Edward II (bar)

Eduard II of Bar (* 1339 ; † May 1352 ) was Count von Bar from 1344 to 1352. He was the eldest son of Henry IV of Bar and Yolande of Flanders .

Since he was still a minor when his father died (1344), the reign was taken over by his mother, who was only 18 years old herself. Eduard was of poor health, so that he and his brother Robert at the request of their mother by Pope Clement VI. were given permission to eat meat even during periods of abstinence.

Yolande led a fight against Peter von Bar, Seigneur de Pierrefort , and Theobald von Bar, Seigneur de Pierrepont , who wanted to participate in the reign. In alliances with King Philip VI. of France and Duke Rudolf of Lorraine , she managed to keep the role of cousins ​​small.

Eduard was declared of legal age on October 10, 1439. The following year, the troops of Marie de Châtillon , regent of Lorraine, and the Count of Salm devastated the county of Bar. In retaliation, Yolande, Eduard and Adhémar de Monteil , Bishop of Metz , ravaged the area around Nancy . An armistice ended the conflict on August 14, 1351. Edward II died the following year. His brother Robert succeeded him, but was only seven years old himself.

literature

• Georges Poull, La Maison souveraine et ducale de Bar , 1994