Herbert IV of Vermandois (1028–1080), Count of Vermandois, was the son of Otto of Vermandois and Parvie (Pavia or Patia).[1]

Family and children

Herbert married Adele of Valois, daughter of Ralph IV of Valois[2] and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube. They had:

Adelaide's husband, Hugh, inherited the countships of Vermandois and Valois upon Herbert's death.[a][5]

Notes

  1. ^ All of Herbert's lands would go to Hugh upon Herbert's death in 1080, giving the Capetians an important foothold.[5]

References

  1. ^ Le Jan 2003, p. 322, 535.
  2. ^ Crouch 1986, p. 11.
  3. ^ Suger 1992, p. 191-192.
  4. ^ [De Genere Comitum Flandrisium Notae Parisiensis, in MGH, 1881 https://archive.org/details/sim_monumenta-germaniae-historica_1881/page/256/mode/2up]
  5. ^ a b Gabriele 2008, p. 102.

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Preceded byOtto Count of Vermandois 1045–1080 Succeeded byOdo I
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