Individual Details
Herbert III, Count of Omois
(910 - 980)
According to Wikipedia:
Herbert III d'Omois, Herbert the old (or Herbert III of Vermandois, 910 - 980/985) was count of Omois from 943 to his death.
He was the son of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and Adela of France, daughter of King Robert I of France.[1] In 943 after his father died, he succeeded as count of Omois[2] "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, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England, and widow of Charles the Simple King of West Francia.[1] After his death, King Lothair divided his estates between his nephews, Eudes I, Count of Blois and Herbert IV, Count of Troyes and Meaux.
References
Riche 1983, p. Table 8.
Dunbabin 2005, p. 96.
Sources
Dunbabin, Jean (2005). France in the Making 843-1180. Oxford University Press.
Riche, Pierre (1983). The Carolingians: A Family who Forgae Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Herbert III d'Omois, Herbert the old (or Herbert III of Vermandois, 910 - 980/985) was count of Omois from 943 to his death.
He was the son of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and Adela of France, daughter of King Robert I of France.[1] In 943 after his father died, he succeeded as count of Omois[2] "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, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England, and widow of Charles the Simple King of West Francia.[1] After his death, King Lothair divided his estates between his nephews, Eudes I, Count of Blois and Herbert IV, Count of Troyes and Meaux.
References
Riche 1983, p. Table 8.
Dunbabin 2005, p. 96.
Sources
Dunbabin, Jean (2005). France in the Making 843-1180. Oxford University Press.
Riche, Pierre (1983). The Carolingians: A Family who Forgae Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Events
| Birth | 910 | ||||
| Marriage | 951 | Edgifu of Wessex | |||
| Death | 980 |
Families
| Spouse | Edgifu of Wessex (902 - 955) |
| Father | Herbert II, Count of Vermandois (885 - 943) |
| Mother | Adela of France (890 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert of Vermandois, Count of Meaux (907 - 967) |
| Sibling | Adela de Vermandois (910 - 960) |
| Sibling | Luitgarde of Vermandois (914 - 978) |
| Sibling | Adalbert I "The Pious," Count of Vermandois (915 - 987) |
| Sibling | Guy I, Count of Soissons ( - 986) |