Reginald II, Count of Bar

Reginald II of Bar (French: Renaut or Renaud) (died 25 July 1170) was a Count of Bar and Lord of Mousson from 1149 till his death. He was the son of Reginald I, Count of Bar and lord of Mousson, and Giselle of Vaudémont.

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Reginald II, Count of Bar
Died	(1170-07-25)25 July 1170
Noble family	House of Montbéliard
Spouse	Agnes of Champagne
Issue	Henry I, Count of Bar Theobald I, Count of Bar Reginald
Father	Reginald I of Bar
Mother	Giselle of Vaudémont
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In 1135, he attended the Council of Hugh of Metz with his father and brother. He took part in the second crusade with his father and brother Theodoric in 1147. His father died during his return. He reestablished wars against his traditional enemies, the Duke of Lorraine and the bishop of Metz.

Reginald was attacked in 1152, escaped to the Abbey of Saint-Mihiel and was excommunicated.^[1] After that, he had to make amends to have his excommunication lifted. In 1170, Reginald died and was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry, as Count of Bar and Lord of Mousson.^[2]

• Evergates, Theodore (2016). Henry the Liberal: Count of Champagne, 1127-1181. University of Pennsylvania Press.
• Fassler, Margot Elsbeth (2010). The Virgin of Chartres: Making History Through Liturgy and the Arts. Yale University Press.
• Lesort, Andre (1909). Chronique et chartes de l'abbaye de Saint-Mihiel (in French). C. Klincksieck.

Reginald II, Count of Bar House of Montbéliard  Died: 25 July 1170
Preceded by Reginald I	Count of Bar 1150–1170	Succeeded by Henry I
	Lord of Mousson 1150–1170

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