Roger I de Laon

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The exact origin of Roger I is unknown. It is believed that he came from the Hugonid family and was the nephew of Count Maine Roger (d. C. 900) and brother of Hugo (d. 900/906), Count Bassini.

It is not known exactly when Roger I received the county of Laon . This probably happened in 892 after the execution of Count Laon Gaultier , whose widow he may have married.

In 922, the Marquis of Neustria, Robert I, rebelled against the king of the West Frankish state, Charles III the Rustic . In the spring of the same year, he besieged and captured Laon.

In 923, Count Herbert II de Vermandois captured Remois . Concerned about this, the local nobility, including Roger, called for the help of King Raul .

Marriage and children

Wife: after 895 - Elvid (Eilvey) , probably the daughter of Count Ostervent and Senlis Hookbald de Guy

• Roger II (d. 942), Count de Laon 926–928, Count Douai 931–941, Count Bassini 941–942
• son
  • Hugo (d. 977), Bishop of Beauvais

• Christian Settipani, "Les vicomtes de Châteaudun et leurs alliés", dans Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval, sous la dir. de Christian Settipani et Katharine SB Keats-Rohan, 2000
• Patrick Van Kerrebrouck, Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'auguste maison de France, vol. 1: La Préhistoire des Capétiens (par Christian Settipani), 1993

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Comtes de Laon et de Basigny (French)
• Ph. Lauer, Robert Ier et Raoul de Bourgogne, rois de France (923–936) (French)