Bernard II, Count of Laon

Bernard II, Count of Laon (c. 845 – before 893) was a Frankish noble and a member of the Herbertien dynasty, a branch of the Carolingian dynasty. He was a descendant of Pepin of Italy and Charlemagne.

He was the first son of Pepin, first count of Vermandois, lord of Senlis, Péronne, and Saint Quentin. In 877/878 he was appointed Count of Laon by Charles the bald. sometime he went to Parma in Italy.

Bernard II's wife is unknown.

References

• McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Pearson Education Limited.
• Pocchetino, G. (1922). I Pipinidi in Italia (sec. VIII-XII), Archivio storico Lombardo, 54 (1927), str. 1-43.
• Violante, C. (1974). Quelques caractéristiques des structures familiales en Lombardie, Emilie et Toscane aux XI et XII siècles, Famille et parenté dans l'Occident medieval, str. 87-147.
• Christian Settipani, La Préhistoire des Capétiens (Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'auguste maison de France, vol. 1), Villeneuve d'Ascq, éd. Patrick van Kerrebrouck, 1993, 545 p. (ISBN 978-2-95015-093-6)
• Patrick Van Kerrebrouck, Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'Auguste Maison de France, Bd. 1: La Préhistoire des Capétiens (von Christian Settipani), 1993

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