Hugh of Vermandois (1053 – October 18, 1101), was son to King Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev, and the younger brother of King Philip I of France. For a full history of the Capetian family see Capetian dynasty. Hugh Capet (c 940 &ndash 24 October, 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Robert II ( 27 March 972 &ndash 20 July 1031) called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 Robert II ( 27 March 972 &ndash 20 July 1031) called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 Henry I ( 4 May 1008 &ndash 4 August 1060) was King of France from 1031 to his death Robert I Capet (1011 &ndash March 21 1076) was Duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death Henry I ( 4 May 1008 &ndash 4 August 1060) was King of France from 1031 to his death Philip I ( 23 May 1052 &ndash 29 July 1108) called the Amorous or the Fat, was King of France from 1060 Philip I ( 23 May 1052 &ndash 29 July 1108) called the Amorous or the Fat, was King of France from 1060 Louis VI ( 1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137) called the Fat (le Gros was King of France from 1108 until his death (1137 Louis VI ( 1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137) called the Fat (le Gros was King of France from 1108 until his death (1137 Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor Robert I of Dreux, (Robert I Capet nicknamed the Great (c 1123 &ndash October 11, 1188) was the fifth son of Louis VI of France and Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor Marie of France, or Marie Capet, Countess of Champagne (1145 &ndash March 11, 1198) was the elder daughter of Louis VII of France Alix of France (summer 1151 &ndash 1197/1198 was the second daughter born to Louis VII of France by his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. Marguerite of France (November 1157 – August/September 1197 was the eldest daughter of Louis VII of France by his second wife Constance of Castile. Alys Countess of the Vexin ( 4 October 1160 &ndash c 1220 was the daughter of King Louis VII of France and his second wife Constance of Castile Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste ( 21 August[[ 165]] &ndash 14 July 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death Agnes of France (1171 &ndash after 1204 was a daughter of Louis VII of France by his third wife Adèle of Champagne. Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste ( 21 August[[ 165]] &ndash 14 July 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death Louis VIII the Lion ( 5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226 Louis VIII the Lion ( 5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226 Robert I "the Good" (1216 &ndash February 8 1250) was Count of Artois. 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Charles I ( 21 March 1226 &ndash 7 January 1285) commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was Robert of France (1256 &ndash February 7 1317) was made Count of Clermont in 1268 Agnes of France (c 1260 - December 19, 1327) was the youngest daughter of Louis IX of France and Marguerite Berenger of Provence Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was Charles of Valois ( March 12, 1270 &ndash December 16, 1325) was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon Louis of France Count d'Évreux (May 3 1276 &ndash May 19, 1319, Paris) was the third son of King Philip III the Bold with his second wife For other people with the same name see Marguerite of France. 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This is a list of counts of Vermandois. Beneficiary counts of Vermandois Leodegarius (ca William of Tyre called him "Hugh Magnus", Hugh the Great, but he was an ineffectual leader and soldier, great only in his boasting. This article is about the Archbishop/historian from the 1100s Indeed, Sir Steven Runciman is certain that "Magnus" is a copyist's error, and should be "minus", "the younger" (referring to Hugh as younger brother of the King of France). Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH ( 7 July, 1903 &ndash 1 November, 2000) better known as Sir Steven Runciman, was
In early 1096 Hugh and Philip began discussing the First Crusade after news of the Council of Clermont reached them in Paris. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of conquering the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and freeing The Council of Clermont was a mixed Synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, which was held on November 27 1095 at Clermont France Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Although Philip could not participate, as he had been excommunicated, Hugh was said to have been influenced to join the Crusade after an eclipse of the moon on February 11, 1096. Excommunication is a religious Censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
That summer Hugh's army left France for Italy, where they would cross the Adriatic Sea into territory of the Byzantine Empire, unlike the other Crusader armies who were travelling by land. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest On the way, many of the soldiers led by fellow Crusader Emicho joined Hugh's army after Emicho was defeated by the Hungarians, whose land he had been pillaging. Count Emicho (not to be confused with Bishop Emicho of Leiningen) was a count in the Rhineland in the late 11th century and the leader of the " Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Hugh crossed the Adriatic from Bari in Southern Italy, but many of his ships were destroyed in a storm off the Byzantine port of Dyrrhachium. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Geography Southern Italy forms the lower "boot" of the Italian peninsula containing the ankle (Abruzzo and Molise and southern Lazio the toe (Calabria and the heel
Hugh and most of his army was rescued and escorted to Constantinople, where they arrived in November of 1096. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Prior to his arrival, Hugh sent an arrogant, insulting letter to Eastern Roman Emperor Alexius I Comnenus, according to the Emperor's biography by his daughter (the Alexiad), demanding that Alexius meet with him:
- "Know, O King, that I am King of Kings, and superior to all, who are under the sky. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Alexios I Komnenos, or Comnenus (Greek Αλέξιος Α' Κομνηνός (1048 &ndash August 15, 1118) Byzantine emperor (1081&ndash1118 You are now permitted to greet me, on my arrival, and to receive me with magnificence, as befits my nobility. "
Alexius was already wary of the armies about to arrive, after the unruly mob led by Peter the Hermit had passed through earlier in the year. The People's Crusade is part of the First Crusade and lasted roughly six months from April 1096 to October Peter the Hermit (died July 8 1115 in Neufmoutier by Huy) was a priest of Amiens and a key figure during the First Crusade. Alexius kept Hugh in custody in a monastery until Hugh swore an oath of vassalage to him.
After the Crusaders had successfully made their way across Seljuk territory and, in 1098, captured Antioch, Hugh was sent back to Constantinople to appeal for reinforcements from Alexius. The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks, Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular; in Ṣaljūqīyān; in For other uses please see Siege of Antioch (disambiguation The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 Alexius was uninterested, however, and Hugh, instead of returning to Antioch to help plan the siege of Jerusalem, went back to France. The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade. There he was scorned for not having fulfilled his vow as a Crusader to complete a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and Pope Paschal II threatened to excommunicate him. Paschal II, born Ranierius, (died January 21, 1118) was Pope from August 13, 1099 until his death He joined the minor Crusade of 1101, but was wounded in battle with the Turks in September, and died of his wounds in October in Tarsus. The Crusade of 1101 was a minor Crusade of three separate movements organized in 1100 and 1101 in the successful aftermath of the First Crusade Tarsus ( Greek Ταρσός is a City, and a large district in Mersin Province, Turkey, from the city of Mersin and near (40
Family and children
He married Adele of Vermandois, the daughter of Herbert IV of Vermandois and Adele of Valois. Herbert IV of Vermandois (1028 &ndash 1080 Count of Vermandois, was the son of Otto of Vermandois and Pavia (or Patia They had nine children:
- Count Raoul I of Vermandois
- Henry, senior of Chaumont-en-Vexin, (d. Raoul I of Vermandois ( French: Raoul Ier "le Vaillant" English Ralph of Vermandois) ( 1085 &ndash 14 October 1152 Chaumont-en-Vexin is a Village and commune in the Oise département of northern France. 1130).
- Simon, Bishop of Noyon
- Elizabeth de Vermandois, married
- Matilde de Vermandois, married Raoul I of Beaugency
- Constance de Vermandois, married Godefroy de la Ferte-Gaucher
- Agnes de Vermandois, married Margrave Boniface del Vasto. The former French Catholic diocese of Noyon lay in the north-east of France around Noyon. Elizabeth de Vermandois, or Elisabeth or Isabel de Vermandois (c Robert de Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1049 &ndash June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman revered William de Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 1138 was the son of William de Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. Boniface del Vasto was the Margrave of Western Liguria from 1084 to 1125 the son and successor of Otto. Mother of Adelaide del Vasto. Adelaide del Vasto ( Adelasia, Azalaïs) (c 1075 &ndash April 16, 1118) was the third wife of Roger I of Sicily and mother of
- Beatrix de Vermandois, married Hugh III of Gournay-en-Bray
- Emma de Vermandois
| Preceded by Eudes |
Count of Vermandois 1085–1101 |
Succeeded by Raoul I |
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