List of counts of Vermandois
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This is a list of counts of Vermandois.
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[edit] Carolingian counts
- Pepin of Vermandois (ca. 834–840), son of Bernard, King of Italy
- Theodoric Nibelung (ca. 876), Count of Vermandois, a descendant of Childebrand, brother of Charles Martel.
- Herbert I (896–907), Count of Vermandois and of Meaux, son of Pepin and probable grandson of Theodoric.
- Herbert II (902–943), Count of Vermandois and of Meaux, son of previous
- Albert I the Pious (943–988), Count of Vermandois, son of previous.
- Herbert III (987-997), Count of Vermandois, son of previous.
- Albert II (997-1035), Count of Vermandois, son of previous.
- Otto (1035–1045), Count of Vermandois, brother of previous.
- Herbert IV (1045–1080), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, son of previous.
- Eudes I the Insane (1080–1085), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, brother of previous.
[edit] Capetian counts
- Hugh I the Great (1085–1101), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, son of Henry I and Anne of Kiev.
- Raoul I the Valiant (1102–1152), also known as Le Borgne, Count of Vermandois and of Valois, son of previous.
- Hugh II (1152–1160), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, son of Raoul I and Eléonore of Blois.
- Raoul II (1160–1167), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, son of Raoul I and of Petronilla of Aquitaine.
- Philip of Alsace (1167–1185), Count of Flanders (1168-1191), Count of Vermandois and of Valois by marriage
- Philip II of France, added Vermandois to the royal domain.
[edit] Non-dynastic counts
- Louis of Vermandois (1669–1683), illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Louise de la Vallière.
