Talk:Hugh, Count of Vermandois

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It appears that the reference to Hugh's being wounded in Jun 1101 may be in error... at any rate it conflicts with the date given in the Crusade of 1101 article that this article links to.

Crusade of 1101 mentions two armies being ambushed in Heraclea by Kilij Arslan, in 1101. The first army [The Nivernois] under William II of Nevers [no date mentioned], soon after the brief siege of Iconium.

The second army mentioned [The French and Bavarians] was led by William IX of Aquitaine, divided [a land force and a force travelling by ship]. Half of the army was "ambushed and massacred" by Kilij Arslan in September 1101. The article goes on to specifically mention that "...Hugh was mortally wounded; the survivors eventually arrived at Tarsus, where Hugh died on October 18."

Crusade of 1101 also mentions Hugh specifically as part of William IX's force and adds "...Hugh of Vermandois (one of those who had not fulfilled his vow on the First Crusade..."

--Dogfish 17:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I think it was September, not June; I fixed it. Adam Bishop 18:13, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Count of Vermandois
Although many secondary sources blankly call him "Count of Vermandois" and I would concur. Douglas Richardson rightly pointed out, on soc.genealogy.medieval, two years ago, that the charter evidence for such a title appears to be missing. It is however quite right that his *wife* was called "Countess of Vermandois" which does not automatically allow us to entitle him so. For the time being, while I review the literature I have changed this article to reflect this uncertainty. Wjhonson (talk) 15:19, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Dates for children
The birth years given to the children have no primary source corraborating them. They are guesses, some very bad ones. So I've reverted the article to what we actually know, on those points.Wjhonson (talk) 15:31, 1 October 2014 (UTC)