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Hildegarde (d. 14 April 1005 or later), Viscountess of Châteaudun, daughter of Hervé I, Count of Perche, and his wife Mélisende. It is believed that she was a descendant of Adelaud de Loches, grandfather of Roscille de Loches, wife of Fulk I the Red, Count of Anjou. Hildegarde became viscountess upon the death of her husband Hugues.
Hildegarde and Hugues had four children:

• Hugues I de Châteaudun, Viscount of Châteaudun and Archbishop of Tours
• Adalaud, Seigneur de Château-Chinon
• Melisende, Viscountess of Châteaudun, married Fulcois, Count of Mortaigne, son of Rotrou, Seigneur de Nogent.
• Unnamed Daughter, married Albert II de la Ferté-en-Beauce, son of Albert I de la Ferté-en-Beauce and Godehildis de Bellême.

Hildegarde was succeeded by her son Hugues I as Viscount of Châteaudun when he reached the age of maturity.


Hervé I (d. after 25 June 955), Count of Perche and Mortagne.
Hervé appears several times between 941 and 946 in the entourage of Hugh the Great and is likely Hervei Comiti Mauritianae cited in a transaction dated June 24, 955.
According to Hervé Ier de Mortagne, sourced by the work of Settipani, Hervé was either the son or son-in-law of Hugh I, Count of Maine.
Hervé married Melisende (possibly a daughter of Hugh I). They had a number of children:

• Hervé II, Count of Mortagne-du-Perche
• Gerberge du Perche, married Gelduin, Seigneur de Saumur
• Hildegarde du Perche, Viscountess of Châteaudun.

Hervé I was succeeded either by his son Hervé II or Fulcois, the husband of his granddaughter Melissende.


Hugh I was count of Maine (900–933). He succeeded his father as of Count of Maine c. 900.

He was the son of Reginald of Neustria, and Rothilde, daughter of Charles the Bald.^[1] He succeeded his father c. 900.^[2] By a marriage of his unnamed sister^[a] to Hugh the Great sometime before 917 Hugh became an ally to the Robertians ending a long period of hostility between them.^[3] Around 922, King Charles the Simple withdrew the benefit of the Abbey of Chelles from Rotilde, Hugh's mother and Hugh the Great's mother-in-law, to entrust it to a favorite of his, Hagano.^[4] The favoritism shown Hagano caused a great deal of resentment and led, in part, to a revolt against Charles the Simple that placed Robert I of France on the throne.^[5] Even after the death of his sister when Hugh the Great married a second time he remained an adherent of the Robertians.

By his unnamed wife, very probably a Rorgonide,^[6] he had:

• Hugh II, Count of Maine (d. bef. 991).

Ragenold (or Raino) (killed 25 July 885) was the Count of Herbauges from 852 and Count of Maine and Margrave of Neustria (positioned against the Vikings) from 878. His family is unidentified, but he may have been a son of Reginald of Herbauges.
In 878, on the death of Gauzfrid, Charles the Bald conferred the Neustrian march and the county of Maine on Ragenold, because Gauzfrid's children were too young to succeed. On 25 July 885, the Vikings pillaged Rouen. Ragenold came up and surprised the Viking raiders, but was killed in the ensuing action

Princess Rothilde (Latin: Rothildis; 871 – 928/929) was a Frankish noble lady born into the royal family of Western Francia.^[1]

Rothilde was a daughter of the King of the Franks, Charles the Bald,^[2] son of Louis the Pious. Her mother was Charles’ second spouse, Queen Richilde of Provence, sister of King Boso of Provence.^[3]
In cca. 890, Rothilde married Roger of Maine.^[4] Their eldest child was Hugh I, Count of Maine.^[5] Their second child was a daughter.^[6]


Renaud (795–843) was Frankish Count of Herbauges, Count of Poitiers and Count of Nantes. His name is also spelled Rainaldus or Ragenold, and he is sometimes known as Reginald in English. He is referred to as Renaud of Aquitaine, but seems to have been a member of the Rorgonid family of Maine.
The County of Herbauges consisted of three pagi south of the Loire: Arballicus (Herbauges), Metallicus (the Mauges), and Teofalicus (Tiffauges) and was separate from the County of Poitou, of which Renaud also appears to have been Count. His appointment as Count is prior to July 835 when he appears in a battle against the Normans in Noirmoutier.^[1]