Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux -943

Paternal Family Tree: Carolingian

Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux was born to Herbert Vermandois I Count Vermandois.

Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux were married. She the daughter of Robert I King West Francia and Aelis Unknown Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of Herbert Vermandois I Count Vermandois.

After 850 [his grandfather] Pepin Vermandois I Count Vermandois [deceased] died. His son [his father] Herbert [aged 1] succeeded I Count Vermandois.

In 907 Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux succeeded II Count Vermandois, II Count Soissons, II Count Meaux. Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux by marriage Countess Vermandois, Countess Soissons, Countess Meaux.

In 907 [his father] Herbert Vermandois I Count Vermandois [aged 58] died.

Around 907 [his son] Robert Vermandois Count Meaux Count Châlons was born to Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux.

In 910 [his daughter] Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders was born to Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. She married 934 her fourth cousin once removed Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders, son of Baldwin "Bald" II Margrave Flanders and Aelfthryth Wessex Margrave Flanders, and had issue.

Around 910 [his son] Herbert "Old" Vermandois III Count Troyes and Meaux was born to Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. He married 951 Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia.

In 910 [his son] Eudes Vermandois was born to Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux.

Around 915 [his daughter] Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy was born to Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. She married 1. 935 William "Longsword" I Duke Normandy, son of Rollo Duke Normandy and Poppa Unknown Duchess Normandy 2. 944 Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois and had issue.

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Around 915 [his son] Adalbert "The Pious" I Count Vermandois was born to Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. He married Gerberge of Lothingaria Countess Vermandois, daughter of Gilbert I Duke Lorraine and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia, and had issue.

In 920 [his son] Archbishop Hugh of Reims was born to Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux.

923 Battle of Soissons

                    On 15th June 923 the Battle of Soissons was fought between King Robert [Capet] of West Francia [aged 57] and Carolingian King Charles III [aged 43] who Robert had overthrown the previous year.
                
                    King Robert was killed. On 13th July 923 his son-in-law Rudolph aka Raoul I King West Francia [aged 33] was elected I King West Francia.
                
                    Sometime after the battle Charles III was captured by Herbert, Count of Vermandois, also a son-in-law of King Robert, who imprisoned for King Charles six years, Charles dying in 929.

In 934 [his son-in-law] Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders [aged 44] and Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. He the son of Baldwin "Bald" II Margrave Flanders and Aelfthryth Wessex Margrave Flanders. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 935 [his son-in-law] William "Longsword" I Duke Normandy [aged 42] and Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Normandy. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. He the son of Rollo Duke Normandy and Poppa Unknown Duchess Normandy.

In 940 Archbishop Artald of Reims was compelled to resign the see of Reims by Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 42] in favour of Herbert's son Archbishop Hugh of Reims [aged 20].

Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux -943

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