Robert of Vermandois explained

Robert of Vermandois
Succession:Count of Troyes
Predecessor:Giselbert of Burgundy
Successor:Herbert III, Count of Meaux
Reign:946–966
Succession1:Count of Meaux
Predecessor1:Herbert II of Vermandois
Successor1:Herbert III, Count of Meaux
Reign1:956–966
House:Carolingian
Father:Herbert II of Vermandois
Mother:Adele of France
Spouse:Adelais Werra
Issue:Herbert III, Count of Meaux
Adele of Meaux
Birth Date:before 931
Death Date:after June 966

Robert of Vermandois (before 931  - after June 966)[1] was Count of Meaux from 946 to his death and Count of Troyes from 956 to his death.

Life

Robert was son of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and his wife, Adele of France, daughter of Robert I of France. Robert succeeded his father as Count of Meaux in 946 and became Count of Troyes in 956. His son Herbert III of Meaux succeeded as Count of Troyes and Meaux upon Robert's death .

In 959, he captured the city of Dijon and expelled the bishop, but he was attacked in 960 by the kings Lothair of France and Otto the Great and had to submit.[2]

Family

Robert married Adelais Werra of Burgundy (914–967), daughter of Giselbert of Burgundy. They had:

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Settipani . Christian . La préhistoire des Capétiens (481-987) . 1993 . P. Van Kerrebrouck . Villeneuve d’Ascq . 231.
  2. Book: Settipani . Christian . La préhistoire des Capétiens (481-987) . 1993 . P. Van Kerrebrouck . Villeneuve d’Ascq . 231.