Herbert I, Count of Vermandois
| Herbert I, Count of Vermandois | |
|---|---|
|
Count of Vermandois Count of Meaux Count of Soissons | |
| Count of Soissons | |
| Reign | 889-907 |
| Predecessor | position established |
| Successor | Herbert II |
| Count of Vermandois | |
| Reign | 892-907 |
| Predecessor | Pepin |
| Successor | Herbert II |
| Count of Meaux | |
| Reign | 896-907 |
| Predecessor | Theodebert |
| Successor | Herbert II |
| Spouse | Bertha |
| Issue |
Beatrice Herbert II |
| Dynasty | Carolingian dynasty |
| Father | Pepin of Vermandois |
| Mother | unknown |
Herbert I of Vermandois (c. 848/850 – 907), Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, Count of Soissons, and lay abbot of Saint Quentin. He was a Carolingian aristocrat who played a significant role in Francia.
Herbert was the son of Pepin of Vermandois Herbert became count of Soissons before 889 and was probably charged with defending the Oise against Viking intrusions. A contemporary of Baldwin II, Count of Flanders he had the advantage of being a Carolingian, a grandson of Pepin of Italy, a son of Charlemagne.[1] Herbert controlled both St. Quentin and Péronne and his activities in the upper Somme river valley may have caused Baldwin II to have him assassinated in 907.[2]
Herbert arranged a marriage alliance to Robert of Neustria by giving in marriage his daughter Beatrice as Robert's second wife.[1] As a part of this pact Herbert also agreed to his son Herbert II of Vermandois marrying Adela, Robert's daughter by his first wife.[1]
Marriage and issue
He married Bertha de Morvis and their children are:
- Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, succeeded his father.[3]
- Béatrice of Vermandois (c. 880–931), married King Robert I of France.[3]
- An unnamed daughter († aft. 943) who married Eudo, Count in the Wetterau.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jean Dunbabin, France in the making, 843-1180 (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000), p. 95
- ↑ Pierre Riché, The Carolingians; A Family who Forged Europe, trans. Michael Idomir Allen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), p. 236
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III, Teilband 1 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 49
| Preceded by Pepin |
Count of Vermandois 896–907 |
Succeeded by Herbert II |
| Preceded by Theodebert |
Counts of Meaux 896–902 |
Succeeded by Herbert II |