Herbert III d'Omois, Herbert the old, Heribert le Vieux (910 – 980/985) was count of

Omois Omois or the Omois (french: l'Omois) is the old name of a region in the extreme south of the department of Aisne in northern France, corresponding to the present arrondissement of Château-Thierry. It was formerly owned by the Counts of Omois. The ...

from 943 to his death. He was the son of

Herbert II, Count of Vermandois Herbert II (died 23 February 943), Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, and Count of Soissons. He was the first to exercise power over the territory that became the province of Champagne. Life Herbert was the son of Herbert I of Vermandois. He w ...

and

Adela of France Adela of France,Other forms of her name are Adèle, Adélaïde, Adelheid, Aelis and Alix. known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines; (1009 – 8 January 1079, Messines), was, by marriage, Duchess of Normandy (January – August 1027), a ...

, daughter of King

Robert I of France The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

. In 943 after his father died, he succeeded as count of

"and received the fortress of Château-Thierry as well as the abbey of Saint-Médard, Soissons." In 951, in his late years, he was married to

Eadgifu of Wessex Eadgifu or Edgifu (d. in or after 951) also known as Edgiva or Ogive ( ang, Ēadgifu) was Queen of the West Franks as the wife of King Charles the Simple. She was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Æ ...

, daughter of

Edward the Elder Edward the Elder (17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin ...

, King of England, and widow of

Charles the Simple Charles III (17 September 879 – 7 October 929), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the Latin ''Carolus Simplex''), was the king of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919–923. He was a mem ...

, King of

West Francia In medieval history, West Francia (Medieval Latin: ) or the Kingdom of the West Franks () refers to the western part of the Frankish Empire established by Charlemagne. It represents the earliest stage of the Kingdom of France, lasting from about ...

. After his death, King Lothair divided his estates between his nephews, Eudes I, Count of Blois and

Herbert III, Count of Meaux Herbert the Younger (circa 950–995) was the Count of Troyes and Meaux.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 1 (Marburg, ...

. Because he is sometimes referred to as "Herbert III of Vermandois, Count of Omois" he is often confused with his nephew Herbert III of Vermandois, Count of Vermandois who lived 953 to 1015, and was the son

Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois {{Infobox noble, type , name = Adalbert I , title = Count of Vermandois , image = , caption = , alt = , CoA = , more = no , succession = , ...

References

Sources

* *

External links

Comtes de Vermandois

* ttp://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20FRANCE.htm#HeribertIIdied943B Généalogie d'Herbert II de Vermandois, son père, sur le site Foundation for Medieval Genealogy {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert 03 of Omois Herbertien dynasty Counts of Omois Counts of Meaux 10th-century French people 910 births 980s deaths Year of death uncertain