Herbert I. (Maine)
Herbert I of Maine († 1036 ), called Hundeauswecker (French: Éveille-Chien ; Latin: Evigilans-canem ), was a count of Maine from 1015 . He was the son and successor of Count Hugo III. from the second house Maine .
Like his father, Herbert had to accept the Count of Anjou's sovereignty over Maine. Herbert tried, however, after the collapse of the royal central power under King Robert II the Pious to evade this dominance by assuming royal rights, such as striking his own coins with his own monogram. He also gave to his loyal fiefs , which he had castles built: Sablé , Château-du-Loir , Mayenne , later Laval , La Ferté-Bernard , St. Calais , and after 1050 Sillé , La Suze , Malicorne , La Milesse , Montfort , Sourches etc.
The offensive appearance of Count Odo II of Blois initially led Herbert into an alliance with Count Fulko III. Nerra of Anjou . After Odo had attacked Montrichard fortress in 1016 , the battle of Pontlevoy between Fulko and Odo broke out, and Herbert's timely intervention in favor of Fulkos led to a victory over Odo. The battle, although not decisive, resulted in a balance of power in the region and relative peace for the next few years.
Relations with Anjou were to deteriorate after Fulko tried to reassert his authority in Maine. Herbert switched to Odos' side and stood against Anjou and also the king. He strengthened his position in his own house by driving Avesgaud de Bellême, Bishop of Le Mans , from his diocese because he supported Anjou. Herbert replaced him with his own nephew Gervais de Château-du-Loir (also called Gervis de Bellême), who was an enemy of the Anjous. On March 7, 1025 Herbert was arrested during a conversation in Saintes by Fulko Nerra, who held him prisoner for two years. Only a coalition of Fulkos enemies leads to his release.
According to Ordericus Vitalis , Herbert's nickname was due to his constant vigilance towards hostile neighbors, especially the Count of Anjou.
The name of Herbert's wife is not known. When her husband was captured in Saintes, however, she managed to escape from Fulko. Your children were:
- Hugo IV (1018 to 1022 - March 26, 1051), Earl of Maine
- End of cooking (†?)
- ⚭ 1044 with Count Theobald III. von Blois († 1089), divorce 1049
- ⚭ around 1051 with Alberto Azzo II. D'Este († 1097), Count of Luni , Tortona and Milan
- Paula, ⚭ Johann von La Flèche († before 1097)
- Biota († 1063 in Falaise , poisoned with her husband), ⚭ Walter III. , Count of Vexin and Amiens
Remarks
- ↑ Ordericus Vitalis wrote "vulgo Evigilans-canem cognominabatur"; see André Duchesne , Historiae Normanorum scriptores antiqui , p. 487
- ↑ Adémar de Chabannes 63, p. 189
- ↑ Orderic Vitalis named Paula of Maine in his chronicle as the wife of both Johann von La Flèche and his father Lancelin I von Beaugency († between 1051 and 1060), whereby for chronological reasons the former is more likely to be the husband.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Hugo III |
Earl of Maine 1015-1032 |
Hugo IV |
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| SURNAME | Herbert I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Éveille-Chien; guard dog |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Earl of Maine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1036 |