Though well endowed with estates in Austrasia, like his brother Robert, he abandoned these after the Treaty of Verdun (843) in order to rejoin Charles the Bald.
In 846, he was granted lands in the region of Châteaudun, made Count of Anjou, and wed to Wandilmodis.
In 852, after the death of Aleran, Count of Troyes, he was nominated to hold his vacant office and his brother Robert succeeded him in Anjou.
In 853, he participated in the Capitulary of Servais as missi in conjunction with Bishop Wenilo of Sens.
The brothers were subsequently expelled from their counties and Troyes confiscated and confided to one Rudolph.