Rainald (Hainaut)
Rainald († 973 near Péronne ) officiated together with his brother Werner as Count in Hainaut .
Rainald took over the office of Richar in Mons in 973 , while Werner took over that of Amalrich in Valenciennes . In the same year the brothers Reginar and Lambert returned from the Reginare clan from their exile, into which they had been forced by the Lotharingian Duke Brun in 957 . They received the support of the West Franconian King Lothar to recapture the Hainaut, the former property of their family. Rainald and Werner took action against them, but were beaten and killed in a battle before Péronne .
The Reginar brothers could not use their victory, however, because with Gottfried von Verdun and Arnulf von Cambrai, two new counts were installed in Hainaut who successfully maintained the country.
source
- Gesta episcoporum Cameracensium , ed. by Ludwig Conrad Bethmann in MGH SS 7 (1846), p. 439
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Richar |
Count in Hainaut (Mons) 973 |
Gottfried of Verdun |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rainald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count in Hainaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 973 |
| Place of death | at Péronne |