He was the son of Roger, Count of Maine, and Rothilde, daughter of Charles the Bald.
[2] By a marriage of his sister Judith [a] to Hugh the Great sometime before 917, Hugh became an ally to the Robertians ending a long period of hostility between them.
[3] Around 922, King Charles the Simple withdrew the benefit of the Abbey of Chelles from Rotilde, Hughʻs mother and Hugh the Greatʻs mother-in-law, to entrust it to a favorite of his, Hagano.
[4] The favoritism shown Hagano caused a great deal of resentment and led, in part, to a revolt against Charles the Simple that placed Robert I of France on the throne.
[5] Even after the death of his sister when Hugh the Great married a second time he remained an adherent of the Robertians.