Herbert (Vermandois) Meaux (926 - 993)

Born 0926 in Vermandois, Neustria

Ancestors

Died 28 Dec 0993 at about age 67 in France

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Biography

Disambiguation

Herbert 'the Old', Count of Meux the son of Herbert II is sometimes confused with his nephew, Herbert III, Count of Meux and Troyes, son of Robert Count of Meux. It was Herbert 'the Old' who married Eadgifu of Wessex in 951, his nephew Herbert III wasn't born until c. 950. ^[1]

Name

• Heribert, Count of Omois ad Troyes ^[2]
• Herbert 'the Old'^[3]
• Herbert "le vieux" ^[4]
• Heribert "vetulus" ("the old"), ^[5]

926 Birth

Birth year unknown, estimate 926 based on brother Hugh's birth 920. Some sources show his birth as early as 910. ^[6][3]

943 Inheritance

Vermandois and Amiens went to the two elder sons while Robert and Herbert, the younger sons, were given the valuable holdings scattered throughout Champagne. ^[7]

951 Marriage to Eadgifu

In 951 married Eadgifu of Wessex, daughter of Eadweard "the Elder", king of Wessex, and widow of Charles III, King of France. ^[5][6]

m. 951, Eadgifu, daughter of Eadweard "the Elder", king of Wessex, and widow of Charles III of France.["Ottogeba regina, mater Ludowici regis, egressa Lauduno, conducentibus se quibusdam tam Herberti quam Adalberti, fratris ipsius, hominibus, ad Heribertum proficiscitur; qui suscipiens eam, ducit in conjugem." Flodoard, Annales, s.a. 951, 132]^[5]

980 Death

Herbert 'the Old', Count of Omois, Meaux and Troyes, and abbot of St. Medard, Soissons, died in 980. ^[6] His death apparently occurred on 30 March.^[5]

Or he may have died on 29 Dec 993. {citation needed}

At his death he was abbot of Saint-Médard de Soissons; and count of Omois; ^[5]

He was buried in the Abbaye De Lagny, France

Sources

1. ↑ See ES III/1, 49; K. Norgate, 'Odo of Champagne', EHR 5, 19 (Jul. 1890), 488. Cited by Wikipedia
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Kimball G Everingham, Editor. Salt Lake City, Utah: By the Author, 2013. Volume V, p. 485
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1}
4. ↑ Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Medieval lands Database. Northern France. Reference 2195
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Stewart Baldwin. Heribert II, The Henry Project. First uploaded 23 May 2007, revised 2008, 2011. http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/herib002.htm. Accessed May 24, 2017. jhd
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 1 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 49. Cited by Wikipedia
7. ↑ Kate Norgate, 'Odo of Champagne, Count of Blois and Tyrant of Burgundy', The English Historical Review, Vol. 5, No. 19 (Jul., 1890), p. 488. Cited by Wikipedia.

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