Rainald II (Tonnerre)
Rainald von Nevers († 1148 at Laodikeia ) was a Count of Tonnerre from the House of Monceaux . He was a younger son of Count Wilhelm II of Nevers , from whose extensive inheritance he received the relatively small County of Tonnerre as Rainald II .
Together with his older brother, Count Wilhelm III. von Nevers , Rainald took the cross for the second crusade in 1146 in Vézelay with King Louis VII and other French greats . In the course of this enterprise he was killed in a battle against the Rum Seljuks near Laodikeia (Asia Minor, Turkey).
Because Rainald had no offspring, Tonnerre went to his brother Wilhelm III. over.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ex origine et historia brevi Nivernensium Comitum , in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 12 (1877), p. 316
- ↑ Historia gloriosi regis Ludovici VII filii Ludovici Grossi , in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 12 (1877), p. 126
- ^ Letter from King Louis VII of France to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis from March / April 1148 in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 15 (1878), pp. 495–496
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm II. |
Count of Tonnerre 1146–1148 |
William III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rainald II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rainald of Nevers |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Tonnerre of the House of Monceaux |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1148 |
| Place of death | at Laodikeia |