- Henry I, Count of Bar
Henry I of Bar (1158 – October 1190), was
Count of Bar , lord ofMousson andAmance from 1170 to 1190. He was the son ofRenaut II of Bar andAgnes 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 atLiverdun , with the authorisation of theDuke 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 on1 November 1179 atReims by their uncle William White Hands, CardinalArchbishop 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 theKingdom of Jerusalem , he took part in thesiege of Acre . He was joined there in summer 1190 by his unclesTheobald V of Blois andStephen I of Sancerre , and his cousinHenry II of Champagne . On4 October 1190 , he was seriously wounded in battle against the forces ofSaladin , and died from his injuries several days later.
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