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Herbert I (died 1036), called Wakedog or Evigilans Canis (Eveille-Chien ) , w a s t h e count of Maine from 1015, the son and successor of Hugh III.
Under the last Carolingian and first Capetian kings of France, royal po w e r d e c lined sharply and many royal rights were amassed by the greater a n d l e s s er nobility. Herbert of Maine even struck coins with his own mon o g r a m . He purchased the loyalty of his vassals by dolling out his land t o t h e m a n d granting them the right to build castles, which proliferated .
From the beginning of his reign, he was constrained to aid his suzerain , F u l k I I I of Anjou, in a war against Odo II of Blois, both of whom had d e s i g n s on the Touraine. In 1016, following an attack on the fortress of M o n t r i chard, Odo met the forces of Fulk at the Battle of Pontlevoy on 6 J u l y . D e spite Odo's numerical advantage, by the intervention of Herbert, t h e b a t t le went to Fulk. One of the consequences of the battle was to cr e a t e a b a lance of power in the region, which was followed by peace for s e v e r a l years.
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Abt 984 - 1036 (52 years)