Henry I of Bar
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Henry I of Bar was Count of Bar, lord of Mousson
and Amance
from 1170 to 1190. He was the son of Renaut II of Bar and Agnes of Champagne.
He was still under-age at the time of his father's death, and his mother acted as regent for him from 1170 to 1173. Since some of his ancestors had been Counts of Verdun, Agnes of Champagne reclaimed the county of Verdun from its bishop in 1172, but he resisted. She responded by laying waste the diocese of Verdun. Both mother and son were excommunicated and forced to submit in 1177.
In 1178, the Bishop of Toul began to construct a fortress at Liverdun
, with the authorisation of the Duke of Upper Lorraine, Simon II
. Overwhelmed by the size of the task, he entrusted it to Henry, who made use of it. This did not compromise his good relations with the Duke, although the latter could have felt threatened by the fortresses of Liverdun, Amance and Mousson.
Through his mother, Henry was a first cousin of Philip II of France
and was present at his coronation on 1 November 1179 at Reims
by their uncle William White Hands
, Cardinal
Archbishop of Reims
.
After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, Henry joined the Third Crusade
. He set out in the middle of 1189, before Kings Philip and Richard
. On arriving in what remained of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
, he took part in the siege of Acre. He was joined there in summer 1190 by his uncles Theobald V of Blois and Stephen I of Sancerre
, and his cousin Henry II of Champagne
. On 4 October 1190, he was seriously wounded in battle against the forces of Saladin
, and died from his injuries several days later.
Mousson
Mousson is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....
and Amance
Amance
Amance is the name of several communes in France:* Amance, Aube, in the Aube département* Amance, Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département* Amance, Haute-Saône, in the Haute-Saône département...
from 1170 to 1190. He was the son of Renaut II of Bar and Agnes of Champagne.
He was still under-age at the time of his father's death, and his mother acted as regent for him from 1170 to 1173. Since some of his ancestors had been Counts of Verdun, Agnes of Champagne reclaimed the county of Verdun from its bishop in 1172, but he resisted. She responded by laying waste the diocese of Verdun. Both mother and son were excommunicated and forced to submit in 1177.
In 1178, the Bishop of Toul began to construct a fortress at Liverdun
Liverdun
Liverdun is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....
, with the authorisation of the Duke of Upper Lorraine, Simon II
Simon II, Duke of Lorraine
Simon II was the Duke of Lorraine from 1176 to 1205. He was the son and successor of Matthias I and Judith, daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia....
. Overwhelmed by the size of the task, he entrusted it to Henry, who made use of it. This did not compromise his good relations with the Duke, although the latter could have felt threatened by the fortresses of Liverdun, Amance and Mousson.
Through his mother, Henry was a first cousin of Philip II of France
Philip II of France
Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne...
and was present at his coronation on 1 November 1179 at Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
by their uncle William White Hands
Guillaume aux Blanches Mains
Guillaume de Blois , called Guillaume aux Blanches Mains , or Guillaume de Champagne, was a French Cardinal.He was born in Brosse, Île-de-France, France...
, Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Archbishop of Reims
Archbishop of Reims
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750...
.
After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, Henry joined the Third Crusade
Third Crusade
The Third Crusade , also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin...
. He set out in the middle of 1189, before Kings Philip and Richard
Richard I of England
Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period...
. On arriving in what remained of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Catholic kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks, but its history is divided into two distinct periods....
, he took part in the siege of Acre. He was joined there in summer 1190 by his uncles Theobald V of Blois and Stephen I of Sancerre
Stephen I of Sancerre
Stephen I , first Count of Sancerre and third son of Count Theobald II of Champagne, inherited the county of Sancerre on his father's death, when his eldest brother Henry received Champagne and his elder brother Theobald Blois and Chartres...
, and his cousin Henry II of Champagne
Henry II of Champagne
Henry II of Champagne was count of Champagne from 1181 to 1197, and King of Jerusalem from 1192 to 1197, although he never used the title of king.- Early Life and Family :...
. On 4 October 1190, he was seriously wounded in battle against the forces of Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
, and died from his injuries several days later.