Albert, count of Vermandois

Also known as Adalbert.

Events

Date of Birth: between 931 and 934.

The date is given by Settipani (p. 236).

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 8 September 987.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Settipani (p. 236).

Relationships

Father: Heribert (II), count of Vermandois.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:49), by Settipani (p. 236), and by Bouchard (p. 53).

Mother: a daughter of Robert I, king of France.

This relationship is given by Settipani (p. 236) and by Tanner.

Spouse: Gerberga of Lorraine.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:50), by Settipani (p. 236), and by Bouchard (p. 53).

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Heribert (IV) (about 954 - 29 August, about 993), count de Vermandois, married Ermengardis.

Otto, count of Ivois.

Liudolf, bishop of Noyon.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Bouchard, Constance Brittain. “Those of My Blood”: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).

Cawley, Charles. “ADALBERT” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Settipani, Christian (with Patrick Van Kerrebrouck). La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987. Première Partie (Volume 1 of Nouvelle Histoire Généalogique de l’Auguste Maison de France, 1993).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).