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Eleanor of Vermandois also known as Eléonore de Vermandois or Aénor de Vermandois (1148 or 1149 – 19 or 21 June 1213) was ruling countess of Vermandois in 1182-1213 and by marriage countess of Ostervant, Nevers, Auxerre, Boulogne and Beaumont.
At this date, a new arrangement gave Eleanor (d. 1213) a life interest in the eastern part of Vermandois, together with the title of countess of St Quentin, and the king entered immediately into possession of Peronne and its dependencies.
The rule of elisabeth (d. 1182) and eleanor (d. 1213), the successive heirs and countesses of ver-mandois, valois and amiens, indicates that elite women governed their inherited lands initially with their husbands, especially when younger, and more exclusively as they aged.
The Count of Vermandois was the ruler of the county of Vermandois . Beneficiary counts of Vermandois. Leodegar, Count of Vermandois (c. 484). Emerannus (c. 511), son of previous. Wagon I (c. 550). Wagon II (c. 600), son of previous. Bertrude, daughter of previous and wife of Clotaire II, added Vermandois to the royal domain. Garifrede (c. 660).
Mar 5, 2020 · In 1142 Petronilla, Eleanor’s sister, fell in love with the married count of Vermandois, who was married to Eleanor of Champagne, daughter of a powerful French family. The count set aside his...
The resting place of her brother Ralph, Longpont was an abbey traditionally favoured by the counts of Vermandois. Eleanor’s burial at the abbey reflects a wish to be buried alongside her brother and to eternally signal her position as a ruler in her own right, rather than a consort.
One key to resolving this puzzle is recognizing the role played by several noblewomen, including Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois, in the initiation of construction of the church’s Gothic east end.
