Robert of Vermandois (before 931 – after June 966) was

Count of Meaux The count of Champagne was the ruler of the County of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the County of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title count of Champagne. Count Theobal ...

from 946 to his death and

Count of Troyes The count of Champagne was the ruler of the County of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the County of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title count of Champagne. Count Theobal ...

from 956 to his death.

Life

Robert was 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 his wife, Adele of France, daughter of

Robert I of France Robert I ( – 15 June 923) was the elected King of West Francia from 922 to 923. Before his election to the throne he was Count of Poitiers, Count of Paris and Marquess, Marquis of Neustria and Orléans. He succeeded the overthrown Carolingian ...

. Robert succeeded his father as

in 946 and became Count of Troyes in 956. His son Herbert III of Meaux succeeded as Count of Troyes and Meaux upon Robert's death . In 959, he captured the city of

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

and expelled the bishop, but he was attacked in 960 by the kings

Lothair of France Lothair (; ; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair II,After the emperor Lothair I. IIICounting Lothair II of Lotharingia, who ruled over modern Lorraine and Belgium. or IV,Counting Lothair II of Italy. was the penultimate Carol ...

and

Otto the Great Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great ( ) or Otto of Saxony ( ), was East Frankish ( German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son of Henry the Fowler and Matilda ...

and had to submit.

Family

Robert married Adelais Werra of Burgundy (914–967), daughter of Giselbert of Burgundy. They had: *

Herbert III, Count of Meaux Herbert the Younger (circa 950–995) was the Count of Troyes and Meaux. He was the son of Robert of Vermandois and Adelaide Werra, daughter of Gilbert of Burgundy. He belonged to the Herbertien dynasty, an illegitimate branch of the Caroli ...

( – 995) *

Adele of Meaux Adela of Vermandois ( – 982) was a French noblewoman. She was Countess of Chalon and later Countess of Anjou. Adela was a daughter of Robert of Vermandois, Count of Meaux and Troyes, and Adelaide de Burgundy. Adele died in 982. Family She ...

( – )

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* Herbertien dynasty Counts of Meaux 900s births 960s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain {{France-noble-stub