Henry II (bar)
Heinrich II. Von Bar , (* 1190 ; † November 13, 1239 near Gaza ) was Count of Bar and Lord of Ligny from 1214 until his death .
Life
He was the son of Count Theobald I of Bar and his second wife, Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine ( House of Brienne ). In 1214 he succeeded his father, Count von Bar, and as such took part in the battle of Bouvines as a member of the Staufer on the side of the French King Philip II August . He was in conflict with Duke Theobald I of Lorraine , so he supported Countess Blanka's party during the War of Succession in Champagne (1216–1222) and provided Emperor Friedrich II with military aid against the Duke.
After the French King Louis VIII died in 1226 , some French barons protested against his widow Blanka of Castile , who was the regent for their underage son Louis IX. ruled. Heinrich took part in this uprising as an ally of Count Theobald IV of Champagne , but with him switched to the regent's side in the spring of 1227.
Henry's relationship with the Count of Champagne turned bad after he kidnapped the Archbishop of Lyon . The archbishop brokered the marriage between a niece of the archenemy of the Count of Champagne , Peter Mauclerc , and Duke Hugo IV of Burgundy . However, Heinrich was also an uncle of the bride, which is why he now allied himself with the Duke of Burgundy and invaded Champagne with him in 1229. In return, Duke Matthew II of Lorraine, allied with Champagne, devastated the Barrois until the fighting came to an end in August 1230 under pressure from the regent Blanka of Castile.
At the instigation of King Henry (VII) , Heinrich supported the citizens of Metz against their bishop Jean I d'Aspremont in 1231 and made peace with Duke Matthew II in 1233, from whom he acquired Stenay in 1238 .
In 1239 Heinrich took part in Theobald IV's crusade of Champagne ( crusade of the barons ) to the Holy Land . When the crusade army marched on Ashkelon in November to rebuild the fortress there, he and his entourage separated from the main army and hurried ahead with some other barons and their contingents towards Gaza . There they suspected a small army of Sultan al-Salih of Egypt, which they wanted to defeat and to reap booty and glory for themselves. In doing so, they opposed the express order of Theobald, the official leader of the crusade. On November 13, 1239, they actually met an Egyptian army not far from Gaza, but they were surprised while they were resting and were defeated in the following battle near Gaza . Many crusaders were captured and taken to Cairo. Heinrich himself died on the battlefield.
His remains were recovered under Richard of Cornwall in early 1241 and buried near Ascalon .
Marriage and descendants
In 1219 he married Philippa von Dreux (* 1192, † 1242), the daughter of Count Robert II of Dreux . He had the following children with her:
- Margerethe (* 1220, † 1275), she married Heinrich V of Luxembourg in 1240
- Theobald II of Bar (* 1221, † 1291), Heinrich's successor as Count von Bar
- Heinrich († 1249)
- Johanna (* 1225, † 1299), she married Friedrich von Blamont († 1255), after his death Ludwig V. von Chiny (* 1235, † 1299)
- Rainald († 1271)
- Erhard († 1335)
- Isabella († 1320)
Literature and web links
- Georges Poull: La maison souveraine et ducale de Bar. Presses Universitaires de Nancy, Nancy 1994, ISBN 2-86480-831-5 , p. 158 ff.
- Henri de Bar at fmg.ac
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Theobald I. |
Count of Bar 1214–1239 |
Theobald II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henry II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henry II of Bar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Bar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1190 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1239 |
| Place of death | at Gaza |