Bernard II, Count of Laon

Bernard II, Count of Laon (c. 845 – before 893) was a Frankish noble and a member of the Herbertien dynasty, a branch of the Carolingian dynasty. He was a descendant of Pepin of Italy and Charlemagne.[1]

He was the first son of Pepin,[1] first count of Vermandois, lord of Senlis, Péronne, and Saint Quentin. In 877/878 he was appointed Count of Laon by Charles the bald.[2] sometime he was go to Parma in Italy, after his life is not known.

Bernard II's wife is unknown; Their children were:

• Roger I (? - 927), Count of Laon, other opinion is Roger's family stems from the Hugonids.

References

• McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Pearson Education Limited.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Pocchetino, G. (1922). I Pipinidi in Italia (sec. VIII-XII), Archivio storico Lombardo, 54 (1927), str. 1-43.
• Violante, C. (1974). Quelques caractéristiques des structures familiales en Lombardie, Emilie et Toscane aux XI et XII siècles, Famille et parenté dans l'Occident medieval, str. 87-147.
• Christian Settipani, La Préhistoire des Capétiens (Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'auguste maison de France, vol. 1), Villeneuve d'Ascq, éd. Patrick van Kerrebrouck, 1993, 545 p. (ISBN 978-2-95015-093-6)
• Patrick Van Kerrebrouck, Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'Auguste Maison de France, Bd. 1: La Préhistoire des Capétiens (von Christian Settipani), 1993

Notes

1. McKitterick 1999, p. 360-361.
2. Christian Settipani, La Préhistoire des Capétiens (Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'auguste maison de France, vol. 1), Villeneuve d'Ascq, éd. Patrick van Kerrebrouck, 1993, 545 p. (ISBN 978-2-95015-093-6), pag 215, nota 177