Rainald II (Clermont)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rainald II of Clermont (French: Renaud II. De Clermont ) (1099-1152 attested; † before 1162) was 1101 or 1103 Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis , after he had participated in the First Crusade from 1099 . He was the son of Hugo (Hugues) of Clermont, called Hugo of Mouchy, who had been lord of Creil since 1067 , and Margaret (Marguerite) of Montdidier .

Rainald married Countess Adelheid (Adélaide) of Vermandois and Valois from the house of the Carolingians († September 28, 1120/1124), the widow of Hugo of France , a younger brother of King Philip I , to whom she was the first to marry in 1103 Counties of Vermandois and Valois, and who died on the Crusade of 1101 ; through this marriage he was the stepfather of the future French regent (1147–1149) Rudolf von Vermandois .

Rainald had two children with Adelheid:

In his second marriage, Rainald married Clementia von Bar († after January 20, 1183), a daughter of Count Rainald I.

Rainald had at least nine children with Clementia von Bar:

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Rainald II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rainald II of Clermont (full name); Renaud II de Clermont
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
DATE OF BIRTH before 1099
DATE OF DEATH between 1152 and 1162