 Christian Settipani carefully revisited and expanded upon the work of Depoin and Kelley.He concurred in Arnulf's descent from Bodegisel instead of Arnoald, and that there was a connection between the Ripuarian Frankish royal house and the Carolingians but argued (without dismissing the possibility of Itta's being Arnoald's daughter) that there was a connection through Arnulf's wife, Doda who he posited as a daughter of Arnoald.Kelly considered Settipani's proposed connection between the Carolingians and Arnoald and regarded it as probable.