umm olin , ▁du ke ▁of ▁So iss ons , ▁and ▁served ▁the ▁k ings ▁Ch il per ic ▁I ▁and ▁Ch ilde bert ▁II . ▁ ▁B ode g is el ▁was ▁du x ▁of ▁Prov ence . ▁He ▁was ▁celebrated ▁in ▁song ▁by ▁the ▁contemporary ▁poet ▁Ven ant ius ▁Fort un atus , ▁who ▁pra ised ▁the ▁education ▁and ▁el o quence ▁he ▁displayed ▁as ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Marse illes ▁under ▁S ige bert ▁I , ▁a ▁position ▁B ode g is el ▁held ▁until ▁about ▁ 5 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 5 8 4 , ▁B ode g is el ▁accompanied ▁R ig un th , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Ch il per ic ▁I , ▁to ▁Spain ▁for ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Re cc ared , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Vis ig oth ic ▁king ▁Li uv ig ild , ▁although ▁the ▁marriage ▁never ▁took ▁place . ▁After ▁his ▁return , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁to ▁Constantin ople ▁( cap ital ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire ) ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Ch ilde bert ▁II . ▁B ode g is el ▁stopped ▁at ▁Car th age ▁on ▁the ▁return ▁trip , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁murder ed ▁there , ▁being ▁torn ▁to ▁pieces ▁by ▁a ▁mob . ▁A . C . ▁Murray , ▁par ap hr asing ▁Gregory , ▁says ▁he ▁was ▁struck ▁with ▁a ▁sword ▁as ▁he ▁stepped ▁outside ▁their ▁lod ging ▁when ▁a ▁crowd ▁gathered ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁merchant