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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_II_of_VermandoisKing
Count of Vermandois and TroyesLife
He inherited the domain of his father and in 907, added to it the
Saint de Soissons abbey. His marriage with Adela of France brought him the
County of Meaux. In 918, he was also named
Count of Mézerais and of the
Véxin. With his cousin
Bernard, Count of
Beauvais and
Senlis, he constituted a powerful group in the west of France, to the north and east of
Paris. In 923, he imprisoned King
Charles III in
Chateau-Thierry, then in
Péronne.
In 922, the
Archbishop of Rheims,
Seulf, called on Herbert II to reduce some of his vassals who were in rebellion against him. On the death of Seulf, in 925, with the help of King
Rudolph, he acquired for his second son Hugh the archbishopric of Rheims, which had a large inheritance in France and Germany. In 926, on the death of Count
Roger of Laon, Herbert demanded this County for
Eudes, his eldest son. He settled there, initially against the will of King Rudolph and constructed a fortress there. Rudolph yielded to pressure to free king Charles III, whom Herbert still held in prison. In 930, Herbert took the castle of
Vitry in
Perthois at the expense of Boso, the brother of King Rudolph. Rudolph united his army with the army of Hugh, marquis of
Neustria, and in 931, they entered Rheims and defeated Hugh, the son of Herbert.
Artaud became the new archbishop of Reims. Herbert II then lost, in three years, Vitry,
Laon, Chateau-Thierry, and
Soissons. The intervention of his ally,
Henry the Fowler, allowed him to restore his domains in exchange for his submission to King Rudolph.
Later 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, in 941. Herbert and Hugh the Great took back Rheims and captured Artaud. Hugh, the son of Herbert, was restored as archbishop. Again the mediation of the German King
Otto I in
Visé, near
Liège, in 942 allowed for the normalization of the situation.
Death and legacy
Herbert II died on
23 February 943 without having succeeded in building the principality of which he dreamed. His succession was reconciled by Hugh the Great, maternal uncle of his children. It took place in 946 and led to an equitable distribution between the sons of Herbert II: Herbert III, Robert, Albert, and Hugh . As for his girls, Adela was married to
Arnulf I,
count of Flanders, Luitgarde was married to
Theobald I,
count of Blois, the first lieutenant of Hugh. She brought to Theobald
Provins and domains in the Mézerais.
Family
He was first married to Adela, and then to
Hildebrante of France , daughter of
Robert I of France.
With Adela, he had 7 children:
▪ Adele of Vermandois , married 934 Count
Arnulf I of Flanders, also a descendant of
Charlemagne ▪ Eudes of Vermandois,
Count of Amiens and of
Vienne,
▪ Herbert "the Elder",
Count of Meaux and of Troyes
▪ Robert of Vermandois,
Count of Meaux and Chalons
▪ Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois , married Gerberga of Lorraine, also a descendant of Charlemagne
▪ Luitgarde of Vermandois , married 943
Theobald I of Blois ▪ Hugh of Vermandois , Archbishop of Reims
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_II,_Count_of_VermandoisLife
He inherited the domain of his father and in 907, added to it the
Saint de Soissons abbey. His marriage with Adela of France brought him the
County of Meaux. In 918, he was also named
Count of Mézerais and of the
Véxin. With his cousin
Bernard, Count of
Beauvais and
Senlis, he constituted a powerful group in the west of France, to the north and east of
Paris. In 923, he imprisoned King
Charles III in
Chateau-Thierry, then in
Péronne.
In 922, the
Archbishop of Rheims,
Seulf, called on Herbert II to reduce some of his vassals who were in rebellion against him. On the death of Seulf, in 925, with the help of King
Rudolph, he acquired for his second son Hugh the archbishopric of Rheims, which had a large inheritance in France and Germany. In 926, on the death of Count
Roger of Laon, Herbert demanded this County for
Eudes, his eldest son. He settled there, initially against the will of King Rudolph and constructed a fortress there. Rudolph yielded to pressure to free king Charles III, whom Herbert still held in prison. In 930, Herbert took the castle of
Vitry in
Perthois at the expense of Boso, the brother of King Rudolph. Rudolph united his army with the army of Hugh, marquis of
Neustria, and in 931, they entered Rheims and defeated Hugh, the son of Herbert.
Artaud became the new archbishop of Reims. Herbert II then lost, in three years, Vitry,
Laon, Chateau-Thierry, and
Soissons. The intervention of his ally,
Henry the Fowler, allowed him to restore his domains in exchange for his submission to King Rudolph.
Later 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, in 941. Herbert and Hugh the Great took back Rheims and captured Artaud. Hugh, the son of Herbert, was restored as archbishop. Again the mediation of the German King
Otto I in
Visé, near
Liège, in 942 allowed for the normalization of the situation.
Death and legacy
Herbert II died on
23 February 943 without having succeeded in building the principality of which he dreamed. His succession was reconciled by Hugh the Great, maternal uncle of his children. It took place in 946 and led to an equitable distribution between the sons of Herbert II: Herbert III, Robert, Albert, and Hugh . As for his girls, Adela was married to
Arnulf I,
count of Flanders, Luitgarde was married to
Theobald I,
count of Blois, the first lieutenant of Hugh. She brought to Theobald
Provins and domains in the Mézerais.
Family
He was first married to Adela, and then to
Hildebrante of France , daughter of
Robert I of France.
With Adela, he had 7 children:
▪ Adele of Vermandois , married 934 Count
Arnulf I of Flanders, also a descendant of
Charlemagne ▪ Eudes of Vermandois,
Count of Amiens and of
Vienne,
▪ Herbert "the Elder",
Count of Meaux and of Troyes
▪ Robert of Vermandois,
Count of Meaux and Chalons
▪ Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois , married Gerberga of Lorraine, also a descendant of Charlemagne
▪ Luitgarde of Vermandois , married 943
Theobald I of Blois ▪ Hugh of Vermandois , Archbishop of Reims