Rainald I. (Sens)
Rainald I of Sens , called the old man († January 6, 996 ), was a Count of Sens . He was a son of Count Fromond I of Sens .
Like his father, Rainald was a Capetian fanatic . When the regent Brun of Cologne besieged the city of Troyes in 959 , a division of his Saxon warriors marched on Sens . Rainald went against them together with Archbishop Archambaud and defeated them in a battle near Villiers . In order to consolidate his rule in his county, he built the castles of Château-Renard and Joigny . In 978, his nephew Sewin was elected Archbishop of Sens , removing this office from the control of the Carolingian King Lothar .
After his death, Rainald was buried in Sainte-Colombe Abbey . His children were:
- Fromond II. († 1012), Count of Sens
- Adele, heiress to Joigny
- ∞ with Gottfried I , Count of Joigny
- ∞ with Engelbert II. , Count of Brienne
- Rainald, lord of Château-Renard, progenitor of the House of Courtenay (?)
swell
- Chronicon Sancti Petri Vivi Senonensis
- Historia Ecclesiastica VII by Ordericus Vitalis
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo the Great |
Count of Sens 956-996 |
Fromond II. |
footnote
- ↑ Maur-François Dantine , Charles Clémencet , Saint-Allais (Nicolas Viton) , Ursin Durand , François Clément - " L'art de verifier les dates des faits historiques, des chartes, des chroniques et autres anciens ... " (1770)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rainald I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rainald I of Sens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Sens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 996 |