Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois
Appearance
Herbert IV of Vermandois (ca. July 20, 1028/1032–February 23, 1080) or Herbert V was French noble, from Herbertien dynasty. Count of Vermandois, was the son of Otto of Vermandois and Parvie (Pavia or Patia)[1], descendant of Bernard of Italy, a grandson of Charlemagne.
Family and children
He married Adele of Valois, daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube, and had four children:
- Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, (b. Circa 1062 - d. September 23, 1120) - married first to Hugh Magnus,[2] son of Henry I of France and younger brother of Philip I of France, and second to Renaud II, Count of Clermont-Beauvaisis. Adelaide had numerous children by both her husbands.
- Odo I, Count of Vermandois[citation needed] (b. circa 1064 - d. after 1085)
- Gerard (b. 1066 - d. ?)
Odo inherited the countships of Vermandois and Valois upon his father's death.