Luitgarde of Vermandois
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Bornc. 914
Died9 February 978
Luitgarde of Vermandois | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 914 |
| Died | 9 February 978 |
| Noble family | Herbertian dynasty |
| Spouses | William I of Normandy Theobald I of Blois |
| Issue | Hugh, Archbishop of Borges Emma of Blois Odo I, Count of Blois |
| Father | Herbert II, Count of Vermandois |
| Mother | Adele of France |
Luitgarde of Vermandois (c. 914 – 9 February 978) was a noblewoman from the Herbertian dynasty who lived in West Francia. 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]
