Reims county
A county of Reims was already established by the Merovingian king Clovis I for Arnold, the husband of his niece, who in turn was a relative of Bishop Remigius of Reims .
In 925, Count Heribert II of Vermandois took possession of the city, appointed his son Hugo as archbishop there, and thereby united the archbishopric and the county. Hugo was expelled, but reinstated in 940. At the universal synod of Ingelheim in 948 Hugo was deposed again; the county reverted to the House of Vermandois and was inherited from them to the Counts of Blois . The county remained in the family of the Counts of Blois until King Robert II forced Count Odo II in 1023 to sell the city and the title of Count to the Archbishop, while the surrounding area, the Rémois , remained in his possession.
The development of the city and its bourgeoisie led to clashes with the archbishop, which were ended by the king in 1361 when he brought the city under his rule. The archbishop had to be satisfied with the mere title, now that of Duke of Reims, which also made him one of the five spiritual pairs of France .
Counts of Reims
- 925–931: Hugo von Vermandois , Archbishop of Reims (920–962), son of Count Heribert II of Vermandois
- 931–940: Artold von Reims , Archbishop of Reims († 962)
- 940–945: Hugo von Vermandois, 2nd time
- 946–967: Rainald von Roucy († 967) ( House of Roucy )
- 967–982: Heribert the Old , Count of Meaux , Troyes and Reims († 982), brother of Archbishop Hugo
- 982–995: Odo I († 995), Count of Blois , Chartres and Reims, nephew of Heribert the Elder
- 995–1004: Theobald II , († 1004), Count of Blois and Reims, son of Odos I.
- 1004-1023: Odo II. , († 1037), Count of Blois and Reims, brother of Theobald II.
In 1023 Odo II was forced to sell the county to Archbishop Ebles I de Roucy from the House of Roucy .
Vidame of Reims
The archbishop's military duties were carried out by a person with the title of vidame ; this office and this title were hereditary in the house of Châtillon .
- NN de Châtillon, Vidame de Reims
- Gervais, Vidame de Reims, his son
- Manassès le Chauve, Vidame de Reims 1053/55, his son
- Erlaud, Vidame de Reims 1070/1115, his son