Luitgarde of Vermandois
Luitgarde of Vermandois (c. 914 – 9 February 978) was a French noblewoman from the Herbertian dynasty. She was a countess consort of Rouen and Normandy by her first marriage, and a countess consort of Blois and Chartres by her second. She was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois, and Adele, daughter of Robert I of France.[1] She first married William I of Normandy before 940. This marriage was childless. As a widow, following his death in 942, she married Theobald I of Blois in 943 or 944.
Luitgarde of Vermandois | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 914 |
| Died | 9 February 978 |
| Noble family | Herbertian dynasty |
| Spouse(s) | William I of Normandy Theobald I of Blois |
| Father | Herbert II, Count of Vermandois |
| Mother | Adele of France |
She had at least three children from her second marriage:
- Hugh, Archbishop of Bourges (d. 985)
- Odo (d. 996), count of Blois
- Emma (d. 1003), married William IV of Aquitaine
References
- The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919–966, eds. Steven Fanning; Bernard S. Bachrach (Toronto: University of Toronto Press Inc., 2011), p. 21 n. 77
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