 Aft 0890 - 0942 (< 50 years)
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| Name |
LAON Roger |
| Birth |
Aft 0890 |
Laon, Neustria  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
0942 |
| Notes |
- Birth and Parents
The family origin of Roger I of Laon is unknown. [1]
Count of Laon
He was Count of Laon at the beginning of the 10th century. [1]
We do not know on what date he received the county of Laon, perhaps from the execution of Count Gautier de Laon , in 892 , whose widow he had perhaps married. [1]
Count of Ostrevante and Laon
890 Marriage to Heilwide of Frioul
After 890, he married Heilwide of Frioul, widow of Count Hucbald of Ostrevent and mother of Raoul I of Vexin . From her marriage to Roger, she gave birth to Roger II ( 942), Count of Laon, and probably another son, who was the father of Hugh ( 977), Bishop of Beauvais . [1]
Traditionally, this Heilwide is considered a daughter of Eberhard , Marquis of Frioul, and Gisèle , and therefore widow of Hucbald de Gouy , Count of Ostrevent and Senlis. But that would mean that she was born before 850-855 and she would have had Roger II at the age of at least 40, which is possible, but unlikely. With this chronology, Roger I would have been born at the latest in 855-860 , which would make him 70 years old in 926 when he died in full activity, a solution also rather implausible. [1]
Also another identification is proposed: Helvide, wife of Roger would be the daughter of Hucbald de Gouy and Helvide du Frioul. The first husband of this Helvid would be Gautier ( 892), count of Laon, who would be the father of Raoul I of Vexin , who probably had a son named Gautier . [1]
Gisèle, mother Heilwide was born around 819-822, so she can no longer be a mother around 860 and Heilvide has two sisters younger than her [2]
922 Revolt Against Charles III of France
In 922, the Robertian Marquis Robert I revolted against King Charles III the Simple and proclaimed himself king. In the spring of 922, the city of Laon was besieged and taken. [1]
It is mentioned in 923 , when Count Herbert II of Vermandois occupied Rémois. Worried about this rising power, the local barons, including Roger, called on King Raoul to help them. Raoul put a temporary end to Herbert's ambitions, but gave him the city of Péronne , because the latter kept King Charles III the Simple in his jails, who could thus arouse an opponent to Raoul at any time. Roger died three years later. [1]
926 Death
He died about the year 926. [1]
Research Notes
Was he related to the Hugonides family?
Onomastics suggest a close relationship to the Hugonides family , descended from Count Roger of Maine ( 900), who could be his uncle. He would be brother of Hugues ( 900-6), count of Bassigny, who is son of a Hugues quoted in 881. [1]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Wikipedia (French) Roger I of Laon The Wikipedia article cites the following sources:
Christian Settipani , "The Viscounts of Châteaudun and their allies", in Onomastics and Kinship in the Medieval West , Oxford, Linacre College, Unit for Prosopographical Research, coll. "Prosopographica and Genealogica / 3",2000, 310 p. ( ISBN 1-900934-01-9 ) , p. 247-261
Christian Settipani , The Prehistory of the Capetians ( New genealogical history of the august house of France , vol. 1) , Villeneuve-d'Ascq, ed. Patrick van Kerrebrouck,1993, 545 p. ( ISBN 978-2-95015-093-6 ) , p. 312
Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Counts of Laon and Basigny [ archive ]
Ph. Lauer, Robert I and Raoul of Burgundy, Kings of France (923-936) [ archive ] Accessed 2 April 2022 jhd
↑ Settipani 1993 , p. 312, note 819. Cited by Wikipedia
See also:
Flodoard of Reims. Flodoardi Chronicon (Reims : Regnier, 1855) Records his death in 942
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| Person ID |
I59010 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
LAON Roger, b. Abt 0860, Laon, Neustria, France d. 0926, France (Age 66 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
FIULI Heilwig, b. Aft 0836, Friuli, Italy d. Aft 0895 (Age > 59 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Aft 0890 |
| Family ID |
F26251 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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