Luitgarde of Vermandois

10th-century French noblewoman

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

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1. ^ Fanning & Bachrach 2011, p. 21 n.77.
2. ^ a b c d McKitterick 1999, p. 361.

## Sources

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* 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

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