Hugh I, Count of Vermandois (born 1053)

Hugh, Count of Vermandois

French noble (1057–1101)

Hugh, called the Great was the first count of Vermandois from the House of Capet. He is known primarily for being one of the leaders of the First Crusade. His nickname Magnus is probably a bad translation into medieval Latin of an Old French nickname, le Maisné, meaning "the…