ACHARD de la Ferté-sur-Aube . The Acta Sanctorum commentary on the life of St Simon de Valois, based on an undated manuscript of the abbey of Saint-Claude, names "Achardi" as the ancestor of the comtes de Bar-sur-Aube who are set out below, stating that he was "genere Normannum" and that he founded "Firmitatis ad Albam" {La Ferté-sur-Aube}[108]. m [ACHARDIA], daughter of ---. The Acta Sanctorum commentary on the life of St Simon de Valois names "Achardia" as the wife of "Achardi"[109]. The name is improbable, as the feminine version of her husband´s name. Achard & his wife had two children