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Saint Begga (also Begue, Beghe, Begge) (615 – 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta of Metz. She is also the grandmother of Charles Martel, who is the grandfather of Charlemagne.
BEGGA, ST. Widow, patron of beguines; d. Andenne, Dec. 17,693. She was the daughter of Pepin of Landen and St. iduberga, and the older sister of St. Gertrude of Nivelles. Begga married the nobleman Ansegis and was the mother of pepin the short. After becoming a widow, she founded (in 691–692) a convent at Andenne, near Namur, Belgium.
Begga was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace, and St. Itta. She married Ansegilius, son of St. Arnulf of Metz, and their son was Pepin of Herstal, founder of the Carolingian dynasty of rulers in France.
Saint Begga. Saint. Founder of the convent at Andenne, also great-great-great-grandmother of the Emperor Charlemagne. Begga was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace, and St. Itta.
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Jan 22, 2009 · Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne, Andenne, Province of Namur, Walloon Region, Belgium. Immediate Family: Daughter of Pepin of Landen and Saint Itta of Nivelles. Wife of Ansegisel de Metz. Mother of Pépin ll "the Fat" d'Héristal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Doda van Herstal.
- Liège, Walloon Region
- Ansegisel de Metz
- Walloon Region
Begga was born in 615, and was the daughter of Pepin of Landen. He was the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia. Little is known of St. Begga, but on the death of her husband, she joined a Religious Order and ended up being the foundress of seven Churches.
Dec 16, 2013 · December 17 – St. Begga, Widow and Abbess. This saint was daughter of Pepin of Landen, eldest sister to St. Gertrude of Nivelle, and married Ansegise, son to St. Arnoul, who was some time mayor of the palace, and afterwards bishop of Metz.
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