Henry II, Count of Bar

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 a force of Ayyubid Muslims at Gaza.[2]

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

Spouse and children

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

Children
  • Margaret of Bar (1220–1275), in 1240 she married Henry V of Luxembourg[4]
  • Thiébaut II of Bar (c. 1221–1291),[5] Succeeded his father as Count of Bar
  • Henry, 1249
  • Jeanne (1225–1299), married first Frédéric de Blamont who died in 1255, and second Louis V, Count of Chiny
  • Renaud (died 1271)
  • Erard (died 1335)
  • Isabelle (died 1320)

See also
  • Umm al-Naser Mosque

References
  1. Péporté 2011, p. 81.
  2. Burgtorf 2011, p. 332.
  3. Lower 2005, p. 48.
  4. Gade 1951, p. 96.
  5. Richard 1983, p. xxviii.

Sources
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Gade, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. E.J. Brill.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Lower, Michael (2005). The Barons' Crusade: A Call to Arms and Its Consequences. University of Pennsylvania Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Péporté, P. (2011). Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg. Brill.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Richard, Jean (1983). Lloyd, Simon (ed.). Saint Louis, Crusader King of France. Translated by Birrell, Jean. Cambridge University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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