Herbert de Vermandois(900 - 943)

The Counts of Vermandois come from the second son of Charlemagne, Pépin Roi d'Italie, who died in 810 before his father. His descendants become Counts of Vermandois in West Francia. They are gradually gaining power by relying on their prestigious origin. With his cousins, Herbert constitutes a powerful group to the west, north and east of Paris. He imprisons Charles III in a tower in Péronne. He then opposes King Raoul. Later Herbert finds himself an ally of Hugh the Great and Guillaume Longue-Epée, Duke of Normandy, against King Louis IV of Outremer. On his death, his succession was settled by Hugh the Great.

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Nero
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Octave
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Raphael
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Titian
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