The Count of Vermandois was the ruler of the

county of Vermandois Vermandois was a French county that appeared in the Merovingian period. Its name derives from that of an ancient tribe, the Viromandui. In the 10th century, it was organised around two castellan domains: St Quentin (Aisne) and Péronne (Somme ...

Beneficiary counts of Vermandois

* Leodegar, Count of Vermandois (c. 484). * Emerannus (c. 511), son of previous. * Wagon I (c. 550). *

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(c. 600), son of previous. * Bertrude, daughter of previous and wife of Clotaire II, added Vermandois to the royal domain. * Garifrede (c. 660). * Ingomar, Count of Vermandois (c. 680).

Beneficiary counts of Vermandois and abbots of Saint Quentin de Monte

Bernard, son of Charles Martel Bernard or Bernhard de Saint Quentin (d'Herstal), Abby of von St. Quentin, Abbot of St. Quentin (c.720-787) was a son of Charles Martel by his mistress Ruodhaid. Life Bernard was a half Brother of the Frankish King Pepin the Short, and uncle to Ch ...

, abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (now Mont-Saint-Quentin near Péronne). *

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, brother of previous, count of Vermandois and abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (714–771). * Fulrad son of previous, abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (after 771). * Guntard, Count of Vermandois (771–833) and then abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (till 833). *

Hugh, son of Charlemagne Hugh or Hugo (802–844) was the illegitimate son of Charlemagne and his concubine Regina, with whom he had one other son: Bishop Drogo of Metz (801–855). Along with Drogo and his illegitimate half-brother Theodoric, Hugh was tonsured and sent f ...

, abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (833–844). * Adalard, Count of Vermandois, son of Gisla, granddaughter of

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, count of Vermandois (833–864) and then abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (844–864). * Baldwin Iron Arm abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (864–879). * Teutricius (864–886) and then abbot of St Quentin ''de Monte'' (879–886) or Theodoric, Count of Vermandois (c. 876), a descendant of

Childebrand Childebrand I (678 – 743 or 751) was a Frankish duke (''dux''), illegitimate son of Pepin of Heristal and Alpaida, and brother of Charles Martel. He was born in Autun, where he later died. He married Emma of Austrasia and was given Burgundy by h ...

, brother of

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Carolingian counts

* Pepin II of Vermandois, son of

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* unknown * Pepin III of Vermandois *

Herbert I, Count of Vermandois Herbert I (c. 848/850 – 907) or Heribertus I, Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, Count of Soissons, and lay abbot of Saint Quentin. He was a Carolingian aristocrat who played a significant role in Francia. Herbert was the son of Pepin of ...

, also count of Senlis *

Herbert II, Count of Vermandois Herbert II (died 23 February 943), Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, and Count of Soissons. He was the first to exercise power over the territory that became the province of Champagne. Life Herbert was the son of Herbert I of Vermandois. He w ...

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, lord of Péronne and St Quentin *

Herbert III, Count of Vermandois Herbert III of Vermandois (953–1015), Count of Vermandois, was the son of Adalbert I of Vermandois and Gerberge of Lorraine. Biography Two charters of the abbey of Montierender (968 and 980) attribute to Herbert III of Vermandois, then count ...

* Adalbert II, Count of Vermandois *

Otto, Count of Vermandois Otto (or Eudes) of Vermandois (29 August 979 – 25 May 1045), Count of Vermandois The Count of Vermandois was the ruler of the county of Vermandois. Beneficiary counts of Vermandois * Leodegar, Count of Vermandois (c. 484). * Emerannus ( ...

Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois Herbert IV of Vermandois (1028–1080), Count of Vermandois, was the son of Otto of Vermandois and Parvie (Pavia or Patia). Family and children Herbert married Adele of Valois, daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube. They had: * ...

Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois Adelaide of Vermandois (died 23 Sep 1120) was '' suo jure'' Countess of Vermandois and Valois from 1080 to 1120. Adelaide was the daughter of Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois and Adele of Valois. By 1080, Adelaide married Hugh, son of the Cape ...

Capetian counts

Hugh the Great Hugh the Great (16 June 956) was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. Biography Hugh was the son of King Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der E ...

, Count of Vermandois and Valois by marriage * Ralph I, Count of Vermandois *

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, son of Ralph I and Petronilla of Aquitaine * Elisabeth, Countess of Vermandois *

Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois Eleanor of Vermandois also known as Eléonore de Vermandois or Aénor de Vermandois (1148 or 1149 – 19 or 21 June 1213) was ruling countess of Vermandois in 1182-1213 and by marriage countess of Ostervant, Nevers, Auxerre, Boulogne and Be ...

; died either childless or without any designated heirs, lands passed to

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added Vermandois to the royal domain.

Bourbon counts

* Louis de Bourbon, comte de Vermandois (1669–1683), illegitimate son of

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and

Louise de la Vallière Françoise ''Louise'' de La Vallière, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, born Françoise Louise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière, Mademoiselle de La Vallière (6 August 1644 – 7 June 1710) was a French noblewoman and the first mistress ...

, title held by

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Notes

References

Sources

* Anselme, ''Histoire Genealogique de la Maison royale de France'', 1726. * M. Fouquier-Cholet, ''Histoire des Comtes héréditaires du Vermandois'', Saint-Quentin, 1832. * Ioh. Mabillon, ''Annales ord. Sancti Benedicti. Ticinense''. Lucae, 1739. * Louis Moreri, ''Le Gran Dictionnaire Historique'', Paris, 1743–1749. *

External links

* * {{cite web , last=Marek , first=Miroslav , url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/carolin/carolin1.html#AH4 , title= Carolingian counts of Vermandois , publisher=Genealogy EU *