Hugh of Vermandois

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. He was in his own right Count of Vermandois. He married Adele of Vermandois, the daughter of Herbert IV, Count of Valois and Adele of the Vexin. William of Tyre called him "Hugh Magnus", Hugh the Great, but he was an ineffectual leader and soldier, great only in his boasting. 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).

Family

By his wife, Adele of Vermandois, Hugh had eight children:

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• Count Raoul I of Vermandois
• Simon, Bishop of Noyon
• Isabella de Vermandois, married (1) Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester; (2) William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
• Matilde de Vermandois, married Raoul I of Beaugency
• Constance de Vermandois, married Godefroy de la Ferte-Gaucher
• Agnes de Vermandois, married Bonifacio, Marchese del Vasto
• Beatrix de Vermandois, married Hugh III of Gournay-en-Bray
• Emma de Vermandois, married Ralph de Gael, 1st Earl of Norfolk