General Notes

The surname or title de Vermandois originated from Vermand, a county named from its capital in Picardy, now Department Aisne in northeastern France, seat of the Veromandui of Roman times. The house of Vermandois is one of the most ancient and famous of the early French noble houses, and is descended in direct male line from the Emperor Charlemagne. The records of the counts go back to Herbert, grandson of Bernard of Italy. From 1045 to 1083, the counts possessed also the Valois. In 1102, Raoul de Vermandois was the reigning count. Hugh the Great, Earl of Vermandois, was one of the leaders of the First Crusade and died at Tarsus in Cilicia in 1102.
Count of Vermandois and Soissons
Seigneur de Senlis, Peronne and St. Quentin Event: Titled Count of Vermandois and Soissons 2
Event: Titled Seigneur de Senlis, Peronne and St. Quentin 2
Note: The surname or title de Vermandois originated from Vermand, a county named from its capital in Picardy, now Department Aisne in northeastern France, seat of the Veromandui of Roman times. The house of Vermandois is one of the most ancient and famous of the early French noble houses, and is descended in direct male line from the Emperor Charlemagne. The records of the counts go back to Herbert, grandson of Bernard of Italy. From 1045 to 1083, the counts possessed also the Valois. In 1102, Raoul de Vermandois was the reigning count. Hugh the Great, Earl of Vermandois, was one of the leaders of the First Crusade and died at Tarsus in Cilicia in 1102.