Ansbert (6th century)
Ansbert the Senator | |
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| Born | Ansbert (or Anselbert) Roman Gaul |
| Died | Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia |
| Spouse(s) | Blithilde |
Ansbert (Latin: Ansbertus, etc.) was a Frankish Austrasian noble, and a Gallo-Roman senator. He is thought to be the son of Ferreolus, Senator of Narbonne and his wife, Dode. If so, he was the great-grandson of Tonantius Ferreolus, Praetorian Prefect of Gaul and his wife Papianilla.
He might be a semi-legendary figure, a "faux mérovingien". His wife Blithilde was reputed to be a daughter of Charibert I (who reigned 561–567), Merovingian King of Paris, and granddaughter of Chlothar I.