- 922-923: Queen of West Francia
Béatrice Carolingian of Vermandois was born 880 in Paris, France to Herbert I de Vermandois (c848-907) and Bertha de Morvois (c850-c907) and died after 26 March 931 Soissons, France of unspecified causes. She married Robert I of France (866-923) 896 JL in Paris, France.
Beatrice of Vermandois was a Carolingian aristocrat, queen of Western Francia by marriage to Robert I of France (866-923), and mother of Hugh the Great.
Marriage to King of France
Beatrice's son was Hugh the Great, ancestor of many kings.
Her father made a marriage pact with the King of France, giving him, his daughter Beatrice in marriage. The same pact provided that Robert's sister Adele would marry Beatrice's brother Heribert II. Beatrice married circa 890, becoming the second wife of Robert I of France (866-923), Margrave of Neustria, who became the King of France in 922.[1]
This would be Robert's 2nd marriage. Together they had:
- Hugh the Great (898-956), who was later dux Francorum.[2] Hugh was the father of King Hugh Capet.[2]
- Richilda of France (895-931) (??? No sources)
Through her marriage to Robert I, she was an ancestress of the Capetian dynasty. On 15 June 923 her husband Robert was killed at the Battle of Soissons shortly after which their son Hugh was offered the crown but refused.[3] Beatrice died in 931.[4]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hugh the Great (898-956) | 898 Paris, Ile-de-France, France | 16 June 956 Dourdan, Ile-de-France, France | Judith de Maine (bef900-925) Eadhilda of Wessex (-937) Hadwig von Sachsen (c917-959) Raingarde (c910-c965) |
| Richilda of France (895-931) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Béatrice of Vermandois (c880-931) | 880 Paris, France | 26 March 931 Soissons, France | Robert I of France (866-923) |
| Herbert II de Vermandois (884-943) | 884 | 23 February 943 | Hildebranda of France (895-931) |
| Cunigunde of Vermandois (-943) | 943 | Udo I von der Wetterau (c900-949) | |
| Adele of Vermandois (?-?) | Gebhard von Ufgau (?-c947) | ||
| Berengar of Bayeaux (?-?) | Daughter of Gurvand, Duke of Brittany | ||
See Also
- Beatrice Vermandois
- Vermandois Family
- Count of Vermandois
- wikipedia:en:Beatrice of Vermandois
- Beatrice de Vermandois at thePeerage
- Beatrice of Vermandois - Geni.com
- Capetian Kings - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
- Beatrice of Vermandois at Find A Grave
Bibliography
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (2001). Those of My Blood: Creating Noble Families in Medieval Francia. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919-966. University of Toronto Press. 2011.
- Lewis, Andrew W. (1977). "Dynastic Structures and Capetian Throne-Right: the Views of Giles of Paris". Traditio 33: 246-47 n.94.
- Riché, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians; A Family who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Tanner, Heather (2004). Families, Friends and Allies. Brill.
Carolingian Ancestry
This person is a direct descent of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois. She was also the sister of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, and was a descendant in the male line of Charlemagne through King Bernard of Italy. See Vermandois Family Ancestry for more info. [lower-alpha 1][6]
Nobility Succession Chart
| Royal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eadgifu of Wessex |
Queen of Western Francia 922–923 |
Succeeded by Emma of France |
Research Notes
The Oxford History of Medieval Europe shows a family tree with Beatrice as the wife of Robert I, Duke of France, daughter of Herbert I de Vermandois, and sister of Herbert II de Vermandois. It also says that her brother Herbert II was a crucial ally of both her husband and her son Hugh the Great.
The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page for Robert I, Duke of France says that in the Historia Francorum Senonensis she is "sororem Herberti", the wife of "Robertus princeps". She and Robert I were married about 897.
References
- ^ Tanner 2004, p. 308.
- ^ a b Riche 1983, p. table 4.
- ^ Riché 1993, p. 250.
- ^ Riché 1993, p. 375.
- ^ Lewis 1977, p. 246-247.
- ^ Fanning & Bachrach 2011, p. xvi, 91.
Footnotes (including sources)
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