Hervé I (died after 25 June 955),
Count of Perche The county of Perche was a medieval county lying between Normandy and Maine (province), Maine.
It was held by an independent line of counts until 1226. One of these, Geoffroy V, would have been a leader of the Fourth Crusade had he not died before ...
and Mortagne.
Hervé appears several times between 941 and 946 in the entourage of
Hugh the Great
Hugh the Great (16 June 956) was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris.
Biography
Hugh was the son of King Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der E ...
and is likely ''Hervei Comiti Mauritianae'' cited in a transaction dated June 24, 955.
According to
Hervé I of Mortagne, sourced by the work of Settipani, Hervé was either the son or son-in-law of
Hugh I, Count of Maine * ''This article is based in large part on a translation of the article :fr:Hugues Ier du Maine from the French Wikipedia on 10 July 2012.''
Hugh I was count of Maine (reigned 900–933). He succeeded his father as of Count of Maine .
Life
He was ...
.
Hervé married Melisende (possibly a daughter of Hugh I). They had a number of children:
* Hervé II, Count of Mortagne-du-Perche
* Gerberge du Perche, married Gelduin, Seigneur de Saumur
*
Hildegarde of Perche, married
Hugh I, Viscount of Châteaudun.
Hervé I was succeeded either by his son Hervé II or
Fulcois, the husband of his granddaughter
Melissende.
Sources
*Settipani, Christian, ''Les vicomtes de Châteaudun et leurs alliés, dans Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval'', Oxford, Linacre, Unit for Prosopographical Research, 2000
*''Europäische Stammtafeln'', Vol. III, ''Les Vicomtes de Châteaudun''
Medieval Lands Project, Perche, Mortagne
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herve 01, Count of Perche
955 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Counts of Perche