Henry I, Count of Bar
Henry I of Bar (1158–1191) was
Renaut II of Bar and Agnes of Champagne.[1]
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
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
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
Archbishop of Reims
.
After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, Henry joined the
Henry II of Champagne. On 4 October 1190, he was seriously wounded in battle against the forces of Saladin, and died from these injuries in 1191.[2]
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