de Roucy, Renaud II
921 - 967 (46 years)-
Name de Roucy, Renaud II [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 921 Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France [1, 4] Gender Male Appointments / Titles 946 Comte de Reims Nickname The Advocate FSID LB27-YWT [5, 6] Death 10 May 967 Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France [1, 4] Burial Aft 10 May 967 Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France [1, 4] Person ID I35556 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father Rognvald, b. UNKNOWN, Norway d. DECEASED, France Relationship natural Family ID F14147 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family de Lorraine, Countess Alberada, b. 9 Jul 930, Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France d. 18 Mar 972, Coucy-Le-Château-Auffrique, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 41 years) Children 1. de Roucy, Ermentrude, b. 958, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France d. 5 Mar 1005, Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age 47 years) [natural] Family ID F14146 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Notes - Son of the Viking Rognvald (Reinald) who was one of the Norse invaders who chose to remain in Burgundy. Renaud married Albreda, the daughter of Giselbert (Gilbert) Count of Hainault, Duke of Lorraine and Gerberga of Saxony, a direct descendant of The Holy Roman Emperors Lothiar and Charles the Bald, and Charlemagne.
They were married circa 945 and had the following children:
* Gilbert de Roucy
* Ermetrude de Roucy, wife of Othon Guillaume de Bourgogne
* Unknown daughter, wife of Fromond of Sens
* Bruno, Bishop of Langres
Renaud became the military chief of Reims after the restoration of Artald of Reims, built a fort at Roucy and supported young King Lothair of France in the expedition at Aquitaine and the siege of Poitiers, who later made Renaud the Count of Roucy.
Renaud died in 10 May 967 and was buried at the Abbey of Saint-Remi, according to Wikipedia.
- Son of the Viking Rognvald (Reinald) who was one of the Norse invaders who chose to remain in Burgundy. Renaud married Albreda, the daughter of Giselbert (Gilbert) Count of Hainault, Duke of Lorraine and Gerberga of Saxony, a direct descendant of The Holy Roman Emperors Lothiar and Charles the Bald, and Charlemagne.
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