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- 943-968: Count of Meaux
- 956-968: Count of Troyes
Robert Carolingian Vermandois de Meaux, Count of Meaux, Count of Troyes, was born circa 920 to Herbert II de Vermandois (884-943) and Hildebranda of France (895-931) and died circa 968 Seine-et-Marne, France of unspecified causes. He married Adelaide-Werra de Chalon (920-967) 934 JL .
Biography
Robert of Vermandois (c. 907 – c. 967/8) was Count of Meaux and Count of Troyes, son of Herbert II de Vermandois (884-943) and his wife, Hildebranda of France (895-931), daughter of Robert I of France, King of France[1]
Robert succeeded his father as Count of Meaux in 943 and became Count of Troyes in 956. His son Herbert III of Meaux succeeded as Count of Troyes and Meaux upon Robert's death in 967.
Marriage and Family
Robert married Adelais (914–967) of Burgundy, daughter of Giselbert, Duke of Burgundy.[1] They had:
- Herbert III of Meaux (c950-995), successor as Count of Meaux and Troyes[1]
- Adele of Meaux (c950-c980) - [1]
- Adelaide de Troyes (c955-c991)
- Archambaud of Vermandois (c952-968), buried Sens Saint-Pierre-le-Vif. Archbishop of Sens 959.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Herbert III of Meaux (c950-995) | 950 | 995 | |
Adele of Meaux (c950-c980) | 950 | 980 | Lambert de Chalon (930-979) Geoffrey I of Anjou (-987) |
Adelaide de Troyes (c955-c991) | 955 | 991 | Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953-993) |
Archambaud of Vermandois (c952-968) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Adele de Vermandois (910-960) | 910 | 960 | Arnulf I of Flanders (c890-965) |
Eudes d'Amiens (910-aft946) | 910 | 946 | |
Robert de Vermandois (918-968) | 920 | 968 Seine-et-Marne, France | Adelaide-Werra de Chalon (920-967) |
Hugues de Reims (920-962) | 920 | 962 | |
Liutgarde de Vermandois (c920-978) | 920 Vermandois, France | 9 February 978 Vermandois, France | William Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy (893-942) Thibaut I de Blois (913-975) |
Herbert III de Vermandois (c913-c982) | 913 | 982 | Eadgifu of Wessex (902-aft955) |
Albert I de Vermandois (915-987) | 915 Saint-Quentin | 8 September 987 | Gerberge de Lorraine (c935-978) |
Guy I de Vermandois (c916-986) |
See Also
References
- McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751-987. Longman.
External Links
- wikipedia:en:Robert of Vermandois
- Robert of Vermandois at thePeerage
- Robert of Vermandois - Geni.com
- Robert of Vermandois at Find A Grave
- Dukes of Brittany - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
- Mabille, Emile. Introduction aux chroniques des comtes d'Anjou (Paris) 1871.
- Medieval Lands Project on Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou
Ancestry Trees
- Rollo Family Ancestry
- Charlemagne Family Ancestry
- Count of Champagne
Noble Succession Table
Preceded by Heribert II |
Count of Meaux 946–967 |
Succeeded by Heribert III |
References
- ^ a b c d McKitterick 1999, p. 360.