Odo I (Eudes I), called “the Insane”, was
Count of Vermandois
The Count of Vermandois was the ruler of the county of Vermandois.
Beneficiary counts of Vermandois
* Leodegar, Count of Vermandois (c. 484).
* Emerannus (c. 511), son of previous.
* Wagon I (c. 550).
* Wagon II (c. 600), son of previous.
* ...
and
Valois from 1080 to 1085 and ruler of
Saint-Simon from 1085. The last
Carolingian
The Carolingian dynasty (; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charlemagne, grandson of mayor Charles Martel and a descendant of the Arnulfing and Pippin ...
male (from its branch Herbertines), he was the only son of
Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois Herbert IV of Vermandois (1028–1080), Count of Vermandois, was the son of Otto of Vermandois and Parvie (Pavia or Patia).
Family and children
Herbert married Adele of Valois, daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube. They had:
* A ...
and
Adele of Valois
Adele of Valois (''Adèle/Adélaïde'') was a daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube.
She married firstly Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois and they had:
# Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois
# Odo I, Count of Vermandois
She was als ...
.
In 1080 Odo inherited Vermandois from his father and Valois from his mother, although disinherited by Herbert IV. Odo was probably mentally ill. In 1085 the council of barons took the power away from Odo and gave it to his sister,
Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois
Adelaide of Vermandois (died 23 Sep 1120) was ''suo jure'' Countess of Vermandois and Valois from 1080 to 1120.
Adelaide was the daughter of Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois and Adele of Valois.
By 1080, Adelaide married Hugh, son of the Capeti ...
, married to
Hugh
Hugh may refer to:
*Hugh (given name)
Noblemen and clergy French
* Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks
* Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II
* Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...
, son of
Henry I of France
Henry I (4 May 1008 – 4 August 1060) was King of the Franks from 1031 to 1060. The royal demesne of France reached its smallest size during his reign, and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the early Capetians. Th ...
. Odo was given Saint-Simon.
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Herbertien dynasty
11th-century births
11th-century deaths