Reginar IV, Count of Mons

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Reginar IV
Count of Mons
Born950
Died1013 (aged about 63)
Noble familyReginar
Spouse(s)Hedwig of France
IssueReginar V, Count of Mons
Lambert of Mons
Beatrix
FatherReginar III, Count of Hainaut
MotherAdela

Reginar IV, Count of Mons, in Hainaut, (c. 950–1013) was the son of Reginar III and Adela.[1] His father died in exile in Bohemia in 973.

History[edit]

His father Reginar III was exiled in 958 as a rebel, by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Hainaut was held after then by Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine, but Reginar IV claimed that Mons in Hainaut had been his father's.

He attacked Mons in 973, after the death of Duke Godfrey, but did not manage to hold it, because Godfrey I, Count of Verdun then held it until he died. He managed to replace Godfrey as Count of Mons in 998.

Family[edit]

Regnier IV married Hedwig, daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Poitou.[2]

They had:

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bachrach, Bachrach & Leese 2018, p. xvi.
  2. ^ Le Jan 2003, Tableau no 62.

Sources[edit]

  • Bachrach, Bernard S.; Bachrach, David S.; Leese, Michael, eds. (2018). Deeds of the Bishops of Cambrai, Translation and Commentary. Routledge.
  • Le Jan, Régine (2003). Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VIIe-Xe siècle), Essai d’anthropologie sociale (in French). Éditions de la Sorbonne.
Preceded by Count of Mons
973–974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Count of Mons
998–1013
Succeeded by