Renaud of Vendôme was one of the first
chancellors of France
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. He was
bishop of Paris
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from 991 to 1017 as well as
count of Vendôme (1005–1017). He was from the
Bouchardides family, as a son of
Bouchard I the Venerable and of Elisabeth of Melun.
Chancellor
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to
Hugh Capet (988), who later made him bishop of Paris, Renaud's power was reduced by the accession of
Robert II le Pieux (996) and his influence on the royal council diminished. He stayed in the Vendômois more and more, and succeeded his father as count in 1005.
Sources
# Dominique Barthélemy, ''La Société dans le comté de Vendôme : de l'an mil au XIVe siècle'', 1993
# Jean-Claude Pasquier, ''Le Château de Vendôme'', 2000
les comtes de Vendôme
10th-century French bishops
11th-century French Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops of Paris
Counts of Vendôme
1017 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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