Bernard II, Count of Laon explained

Bernard II, Count of Laon (c. 845 – before 893) was a Frankish noble and a member of the Herbertien dynasty, a branch of the Carolingian dynasty. He was a descendant of Pepin of Italy and Charlemagne.

He was the first son of Pepin, first count of Vermandois, lord of Senlis, Péronne, and Saint Quentin. In 877/878 he was appointed Count of Laon by Charles the bald.^[1] sometime he went to Parma in Italy.

Bernard II's wife is unknown.

References

• Book: McKitterick, Rosamond . The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians . Pearson Education Limited . 1999 .
• Pocchetino, G. (1922). I Pipinidi in Italia (sec. VIII-XII), Archivio storico Lombardo, 54 (1927), str. 1-43.
• Violante, C. (1974). Quelques caractéristiques des structures familiales en Lombardie, Emilie et Toscane aux XI et XII siècles, Famille et parenté dans l'Occident medieval, str. 87-147.
• Christian Settipani, La Préhistoire des Capétiens (Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'auguste maison de France, vol. 1), Villeneuve d'Ascq, éd. Patrick van Kerrebrouck, 1993, 545 p.
• Patrick Van Kerrebrouck, Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'Auguste Maison de France, Bd. 1: La Préhistoire des Capétiens (von Christian Settipani), 1993

Notes and References

1. Christian Settipani, La Préhistoire des Capétiens (Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'auguste maison de France, vol. 1), Villeneuve d'Ascq, éd. Patrick van Kerrebrouck, 1993, 545 p., pag 215, nota 177