His cousin, Arnulf, archbishop of Rheims, was illegitimate, while the counts of Vermandois were direct male-line descendants of Charlemagne through Bernard, king of Italy, the illegitimate son of Pepin of Italy.
The counts of Vermandois were direct male-line descendants of Charlemagne through Bernard, king of Italy, the illegitimate son of Pepin of Italy. His cousin, Arnulf, archbishop of Rheims, was illegitimate.
His cousin, Arnulf, archbishop of Rheims, was illegitimate. The counts of Vermandois were direct male-line descendants of Charlemagne through Bernard, king of Italy, the illegitimate son of Pepin of Italy.
His cousin, Arnulf, archbishop of Rheims, was illegitimate. The counts of Vermandois were direct male-line descendants of Charlemagne through Bernard, king of Italy, the illegitimate son of Pepin of Italy.