Luitgarde of Vermandois ( – 9 February 978) was a noblewoman from the Herbertian dynasty who lived in

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. She was a countess consort of Rouen and

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by her first marriage, and a countess consort of Blois and Chartres by her second. She was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois, and Adele, daughter of

Robert I of France Robert I ( – 15 June 923) was the elected King of West Francia from 922 to 923. Before his election to the throne he was Count of Poitiers, Count of Paris and Marquess, Marquis of Neustria and Orléans. He succeeded the overthrown Carolingian ...

. She first married

William I of Normandy William Longsword (, , , ; 893 – 17 December 942) was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, ...

before 940. As a widow, following his death in 942, she married Theobald I of Blois in 943 or 944. She had at least three children from her second marriage: *Hugh,

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(d. 985) * Odo (d. 996), count of Blois * Emma (d. 1003), married

William IV of Aquitaine William IV ( 937 – 3 February 994''Nouvelle Biographie Générale''. The date of 5 February 995 probably comes from Owen.), called Fierebras (meaning "Proud Arm", from the French ''Fier-à-bras'' (which means Proud-to-Arm), in turn from t ...

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* * 910s births 978 deaths Year of birth uncertain Herbertien dynasty Duchesses of Normandy Countesses of Chartres 10th-century women from the Holy Roman Empire 10th-century Normans People from West Francia Remarried royal consorts {{Europe-royal-stub