MAINE Herbert

Abt 0984 - 1036  (52 years)

• Name	MAINE Herbert
  Birth	Abt 0984	France
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Apr 1036	France
  Notes	Herbert I (died 1036), called Wakedog or Evigilans Canis (Eveille-Chien), was the count of Maine from 1015, the son and successor of Hugh III. Under the last Carolingian and first Capetian kings of France, royal power declined sharply and many royal rights were amassed by the greater and lesser nobility. Herbert of Maine even struck coins with his own monogram. He purchased the loyalty of his vassals by dolling out his land to them and granting them the right to build castles, which proliferated, as at Sablé, Château-du-Loir, Mayenne, Laval, La Ferté Bernard, Saint Calais, Sillé (after 1050), La Suze, Malicorne, La Milesse, Montfort, and Sourches. From the beginning of his reign, he was constrained to aid his suzerain, Fulk III of Anjou, in a war against Odo II of Blois, both of whom had designs on the Touraine. In 1016, following an attack on the fortress of Montrichard, Odo met the forces of Fulk at the Battle of Pontlevoy on 6 July. Despite Odo's numerical advantage, by the intervention of Herbert, the battle went to Fulk. One of the consequences of the battle was to create a balance of power in the region, which was followed by peace for several years. By marrying his son to a daughter of the count of Blois, Herbert was able to maintain himself independent of his legal suzerain. He also allied with the count of Rennes, who threatened Fulk from the west. He made enemies with the king, Robert II, and even expelled the bishop of Le Mans, Avesgaud of Bellème, from his diocese. Finally, on 7 March 1025, he was arrested in Saintes by Fulk, who kept him imprisoned for two years until a coalition forced his release. Herbert then did homage to Fulk. The name of Héribert's wife is not known. Children Hugh IV, succeeded his father, married Bertha, daughter of Odo II of Blois Biota, married Walter III of the Vexin Gersenda, married firstly Theobald III of Blois; divorced in 1048 and married secondly Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan Research Notes Paula has been disconnected as a daughter. Please see her profile for more details. Sources http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/MAINE.htm#HerbertIMainedied1032A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_I,_Count_of_Maine Geni. Heribert I, Comte du Maine, born c 984. Husband of Bertha and Paule de Preuilly. Son of Hugues III and Ermengard de Vermandois. Note no mention of the wife listed here, Eremburge. Extensive commentary and references listed. Stewart Baldwin. The Henry Project -Herbert I "Wake Dog"
  Person ID	I59954	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	MAINE Hughes,   b. Abt 0960, Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 1015, Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. MAINE Gersende,   b. 1030, Maine, France d. Aft 1071, Maine, France (Age > 42 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026