Ralph was married three times: 1. in 1125 to
Eleanor, daughter of
Stephen, Count of Blois. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1140 and she died in 1147. 2. in 1140 to
Petronilla of Aquitaine; they had three children, each of whom would eventually marry a child of Count
Thierry of Flanders: •
Elizabeth (or Isabelle) Mabile, countess of Vermandois and Valois (1143–1183), married
Philip I, Count of Flanders; no issue. •
Ralph II, count of Vermandois and Valois (1145–1167), was the first husband of
Margaret of Lorraine, who later became
suo jure countess of Flanders. He died of
leprosy in 1167 without issue. •
Eleanor, countess of Vermandois and Valois (b. 1148? – d. 1213/1214). She married four times as follows, but had no issue: • 1. Godfrey of Hainaut, Count of Ostervant (d. 1163). • 2. before 1167
William IV, Count of Nevers. • 3. ca 1170
Matthew of Alsace. • 4. ca 1175 Count Matthew III of Beaumont-sur-Oise. 3. in 1152 with Laurette of Flanders, daughter of
Thierry, Count of Flanders and Swanhilde. They had no children. ==References==