List of counts of Vermandois
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Beneficiary counts of Vermandois
- Leodegarius (ca. 484).
- Emerannus (ca. 511), son of previous.
- Wagon I (ca. 550).
- Wagon II (ca. 600), son of previous.
- Beretrude daughter of previous and wife of Clotaire II, added Vermandois to the royal domain.
- Garifrede (ca. 660).
- Ingomare (ca. 680).
Beneficiary counts of Vermandois and abbots of Saint Quentin de Monte
- Bernard, son of Charles MartelBernard, son of Charles MartelBernard or Bernhard was a son of Charles Martel by his mistress Ruodhaid. He is an obscure figure, rising out of the mists only to lead half of the Frankish army in his nephew Charlemagne's Lombard campaign. While Charlemagne led his contingent through the pass of Moncenisio, Bernard led his...
, abbot of St Quentin de Monte (now Mont-Saint-Quentin near Péronne). - Jerome brother of previous, count of Vermandois and abbot of St Quentin de Monte (714–771).
- Fulrad son of previous, abbot of St Quentin de Monte (after 771).
- Guntard count of Vermandois (771–833) and then abbot of St Quentin de Monte (till 833).
- Hugh, son of CharlemagneHugh, son of CharlemagneHugh was the illegitimate son of Charlemagne and his concubine Regina, with whom he had one other son: Bishop Drogo of Metz .Hugh was the abbot of several abbacies: Saint-Quentin , Lobbes , and Saint-Bertin...
, abbot of St Quentin de Monte (833–844). - Adelard son of Gisla, granddaughter of Charlemagne, count of Vermandois (833–864) and then abbot of St Quentin de Monte (844–864).
- Baldwin Iron Arm abbot of St Quentin de Monte (864–879).
- Teutricius (864–886) and then abbot of St Quentin de Monte (879–886) or Theodoric Nibelung (ca. 876), Count of Vermandois, a descendant of ChildebrandChildebrandChildebrand was a Frankish duke , son of Pepin of Heristal and Alpaida, brother of Charles Martel. He married Emma of Austrasia and was given Burgundy by his father...
, brother of Charles MartelCharles MartelCharles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
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Carolingian counts
- Pepin I of Vermandois (ca. 886–892), son of BernardBernard of ItalyBernard was the King of the Lombards from 810 to 818. He plotted against his uncle, Emperor Louis the Pious, when the latter's Ordinatio Imperii made Bernard a vassal of his cousin Lothair...
, King of ItalyKing of ItalyKing of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers of the Italian peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire... - Herbert I of Vermandois (892–907), also count of Senlis, son of previous.
- Herbert II (907–943), Count of Vermandois by marriage, lord of Péronne and St Quentin de Monte, and count of Meaux, son of previous.
- Albert I the Pious (943–988), Count of Vermandois, lord of Péronne and St Quentin de Monte, son of previous. In 964 he founded the monastery of St Quentin de Insula near Augusta Veruomanduorum (now St Quentin).
- 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), son of previous, Count of Vermandois and by marriage of Valois .
- Odo I the Insane (1080–1085), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, son of previous, he was disinheredited by the council of Barons of France and then he was lord of Saint-Simon by marriage.
- AdelaideAdelaide, Countess of VermandoisAdelaide of Vermandois was suo jure Countess of Vermandois and Valois and the last member of the Carolingian dynasty.Adelaide was the daughter of Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois, and Adele of Valois and of the Vexin. Her younger brother Otto became Count of Vermandois upon their father's death in...
(d. 1122) (1085–1101), Countess of Vermandois and of Valois, sister of previous, wife of Hugh I the Great. The last remaining Carolingian.
Capetian counts
- Hugh I the GreatHugh of VermandoisHugh I , called Magnus or the Great, was a younger son of Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev and younger brother of Philip I. He was in his own right Count of Vermandois, but an ineffectual leader and soldier, great only in his boasting...
(1085–1101), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, by marriage, son of Henry IHenry I of FranceHenry I was King of France from 1031 to his death. The royal demesne of France reached its smallest size during his reign, and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the early Capetians...
and Anne of KievAnne of KievAnne of Kiev was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I, and regent for her son Philip I.Her parents were Yaroslav I the Wise and princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden....
. - Ralph 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.
- Ralph II (1160–1167), Count of Vermandois and of Valois, son of Raoul I and of Petronilla of Aquitaine.
- Elisabeth (1167–1183), Countess of Vermandois and of Valois, daughter of Ralph I and of Petronilla of Aquitaine; wife of Philip of Alsace.
- Philip of Alsace (1167–1183), Count of Vermandois and of Valois by marriage, Count of FlandersCount of FlandersThe Count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French revolutionaries in 1790....
(1168–1191).
- Philip of Alsace (1167–1183), Count of Vermandois and of Valois by marriage, Count of Flanders
- Eleanor (1183–1214), Countess of Vermandois and of Valois, daughter of Raoul I and of Laurette of Flanders; she renounced to his lands in favor to the French Crown and became a nun.
Philip II of France
Philip II of France
Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne...
, added Vermandois to the royal domain
Crown lands of France
The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or domaine royal of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the kings of France...
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Non-dynastic counts
- Louis de Bourbon, comte de VermandoisLouis de Bourbon, comte de VermandoisLouis de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, Count of Vermandois was the eldest surviving son of Louis XIV of France and his mistress Louise de La Vallière....
(1669–1683), illegitimate son of Louis XIVLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
and Louise de la VallièreLouise de La VallièreLouise de La Vallière was a mistress of Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667. She later became the Duchess of La Vallière and Duchess of Vaujours in her own right...
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