Blois, Ildegarde of
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Blois, Ildegarde of (daughter of Theobald, Count of Blois, "le Tricheur" I and Vermandois, Luitgarde de). Ildegarde married Bouchard, Baron of Montmorency I on Yes, date unknown. I (son of Alberic and Elfgifu) died in 978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Bouchard, Baron of Montmorency II died in 1020.
2. Theobald, Count of Blois, "le Tricheur" I was born in 920 (son of Theobald Viscount of Troyes and Bourges, Richilde of); died on 16 Jan 975. Notes:
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{ref. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1956 Edition, 5:214 & 3:738:} Theobald took
the title of Count about 940 and founded the House of Blois. His nickname
means "the Cheat." "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 49-19 states he d.
978.I married Vermandois, Luitgarde de in 943. Luitgarde (daughter of Herbert, Count of Vermandois II and Liegarde, of France) died in 978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Vermandois, Luitgarde de (daughter of Herbert, Count of Vermandois II and Liegarde, of France); died in 978. Notes:
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Luitgarde was widow of Duke William I of Normandy when she m. Theobald I.Children:
Generation: 3
4. Theobald Viscount of Troyes (son of Hugues, Count of Tours,Governor of Alsace II); died in 904. married Bourges, Richilde of on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Bourges, Richilde of (daughter of Hugh Count of Bourges and Rothaut). Notes:
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Widow of Charles II the Bald.Children:
- 2. Theobald, Count of Blois, "le Tricheur" I was born in 920; died on 16 Jan 975.
6. Herbert, Count of Vermandois II (son of Herbert, Count of Vermandois I and de Morvois, Bertha ("Lady Beatrix")); died in 943 in St. Quentin. Notes:
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Count of Vermandois and Troyes.II married Liegarde, of FranceTroyes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Liegarde, of France (daughter of Robert, King of Franks I and Adele). Children:
- Vermandois, Alix de died in 960 in Bruges.
- Robert Count of Troyes & Meaux died about 968.
- 3. Vermandois, Luitgarde de died in 978.
- Renaud Count of Rheims & Roucy was born in 900; died on 15 Mar 973 in Rheims, Champagne.
- Albert, Count de Vermandois I was born in 920; died in 988.
Generation: 4
8. Hugues, Count of Tours,Governor of Alsace II (son of Luitfride, Count of Alsace II); died in 837. Notes:
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{Line from W.H.Turton,"The Plantagenet
Ancestry"(Balt.:Gen.Pub.Co.,1968),p.181.} Hughes II married Ava _________.Children:
- Tours, Ermengarde of died on 20 Mar 851.
- 4. Theobald Viscount of Troyes died in 904.
10. Hugh Count of Bourges married Rothaut on Yes, date unknown. Rothaut (daughter of Charles, King of Aquitaine II and Metz, Richaut of) was born in 870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Rothaut was born in 870 (daughter of Charles, King of Aquitaine II and Metz, Richaut of). Children:
12. Herbert, Count of Vermandois I was born in 840 (son of Vermandois, Pepin of Count OfSenlis); died about 902. Notes:
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Herbert was Count de Vermandois, Siegneur of Senlis, Peronne and St.
Quentin. {- ref. "Ancestral Roots of Sixty New England Colonists," by
F.L.Weis (Lancaster, Mass., 1950, p. 64).} Allstrom's "Dict. of Royal
Lineage," Vol. ii, p. 755, states that Herbert m. Richilde, dau. of Robert
the Strong who died in battle, 866/67. Herbert I was Imperial Ambassador.I married de Morvois, Bertha ("Lady Beatrix") on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. de Morvois, Bertha ("Lady Beatrix") (daughter of Morvois, Guarri Count of and Rousillion, Eva de). Children:
- 6. Herbert, Count of Vermandois II died in 943 in St. Quentin.
- Vermandois, Beatrix de was born in Saint-Quentin, Vermandois, France.
14. Robert, King of Franks I was born in 866 (son of Robert, Duke Duke and Tours, Adelaide of); died on 15 Jun 923 in Soissons. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Duke, then King
Notes:
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Robert did not claim the crown on his brother's death in 898, but recognized the Carolingian king, Charles III; Robert continued to defend northern France from Norman attacks as "duke of the Franks"; about 921 he gathered support for his claim, and
drove Charles into Lorraine; 29 June 922 he was crowned at Rheims and the next year faced Charles' attempt to oust him, during which "in a stubborn and sanguinary battle near Soissons, Robert was killed, according to one tradition, in single combat
with his rival." {-Encyclopedia Britannica, 1956 Ed., 19:346} Robert's daughter, Emma, m. Raoul of Burgundy who reigned 923-936.I married Adele on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Adele Notes:
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"Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 48-18 gives Aelis as first wife of
Robert I, but other sources state that Beatrix of Vermandois is the first.Children: