Vermandois, Beatrix de
1. Vermandois, Beatrix de was born in Saint-Quentin, Vermandois, France. Notes:
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W.H.Turton, "The Plantagenet Ancestry" (Balt.:Gen.Pub.Co.,1968),p.112,
gives Beatrix' mother as ______ "of France,"daughter of Robert the Strong,
Count of Blois (ID1428). "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 53-18 gives
her mother as Bertha de Morvois.Beatrix married Robert, King of Franks I on Yes, date unknown. I (son of Robert, Duke Duke and Tours, Adelaide of) was born in 866; died on 15 Jun 923 in Soissons. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hugh, Duke of France Prince
was born in 895; died on 17 Jun 956 in Deurdan; was buried in St. Denis.
- 2. Hugh, Duke of France Prince
Generation: 2
2. Hugh, Duke of France Prince (1.Beatrix1) was born in 895; died on 17 Jun 956 in Deurdan; was buried in St. Denis. Notes:
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Hugh was one of the founders of the Capetian House in France. He ruled
Burgundy and the heartland of France. His title was Count of Paris, Oreans,
Vexin and Le Mans, Duke of France ("The White Duke").Prince married Hatwide Princess of Saxony in 938 in Mainz oder Ingelheim. (daughter of Henry, The Emperor of Germany I and Ringelheim, Mathilda of) died on 10 May 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Capet, King of France Hugh was born in 941 in Chartres; died on 24 Oct 996 in Les Juifs, Chartres.
- 3. Capet, King of France Hugh
Generation: 3
3. Capet, King of France Hugh (2.Prince2, 1.Beatrix1) was born in 941 in Chartres; died on 24 Oct 996 in Les Juifs, Chartres. Notes:
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Eldest son of Hugh the Great, he was a founder of the Capetian House and
lay abbot of the Abbeys of St. Martin of Tours and of St. Denis. His
surname "Capet" may derive from his abbot's cape. He was elected king by
the assembly of Senlis, but he secured the succession for his descendants
by suspending the feudal right of election. He is buried in front of the
altar in the Basilica of the Trinity at St. Denis, France. {Born in winter
of 941 per "Ancestral Roots..." [Balt., 1992] 53-20.}Hugh married Poitou, Adelaide of on Yes, date unknown. Adelaide (daughter of William Count Of Poitou and Adele) was born in 945; died in 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Hedwig, of France died after 1013.
- 5. Robert, King of France II was born on 27 Mar 970 in Orleans; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan; was buried in St. Denis.
- 4. Hedwig, of France
Generation: 4
4. Hedwig, of France (3.Hugh3, 2.Prince2, 1.Beatrix1) died after 1013. Notes:
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Possibly sister rather than daughter of Hugh Capet.of married Regnier, Count of Hainaut IV on Yes, date unknown. IV (son of Regnier, Count of Hainaut III and Dagosbourg, Adele of) died in 1013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
5. Robert, King of France II (3.Hugh3, 2.Prince2, 1.Beatrix1) was born on 27 Mar 970 in Orleans; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan; was buried in St. Denis. Notes:
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Robert was educated at Rheims under Gerbert (later Pope Silvester II). "As
the ideal of mediaeval Christianity he won his surname of `Pious' by his
humility and charity, but he also possessed some of the qualities of a
soldier and a statesman." Crowned in 12-987, he became sole king on his
father's death in 996. Marriage irregularities led to his excommunication
by Pope Gregory V.{-Encycl.Brit.,`56,19:347}
"Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 101-21 gives his birth year as 985.II married Taillefer, of Provence Constance de in 1002. Constance (daughter of William, Count of Toulouse III and d'Anjou, Blanche) was born in 986; died on 25 Jul 1032. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Henry, King of France I was born in 1006; died on 24 Aug 1060 in Vitry-aux Loges; was buried in St. Denis.
- 8. Adelaide Princess of France was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre.
- 7. Henry, King of France I