Henry IV, Count of Bar

Henry IV of Bar (abt 1315–1344) was count of Bar from 1336 to 1344. His aunt, Joan of Bar, Countess of Surrey, governed Bar in his name during his minority. He was the son of Edward I of Bar and his wife Marie of Burgundy.[1] He married Yolande of Dampierre (died 1395),[1] a granddaughter of Robert III, Count of Flanders.

Henry IV, Count of Bar
Bornbetween 1315 and 1320
Died1344
Noble familyHouse of Montbéliard
Spouse(s)Yolande of Dampierre
FatherEdward I of Bar
MotherMarie of Burgundy

Henry and Yolande had two sons:

  • Edward II of Bar, became count on the death of his father[2]
  • Robert I of Bar, became count on the death of his brother[2]

Notes

  1. Bubenicek 2002, p. 54-55.
  2. Bubenicek 2002, p. 67.

References

  • Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle. Ecole des Chartes.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Sources

  • (in French) Georges Poull, La Maison souveraine et ducale de Bar, 1994
German nobility
Preceded by
Edward I
Count of Bar
1336 – 1344
Succeeded by
Edward II
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