Ralph IILouis Duval-Arnould, The last years of the leper count Raoul de Vermandois and the devolution of his provinces to Philippe d'Alsace rchive 1984., (French: Raoul II)

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. * Gar ...

, known as the Younger and the Leper, was born in 1145, and died June 3, 1167, from

leprosy Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a Chronic condition, long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the Peripheral nervous system, nerves, respir ...

. Ralph began reigning over

Vermandois Vermandois was a French county that appeared in the Merovingian period. Its name derives from that of an ancient tribe, the Viromandui. In the 10th century, it was organised around two castellan domains: St Quentin (Aisne) and Péronne ( Som ...

when his father died in 1152, and ruled until his own death in 1167. He was the count of Vermandois and Valois, son of Ralph I, who was also count of Vermandois and Valois, and

Petronilla of Aquitaine Petronilla of Aquitaine ( 1125 – c.1151) was a French noble. She was the second daughter of William X of Aquitaine and Aénor of Châtellerault. She was the elder sister of William Aigret and the younger sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who w ...

. Around 1160 he married Margaret of Alsace (c. 1145-1194), who was subsequently Countess of Flanders in 1191. He began suffering from leprosy around 1163, his marriage could not be consummated and was broken up. Having no descendants, he abdicated in favor of his sister Elisabeth in 1167.

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Louis Duval-Arnould, “The last years of the leper count Raoul de Vermandois (c. 1147-1167…) and the devolution of his provinces to Philippe d’Alsace”, in Bibliothèque de l’école des chartes, no 142-1, 1984, p. 81-92, ead online [archive. rchive.html" ;"title="ead online [archive">ead online [archive. Capetian House of Vermandois 1167 deaths">Capetian House of Vermandois">rchive.html" ;"title="ead online [archive">ead online [archive. Capetian House of Vermandois 1167 deaths Counts of Vermandois French Roman Catholics Deaths from leprosy {{France-royal-stub

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