Luitgarde of Vermandois

Luitgarde of Vermandois
Born	c. 914
Died	(978-02-09)9 February 978
Noble family	Herbertian dynasty
Spouse(s)	William I of Normandy Theobald I of Blois
Father	Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
Mother	Adele of France

Luitgarde of Vermandois (c. 914 – 9 February 978) was a French noblewoman from the Herbertian dynasty. She was a countess consort of Rouen and Normandy by her first marriage, and a countess consort of Blois and Chartres by her second. She was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois, and Adele, daughter of Robert I of France.[1] She first married William I of Normandy before 940.[2] As a widow, following his death in 942, she married Theobald I of Blois in 943 or 944.[2]

She had at least three children from her second marriage:

• Hugh, Archbishop of Bourges (d. 985)
• Odo (d. 996), count of Blois[2]
• Emma (d. 1003), married William IV of Aquitaine[2]

References

1. Fanning & Bachrach 2011, p. 21 n.77.
2. McKitterick 1999, p. 361.

Sources

• Fanning, Steven; Bachrach, Bernard S., eds. (2011). The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 916–966. University of Toronto Press.
• McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751-987. Longman.

Luitgarde of Vermandois Herbertian dynasty Born: c. 914 Died: 9 February 978
Preceded by Poppa of Bayeux	Countess consort of Normandy 940–942	Succeeded by Emma of Paris
New title	Countess consort of Blois and Chartres 944–978	Succeeded by Bertha of Burgundy