not inherit land because his birth was illegitimate. In April 841, a year after his father had died, he died at Sens.

References

^ ^a ^b McKitterick 2008, p. 93.
^ Riche 1993, p. 148.

Sources

McKitterick, Rosamond (2008). Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity. Cambridge University Press.
Riche, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: A Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.

Pippinids, Arnulfings and Carolingians

Legend: → ≡ "father of",
* ≡ "brother of"

Begga, the daughter of Pepin I, married Ansegisel, the son of Arnulf of Metz, and was the mother of Pepin II.

Pippinids

Carloman → Pepin I → Grimoald I → Childebert the Adopted

Arnulfings

Arnulf of Metz → Chlodulf of Metz Ansegisel → Pepin II, his sons
Drogo, sons	Arnulf Hugh of Champagne Godfrey Pepin
Grimoald I, son	Theudoald
Charles Martel, sons	Carloman Pepin III Grifo Bernard Jerome Remigius
Childebrand I, son	Nibelung I → Nibelungids

Early
Carolingians

Sons of Charles Martel

Carloman, son

Drogo

Pepin III, sons

Charlemagne, sons	Pepin the Hunchback Charles the Younger Pepin Louis the Pious Lothair Drogo Hugh Theoderic
Carloman, son	Pepin
Pepin

Bernard, sons

Wala
Adalhard
Bernhar

Carolingian
Empire

Sons of Charlemagne

Pepin, son

Bernard → Pepin, Count of Vermandois → Counts of Vermandois

Louis the Pious,
sons

Arnulf of Sens
Lothair I, sons	Louis II of Italy → Ermengard → Louis the Blind → Bosonids Lothair II → Hugh Charles
Pepin I, son	Pepin II
Louis the German, sons	Carloman → Arnulf → Louis the Child Ratold Zwentibold → Godfrey Otto Louis the Younger → Louis Hugh Charles the Fat → Bernard Ratold → Adalbert
Charles the Bald, sons	Louis the Stammerer → Louis III Carloman II Charles the Simple Charles the Child Carloman Lothair the Lame Drogo Pepin Charles

West
Francia

West Francia was in the hands of the Robertians from 888 until 898. It was the last Carolingian kingdom.
Charles the Simple, sons	Louis IV Arnulf Drogo Rorico
Louis IV, sons	Lothair IV Charles Louis Charles of Lorraine Henry
Lothair IV, sons	Louis V Arnulf
Charles of Lorraine, sons	Otto Louis Charles