About Henry II, Count of Bar
Lived 1190 – 1239 (aged 48–49). Henry II, Count of Bar was a French feudatory.
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. 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.
Spouse and children In 1219, Henry married Philippa de Dreux (1192–1242), the daughter of Robert II of Dreux.
Children Margaret of Bar (1220–1275), in 1240 she married Henry V of Luxembourg Thiébaut II of Bar (c. 1221–1291), Succeeded his father as Count of Bar Henry, 1249 Jeanne (1225–1299), married first Frédéric de Blamont who died in 1255, and second Louis V, Count of Chiny Renaud (died 1271)
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Who was Henry II, Count of Bar?
Count of Bar from 1214
When was Henry II, Count of Bar born?
Henry II, Count of Bar was born in 1190.
When did Henry II, Count of Bar die?
Henry II, Count of Bar died on 13 November 1239 in Gaza City.
What was Henry II, Count of Bar's occupation?
Henry II, Count of Bar was a feudatory.
What nationality was Henry II, Count of Bar?
Henry II, Count of Bar was French.
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