Herbert II (died 9 March 1062) was
Count of Maine
The capital of Maine was Le Mans. In the thirteenth century it was annexed by France to the royal domain.
Dukes of Maine (''duces Cenomannici'')
* Charivius (fl. 723) – appears as ''dux'' in a document of 723. Controlled twelve counties and ...
from 1051 to 1062. He was a Hugonide, son of
Hugh IV of Maine and
Bertha of Blois.
On the death of Hugh IV,
Geoffrey Martel,
Count of Anjou
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occupied Maine, expelling Berthe de Blois and
Gervais de Château du Loir,
Bishop of Le Mans, who fled to the court of
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
.
In 1056, Herbert escaped from
Le Mans
Le Mans (; ) is a Communes of France, city in Northwestern France on the Sarthe (river), Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the Provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine, it is now the capital of ...
, and went to the court of
William, duke of Normandy. There his sister Marguerite was betrothed to
Robert Curthose
Robert Curthose ( – February 1134, ), the eldest son of William the Conqueror, was Duke of Normandy as Robert II from 1087 to 1106.
Robert was also an unsuccessful pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of England. The epithet "Curthose" ...
, but died before the marriage could take place. Herbert paid homage to William for the county of Maine, was to marry, Adelida, a daughter of William, but died in 1062.
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1062 deaths
11th-century French nobility
Counts of Maine
Year of birth unknown
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