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Birth:          ABT  917 
Death:          8 Sep  987 

Notes
d 8 Sep 987/988
Adalbert I of Vermandois (French: Albert I le Pieux, the Pious) (c.?915–c.?987), in 946 
he succeeded his father as Count of Vermandois.
Life[edit]

Albert was the son of Herbert II of Vermandois and Adela of France.[1] He had his 
men and those of his brother Count Herbert escort the mother of Louis IV of France, 
Queen "Ottobega" (Eadgifu of Wessex, ) from Laon to her marriage with his brother 
Herbert, which in turn enraged King Louis.[2] Louis confiscated his mother's holdings, 
the abbey of Saint Mary in Laon which he gave to his wife Gerberga of Saxony and 
the royal fisc of Attigny.[2] In 957 Albert and his brother Robert Count of Meaux and 
Troyes were adherents of King Lothair of France.[a][3]

When Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine decided to assert his rights to the throne he 
was aided by Albert and Albert's two nephews, Herbert III, Count of Meaux and Odo I, 
Count of Blois.[4] The two aided Charles in his plots and continued to make trouble for 
the new king even after Charles was captured and imprisoned.[4]

Albert was slow to acknowledge the election of Hugh Capet as King of the Franks. On 
learning that Hugh intended to attack him, Albert sent Dudo of Saint-Quentin to 
Normandy to see if Duke Richard I, Duke of Normandy would use his influence to 
keep the peace between them, which apparently the duke did.[4] For his part Hugh 
Capet had been suspicious that Albert was about to rebel against him.[5] Albert, Count 
of Vermandois, died c.?8 Sep 0987 and was succeeded by his son Herbert III.[1]

Family[edit]

In 954 he married Gerberge of Lorraine († 978),[b] daughter of Giselbert, Duke of 
Lorraine,[1] and his wife Gerberga of Saxony.[6]

Their children were:
Herbert III of Vermandois[1]
Otto I, Count of Chiny(c.?950/955–987)[7]
Eudes of Vermandois (c.?956–c.?983–87)[1]
Liudolfe of Vermandois, Bishop of Noyon and Tournai (c.?957–986)[1]

Parents
____ Herbert II (ABT  884 - 23 Feb  943)
____ Adele (ABT  885 - )

Siblings
OF VERMANDOIS Robert (ABT  912 - Aug  967)
DE VERMANDOIS Luitgarde (ABT  914 - 9 Feb  978)
DE VERMANDOIS Adele (Alice) (Alix) (ABT  915 - ABT  960)
____ Adalbert (Albert) I "the Pious" (ABT  917 - 8 Sep  987)
DE VERMANDOIS Gui (ABT  920 - AFT 13 Jun  989)

Marriage To OF HAINAULT AND LORRAINE Gerberge (EST  933 -  978)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
____ Giselbert (Gilbert) (ABT  890 - 2 Oct  934)
OF SAXONY Gerberge ( 913 - 5 May  984)

Children by OF HAINAULT AND LORRAINE Gerberge EST  933 -  978
____ Otto I (ABT  949 - )
____ Herbert III (ABT  955 - ABT 1005)

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