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Reginald, Count Of Mons
Renaud (or Reginald) (died 973), brother of Count Werner. According to Eduard Hlawitschka ( de) they were probably members of the so-called "Matfried" noble clan ( de). Upon the death of Richer, Count of Mons in 972, who was possibly their brother, Renaud and his brother Werner defended Mons from the brothers Reginar IV and Lambert I. Returning from exile in 973, the sons of Reginar III, Reginar IV, Count of Mons Reginar IV, Count of Mons, in Hainaut, (c. 950–1013) was the son of Reginar III who died in exile in Bohemia in 973. Lambert I of Leuven was his brother. History His father Reginar III was exiled in 958 as a rebel, by Otto I, Holy Roman Empero ..., and Lambert I, Count of Louvain, killed both Renaud and his brother Werner at the battle of Peronne. References Sources * Vanderkindere, L,. ''Régnier IV'', Académie royale de Belgique, Biographie nationale, vol. 19, Bruxelles, 1907 * Warner, David A. (Translator), ''Ottonian Germany: The Chronicon of Thiermar o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner, Count Of Valenciennes
Werner, Count in Hesbaye (French , Latin , short form ''Werinzo'') (died 973) was a count in Hesbaye, now in Belgium. During his life he held lands in the Condroz and lands as far away as Zülpich, now in Germany. All the areas he was associated with were part of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, which during this period was no longer independent, but mainly under the control of Germany. Werner died with his brother Rainald, Count of Mons, near Mons in Hainaut, now in Belgium. The two brothers were reported to have been holding the lands that had been held by one Richer, Count in Luihgau and Hainaut, who had recently died. Werner and his brother were killed by brothers Reginar IV, the future count of Mons, and Lambert I, the future count of Louvain. They claimed these land by right of their dead rebel father, Reginar III, Count of Hainaut. Attestations There are a small number of records proposed for Werner. It is not certain that they are all the same person: *It is proposed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richar, Duke Of Lower Lorraine
Count Richar (or Richer, sometimes equated to the similar name "Richard") (died 16 October 972) was a 10th-century Lotharingian count. He had a well-attested county in the Luihgau, a territory between Liège and Aachen, and he is generally considered to have held comital status in the County of Hainaut, possibly in the area of Mons. Life After the death of Duke Godfrey, count of Hainaut and Duke of Lower Lotharingia in 964 in Italy, it has been proposed that the Emperor Otto I gave Count Richar at least part of the county of Hainault. Count Richar appears in a charter of 2 June 965 making a grant of land at St Villers St Ghislain in memory of Duke Godfrey. In 966 Count Richar was described in a royal charter, as the count holding a county in Liuhgow which included Voeren (''Furon''), and ''Cortils'' in Blegny (''Curcella''). They were described as being ''in pago Liuhgouui in comitatu Richarii''. In 972 Richer was killed in an attack upon his apparent uncle, Wigfried, Bishop o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. The population grew quickly, trade flourished, and several commercial buildings were erected near the ''Grand’Place''. In 1814, King William I of the Netherlands increased the fortifications, following the fall of the First French Empire. The Industrial Revolution and coal mining made Mons a centre of heavy industry. In 1830, Belgium gained its independence and the decision was made to dismantle the fortifications, allowing the creation of large boulevards and other urban projects. On 2324 August 1914, Mons was the location of the Battle of Mons. The British were forced to retreat and the town remained occupied by the Germans until its liberation by the Canadian Corps during the final days of the war. There are several memorial placar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginar IV, Count Of Mons
Reginar IV, Count of Mons, in Hainaut, (c. 950–1013) was the son of Reginar III who died in exile in Bohemia in 973. Lambert I of Leuven was his brother. History 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 Regnier IV married Hedwig, daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Poitou. They had children: * Reginar V, Count of Mons, married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of Herman, Count of Verdun. * Lambert of Mons * Beatrix, who married Ebles I, Count of Rheims and Roucy and Archbishop of Rheims. * Ermentrude, died at the age of two or three; buried in the Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude in Niv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambert I, Count Of Louvain
Count Lambert "the Bearded" (c. 950 - 12 September 1015) was the first person to be described as a count of Leuven (French ''Louvain'') in a surviving contemporary record, being described this way relatively late in life, in 1003. He is also the patrilineal ancestor of all the future counts of Leuven and dukes of Brabant until his descendant John III, Duke of Brabant, who died in 1355. He fought throughout his life towards the eventual successful establishment of his family in a long-lasting position of power, but Lambert was known throughout much of his life as a rebellious noble, from a rebel family. Lambert was eventually killed in battle at Florennes, fighting against his old enemy Godfrey "the childless", the Duke of Lower Lotharingia who represented royal authority in the region. One monastic writer, Dietmar of Merseburg, described him as the worst person in his whole country ― a country which mourned during his life, and rejoiced at his death. Historical discussion ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Nobility
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically hereditary and patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common in monarchies, but nobility also existed in such regimes as the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), the Republic of Genoa (1005– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
