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Henry II, Count of Bar

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Henri II, Count of Bar
Born1190
Died(1239-11-13)13 November 1239
Gaza
Noble familyMontbéliard
Spouse(s)Philippa de Dreux
IssueMargaret of Bar
Thiébaut II of Bar
Henry
Jeanne
Renaud
FatherTheobald I, Count of Bar
MotherErmesinde of Bar-sur-Seine

Henry II of Bar in French Henri II de Bar, in German Heinrich II von Bar (1190–13 November 1239) was a Count of Bar who reigned from 1214 to 1239. He was son of Count Theobald I of Bar and his first wife, Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine.[1] Henry was killed on 13 November 1239 during the Barons' Crusade, when he diverted several hundred crusaders from the main army under Theobald I of Navarre to fight an Ayyubid force at Gaza.[2]

Spouse and children

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In 1219 he married Philippa de Dreux (1192–1242),[3] the daughter of Robert II of Dreux.[4]

Children

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Péporté 2011, p. 81.
  2. ^ Burgtorf 2011, p. 332.
  3. ^ Lower 2005, p. 48.
  4. ^ a b Richard 1983, p. xxviii.
  5. ^ Gade 1951, p. 96.
  6. ^ Chazan & Regalado 2012, p. 269.
  7. ^ Collin 1988, p. 150.
  8. ^ Painter 2019, Genealogical chart 1.

Sources

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  • Burgtorf, Jochen (2011). "Battle of Gaza (1239)". In Mikaberidze, Alexander (ed.). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. I. ABC-CLIO.
  • Collin, Hubert (1988). Lotharingia: archives lorraines d'archéologie, d'art et d'histoire (in French). Vol. 1–2. Société Thierry Alix.
  • Gade, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. E.J. Brill.
  • Lower, Michael (2005). The Barons' Crusade: A Call to Arms and Its Consequences. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Chazan, Mireille; Regalado, Nancy Freeman (2012). Lettres, musique et société en Lorraine médiévale: autour du Tournoi de Chauvency : Ms. Oxford Bodleian Douce 308 (in French). Librairie Droz.
  • Painter, Sidney (2019). The Scourge of the Clergy: Peter of Dreux, Duke of Brittany. Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Péporté, P. (2011). Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg. Brill.
  • Richard, Jean (1983). Lloyd, Simon (ed.). Saint Louis, Crusader King of France. Translated by Birrell, Jean. Cambridge University Press.