Brunulphe or Brunulphe of the Ardennes () (born 522 AD) was a Frankish nobleman and Merovingian Count of the Ardennes.
Biography Brunulphe was born around 522 AD in the Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia.
Brunulphe's father, Walbert III was a direct descendant of Clodion, King of the Franks. Brunulphe's older brother was Saint Walbert IV and his nieces were Saint Waltrude and Saint Aldegund.Baring-Gould, S. (1898). The Lives of the Saints. United Kingdom: J. C. Nimmo. Brunulphe's sisters were Vraye and St. Amalberge, who married Witger, Count of Condat.
Brunulphe married Vraye, daughter of the Duke of Burgundy with whom he had two daughters: Saint Aye and Clotilde. Clotilde was the wife of Sigilfe (Sigilfus or Brunulphe).Gambier, A. (1789). Essai historique sur la rentrée des biens tant à l'église qu'à la nation, avec des réflexions sur la nature de ces biens. (n.p.): (n.p.). The brother of his father had various children, among them St. Hydulphe of Lobbes, who later married Saint Aye.Vinchant, F. (1853). Annales de la province et comté du Hainaut. Belgium: A. Vandale.
Death Count Brunulphe of the Ardennes died in Austrasia, Francia.
Family Walbert I (great-grandfather) Lucille of Pannonia (great-grandmother) Walbert II (grandfather) Walbert III (father) Walbert IV (brother) Clotilde d'Neustrie (daughter) Saint Aye (daughter) Saint Hydulphe (son-in-law/cousin)
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