Raoul VERMANDOIS
General Notes:
BOOK Eleanor of Aquitaine the Mother Queen, Desmond Seward, 1978, Dorset Press, p32: "Eleanor's younger sister Petronilla had eloped with count Raoul of Vermandois, who was the king's cousin and grand eschal of France. Although Raoul was married and much older, the queen gave Petronilla her complete support. Raoul persuaded his brother the bishop of Noyon and two other prelates to annul his marriage on grounds of consanguinity and then married Petronilla with royal approval..."
Marriage Information:
Raoul married Petronille AQUITAINE, daughter of Duke William VIII AQUITAINE and Aenor De CHATELLERAULT.
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