Henry II, Count of Bar
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Henry II of Bar in French Henri II de Bar, in German Heinrich II von Bar (1190–13 November 1239) was a Count of Bar who reigned from 1214 to 1239. He was son of Count Theobald I of Bar and his first wife, Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine.[1] Henry was killed on 13 November 1239 during the Barons' Crusade, when he diverted several hundred crusaders from the main army under Theobald I of Navarre to fight an Ayyubid force at Gaza.[2]
Henri II, Count of Bar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1190 |
| Died | 13 November 1239 Palestine |
| Noble family | Montbéliard |
| Spouse | Philippa de Dreux |
| Issue | Margaret of Bar Thiébaut II of Bar Henry Jeanne Renaud |
| Father | Theobald I, Count of Bar |
| Mother | Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine |
Spouse and children
In 1219, Henry married Philippa de Dreux (1192–1242),[3] the daughter of Robert II of Dreux.[4]
Children
- Margaret of Bar (1220–1275), in 1240 she married Henry V of Luxembourg[5]
- Thiébaut II of Bar (c. 1221–1291),[4] Succeeded his father as Count of Bar
- Henry, 1249
- Jeanne (1225–1299), married first Frédéric de Blamont who died in 1255,[6] and second Louis V, Count of Chiny[7]
- Renaud (died 1271)[8]
