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Hugh (1057 – October 18, 1101), [1] called the Great (French: Hugues le Grand, Latin: Hugo Magnus) was the first count of Vermandois from the House of Capet. He is known primarily for being one of the leaders of the First Crusade.
The coats of arms of the Counts of Vermandois were also adopted by Ralph I de Beaugency and William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, when they each married daughters of Hugh the Great. It continues to be used by the relations of the de Warenne Earl of Surrey, the Duke of Norfolk as well as the Flag of Surrey.
Vermandois coat of arms, the oldest known, circa 1115, assumed for a county that had been ruled by the last Carolingians. The origin of coats of arms is the invention, in the medieval West, of the emblematic system based on the blazon, which is described and studied by heraldry. Emblems were used in Ancient history and during the High Middle Ages.
May 31, 2022 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Hugues (Capet) de Vermandois born 1057 Vermandois, France died 1102 Tarsus, Icel, Turkey including ancestors + descendants + 2 photos + 10 genealogist comments + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
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- Adelaide (Vermandois) Crépy
Apr 26, 2022 · Hugh I, Count of Vermandois Hugh I (1053 - October 18, 1101), called Magnus or the Great, was a younger son of Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev and younger brother of Philip I. He was in his own right Count of Vermandois, but an ineffectual leader and soldier, great only in his boasting.
- Vermandois
- Vermandois, Picardie, France
- circa 1057
- Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey (Asia Minor)
Apr 7, 2021 · As soon as the count and his army set off into the sea, his fleet was hit by a terrible storm. Caught in the tempest, the seaborne army was destroyed, and Hugh himself was reportedly shipwrecked twice—the first being his flagship, and the second time on his lifeboat.
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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.
