Ralph II, Count of Vermandois explained

Ralph II
Succession:Count of Vermandois
Reign:October 14, 1152 - June 3,1167
Predecessor:Ralph I, Count of Vermandois
Successor:Elisabeth, Countess of Vermandois
Birth Date:1145
Death Date:June 3, 1167
Issue:None
House:Capet
Father:Ralph I, Count of Vermandois
Mother:Petronilla of Aquitaine
Dynasty:Robertians/Capetian Dynasty

Ralph II[1] (French: Raoul II) Count of Vermandois, known as the Younger and the Leper, was born in 1145, and died June 3, 1167, from leprosy. Ralph began reigning over Vermandois when his father died in 1152, and ruled until his own death in 1167. He was the count of Vermandois and Valois, son of Ralph I, who was also count of Vermandois and Valois, and Petronilla of Aquitaine.Around 1160 he married Margaret of Alsace (c. 1145-1194), who was subsequently Countess of Flanders in 1191.

He began suffering from leprosy around 1163, his marriage could not be consummated and was broken up. Having no descendants, he abdicated in favor of his sister Elisabeth in 1167.

See also

Counts of Vermandois

Bibliography

Louis Duval-Arnould, “The last years of the leper count Raoul de Vermandois (c. 1147-1167…) and the devolution of his provinces to Philippe d’Alsace”, in Bibliothèque de l’école des chartes, no 142-1, 1984, p. 81-92, [read online [archive]].

Notes and References

  1. Louis Duval-Arnould, The last years of the leper count Raoul de Vermandois and the devolution of his provinces to Philippe d'Alsace [archive], 1984.,