- Comte de Vermandois
- Comte d'Amiens et de Valois
- Raoul Le Vaillant
Raoul I de Vermandois, Count of Vermandois, was born 1085 to Hugh de Vermandois (1053-1101) and Adelaide de Vermandois (1064-1120) and died 14 October 1152 of unspecified causes. He married Eléonore of Blois (c1104-1147) 1125 JL . He married Petronille de Poitiers (1125-1153) 1142 JL . He married Laurette of Flanders (c1125-1170) 1152 JL .
Biography
Ralph I of Vermandois (French: Raoul Ier) (d. 14 October 1152) was Count of Vermandois. He was a son of Hugh de Vermandois (1053-1101) and his wife, Adelaide de Vermandois (1064-1120).[1] Ralph was a grandson of Henry I of France, while Ralph's mother had been the Carolingian heiress to Herbert IV de Vermandois (1032-1080).
Ralph's paternal uncle was Philip I of France. Through him Ralph was a first cousin of Louis VI of France and a first cousin once removed of Louis VII of France.
Ralph served as the seneschal of France during the reign of Louis VI.[2] Under pressure from the queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Louis allowed Ralph to repudiate his wife, Eleanor of Champagne, sister of Stephen, King of England, in favor of Eleanor of Aquitaine's sister, Petronilla of Aquitaine.[3] This led to a war with Theobald II of Champagne, who was the brother of Ralph's first wife Eleanor. The war lasted two years (1142–44) and ended with the occupation of Champagne by the royal army.
Ralph and Petronilla were excommunicated by Pope Innocent II for a marriage deemed illegitimate, overriding three bishops who had already annulled Ralph's prior marriage.[3] With Eleanor's death in 1147, the following year Pope Eugene III, legitimized the marriage at the Council of Reims.[4]
Family and children
Ralph was married three times:
1. in 1125 to Eléonore of Blois (c1104-1147), daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1140[3] and she died in 1147.
2. in 1140 to Petronille de Poitiers (1125-1153);[3] they had three children:
- Elizabeth (or Isabelle) Mabile, countess of Vermandois and Valois (1143–1183), married Philip I, Count of Flanders; no issue.[5]
- Ralph II, count of Vermandois and Valois (1145–1167),[6] was the first husband of Margaret of Lorraine, later countess of Flanders. He died of leprosy in 1167 without issue.
- Eleanor, countess of Vermandois and Valois (b. 1148? – d. 1213/1214).[7] She married four times as follows, but had no issue:
3. in 1152 with Laurette of Flanders (c1125-1170),[11] daughter of Thierry, Count of Flanders and Swanhilde. They had no children.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Élisabeth de Vermandois (1143-1183) | 1143 | 28 March 1183 Arras, France | Philippe d'Alsace (-1191) |
| Raoul II de Vermandois (1145-1167) | 1145 | 17 June 1167 | Margaret I of Flanders (c1143-1194) |
| Éléonore de Vermandois (c1148-1213) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Matilda de Vermandois (1080-1130) | 1080 | 1130 | Raoul I de Beaugency (1068-1113) |
| Elizabeth de Vermandois (c1081-1131) | 1081 Saint-Quentin, France | 13 February 1131 Meulan, France | Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester (1049-1118) William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (1080-1138) |
| Agnes de Vermandois (1083-aft1125) | 1083 Vermandois | 1125 | Boniface del Vasto (1060-c1131) |
| Constance de Vermandois (1083-c1130) | 1083 | 1130 | Geoffroy de Meaux (1090-1152) |
| Raoul I de Vermandois (1085-1152) | 1085 | 14 October 1152 | Eléonore of Blois (c1104-1147) Petronille de Poitiers (1125-1153) Laurette of Flanders (c1125-1170) |
| Beatrix de Vermandois (1090-c1145) | |||
| Henri de Vermandois (-1130) | |||
| Simon de Vermandois (-1148) | |||
| William de Vermandois (c1090-1096) | |||
See Also
- Raoul Vermandois
- Vermandois Family
- Vermandois in France
Sources
- wikipedia:en:Ralph I, Count of Vermandois
- Project Medlands
- Raoul I Dit Le Vaillant Ou Le Borgne, Comte de Vermandois, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Raoul-I-Dit-Le-Vaillant-Ou-Le-Borgne-Comte-de-Vermandois/6000000006442576107, retrieved 18 Mar 2024
- Raoul I 'le Vaillant' Comte de Vermandois Comte d'Amiens et de Valois at thePeerage
- Baldwin, John W. (1986). The Government of Philip Augustus: Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages. University of California Press.
- Louis VII and his World. Brill. 2018.
- Bradbury, Jim (2007). The Capetians: Kings of France 987-1328. Hambledon Continuum.
- Duval-Arnould, Louis (1984). "Les dernières années du comte lépreux Raoul de Vermandois (v. 1147–1167...) et la dévolution de ses provinces à Philippe d'Alsace" (in French). Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes 142-1.
- Dyggve, Holger Petersen (1935). "Personnages historiques figurant dans la poésie lyrique française des XII e et XIII e siècles. III: Les dames du »Tournoiement» de Huon d'Oisi" (in French). Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 36 (2): 65–91.
- Gislebertus (of Mons) (2005). Chronicle of Hainaut. The Boydell Press.
- Livingstone, Amy (2018). "Revealing the Extraordinary: The Lives of Unremarkable Men in the Age of Louis VII". Louis VII and His World. Brill.
- Stewart, Gregory (1979). "The Twelfth Century Psalter Commentary in French for Laurette d'Alsace". The Bible and Medieval Culture. Leuven University Press.
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.
Nobility Succession Chart
| Preceded by Adelaide and Hugh |
Count of Vermandois 1102–1152 |
Succeeded by Ralph II |
References
- ^ Bardot & Marvin 2018, p. ix.
- ^ Livingstone 2018, p. 151.
- ^ a b c d Bradbury 2007, p. 152.
- ^ Duval-Arnould 1984, p. 82.
- ^ Baldwin 1986, p. 15.
- ^ Duval-Arnould 1984, p. 68.
- ^ Duval-Arnould 1984, p. 67.
- ^ Gislebertus (of Mons) 2005, p. 40.
- ^ a b Dyggve 1935, p. 67-68.
- ^ Baldwin 1986, p. 81.
- ^ Stewart 1979, p. 110.
Footnotes (including sources)
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