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VERMANDOIS, Herbert II

VERMANDOIS, Herbert II

Male 884 - 943  (59 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  VERMANDOIS, Herbert IIVERMANDOIS, Herbert II was born in 884 in Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France; died on 23 Feb 943.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: He was the first to exercise power over the territory that became the province of Champagne.
    • Misc: He was the first to exercise power over the territory that became the province of Champagne.
    • Relation to Me: 35 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, and Count of Soissons
    • Name: Herbert II Senlis Comte de Vermandois
    • Birth: 884
    • Inheritance: 907; Herbert inherited the domain of his father and in 907, added to it the Abbey of St. Medard, Soissons. He took the position of Lay abbot entitling him to the income of those estates.
    • Misc: 923; Count Herbert took the bold step of imprisoning King Charles III, who died still a captive in 929.
    • Misc: 925; On the death of Seulf in 925, with the help of King Rudolph, he acquired for his second son Hugh (then five years old) the archbishopric of Rheims.
    • Misc: 926; On the death of Count Roger of Laon, Herbert demanded this countship for Eudes, his eldest son. He took the town in defiance of King Rudolph leading to a clashin 927. Using the threat of releasing King Charles III, Herbert managed to hold the city for 4 yr
    • Misc: 941; Herbert allied with Hugh the Great and William Longsword, duke of Normandy against King Louis IV, who allocated the County of Laon to Roger II, the son of Roger I
    • Misc: 942; Herbert and Hugh the Great took back Rheims and captured Artaud.[9] Hugh, the son of Herbert, was restored as archbishop.[9] Again the mediation of the German King Otto I in Visé, near Liège, in 942 allowed for the normalization of the situation.
    • Death: 943

    Notes:

    Died:
    St Quentin, Aisne, Picardie, France

    Family/Spouse: OF FRANCE, Hildebranda. Hildebranda was born in 895; died in 931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. VERMANDOIS, Robert de  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 918; died in 968.

    Herbert married ADELEFrance. (daughter of FRANCE, Appointed by Odo as the ruler of several counties, including the county of Paris, and abbot in commendam of many abbeys. Robert also secured the office of Dux Francorum, a military dignity of high importance. Robert I of and WESTERN FRANCIA, Aelis) was born in 891; died on Vermandois, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. VERMANDOIS, Robert de  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 918; died in 968.
    2. 3. VERMANDOIS, Adele of  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 915; died in 960.
    3. 4. VERMANDOIS, Luitgarde of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 914; died on 9 Feb 978.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  VERMANDOIS, Robert de Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born in 918; died in 968.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 33 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Meaux

    Robert married DE CHALON, AdelaideFrance. Adelaide (daughter of CHALON, Gilbert of and Living) was born in 914; died in 967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. MEAUX, Adele of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 934; died in 982.
    2. 6. TROYES, Adelaide of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 955; died in 991.

  2. 3.  VERMANDOIS, Adele of Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born before 915; died in 960.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 33 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Flanders

    Family/Spouse: ARNULF, I. I (son of BALDWIN, Second Margrave (or count) of Flanders II and WESSEX, Elftrudis of) was born in 890; died on 28 Mar 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. BALDWIN, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 940; died in 962.

  3. 4.  VERMANDOIS, Luitgarde of Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born in 914; died on 9 Feb 978.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 33 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Contess of Vermandois; Duchess Consort of Normandy, Countess Consort of Blois

    Family/Spouse: BLOIS, Theobold I of. Theobold (son of BLOIS, Theobald le Vieux of and Living) was born in 913; died in 975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. BLOIS, Emma of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 950; died on 27 Dec 1003.
    2. 9. ODO, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 950; died on 12 Mar 996.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  MEAUX, Adele ofMEAUX, Adele of Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 934; died in 982.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 32 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Chalon and Anjou

    Adele married GEOFFREY, I in Mar in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. I was born in 938; died on 21 Jul 987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. ANJOU, Fulk III of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 970; died in 1040.
    2. 11. ANJOU, Ermengarde-Gerberga of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 956; died in 1024.

  2. 6.  TROYES, Adelaide of Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 955; died in 991.

    Family/Spouse: CHARLES. (son of FRANCE, Louis IV of, son of FRANCE, Louis IV of and SAXONY, Gerberga of) was born in 953 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died in 993 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. LORRAINE, Gerberga of Lower  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 980; died in 1018.

  3. 7.  BALDWIN, IIIBALDWIN, III Descendancy chart to this point (3.Adele2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 940; died in 962.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 32 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Flanders

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. ARNULF, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 960; died on 30 Mar 987.

  4. 8.  BLOIS, Emma of Descendancy chart to this point (4.Luitgarde2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 950; died on 27 Dec 1003.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Between 996 and 1003; She ruled Aquitaine as regent for her son, William V, Duke of Aquitaine, from 996 until 1004.

    Emma married WILLIAM, IV in 968. IV (son of WILLIAM, III and NORMANDY, Adele Gerloc of) was born in 937; died on 3 Feb 994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. WILLIAM, V  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 969; died on 30 Jan 1030 in Maillezais, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France.

  5. 9.  ODO, I Descendancy chart to this point (4.Luitgarde2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 950; died on 12 Mar 996.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 32 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Blois

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  ANJOU, Fulk III ofANJOU, Fulk III of Descendancy chart to this point (5.Adele3, 2.Robert2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 970; died in 1040.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 31 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Anjou
    • Name: The Black

    Notes:

    Celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles. He constructed an estimated 100 of them, along with abbeys, across the Loire Valley in what is now France. He fought successive wars with neighbors in Brittany, Blois, Poitou and Aquitaine and traveled four times to Jerusalem on pilgrimage during the course of his life. Fulk was a natural horseman and a fearsome warrior, with a keen sense of military strategy that saw him get the better of most of his opponents. Fulk was also a devout Christian, and built, enlarged or endowed several abbeys and monasteries, such as the Abbey of Beaulieu-les-Loches, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Saint-Aubin, and a convent, Notre Dame de la Charité at Ronceray in Angers. Although he never learned to write, he endowed a school with revenue to provide poor students with an education. Fulk also undertook four pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. ANJOU, Ermengarde d  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1018 in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France; died on 18 Mar 1076 in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.

  2. 11.  ANJOU, Ermengarde-Gerberga of Descendancy chart to this point (5.Adele3, 2.Robert2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 956; died in 1024.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Rennes, Regent of Brittany (992–994) and also Countess of Angoulême.

    Family/Spouse: BRITTANY, Conan I. Conan was born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; died on 27 Jun 992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. BRITTANY, Judith of  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 982 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; died on 16 Jun 1017 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

  3. 12.  LORRAINE, Gerberga of LowerLORRAINE, Gerberga of Lower Descendancy chart to this point (6.Adelaide3, 2.Robert2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 980; died in 1018.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 30 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Louvain

    Family/Spouse: LAMBERT, I. I was born in 950 in Louvain, Duchy of Lotharingia, East Francia, France; died on 12 Sep 1015 in Florennes, County of Namur, Duchy of Lower Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. LAMBERT, II  Descendancy chart to this point died on 19 Jun 1054.

  4. 13.  ARNULF, II Descendancy chart to this point (7.III3, 3.Adele2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 960; died on 30 Mar 987.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 31 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Flanders

    Family/Spouse: ITALY, Rozala of. Rozala was born in 950; died in 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. BALDWIN, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 980; died on 30 May 1035.

  5. 14.  WILLIAM, V Descendancy chart to this point (8.Emma3, 4.Luitgarde2, 1.Herbert1) was born on 29 Jun 969; died on 30 Jan 1030 in Maillezais, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 30 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou
    • Name: William V The Great Aquitaine

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Poiters, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France

    V married AGNES in Mar 1018 in France. (daughter of OTTO-WILLIAM and DE ROUCY, Ermentrude) was born in 995 in Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; died on 9 Nov 1068 in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. PIERRE, Guillaume VIII  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1025; died on 25 Sep 1086 in Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France.
    2. 21. WILLIAM, VII  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1023; died in 1058.
    3. 22. POITOU, Agnes of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1025; died on 14 Dec 1077.

  6. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.I3, 4.Luitgarde2, 1.Herbert1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. AIMERY, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1024; died in 1094.


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