Henry IV of Bar (abt 1315–1344) was

count of Bar The County of Bar, later Duchy of Bar, was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire encompassing the '' pays de Barrois'' and centred on the city of Bar-le-Duc. It was held by the House of Montbéliard from the 11th century. Part of the county, t ...

from 1336 to 1344. His aunt,

Joan of Bar, Countess of Surrey Joan of Bar (died 1361) was a French-English noble. She acted as regent of the County of Bar from 1344 until 1353. She was a daughter of Henry III, Count of Bar and Eleanor of England, and niece of Edward II of England. She was unhappily marri ...

, governed Bar in his name during his minority. He was the son of

Edward I of Bar Edward I (died November 1336), was the Count of Bar from 1302 to his death. He was a minor when he succeeded his father Henry III as count, so ruled initially under the regency of his uncles, John of Puisaye, Theobald, Bishop of Liège, and R ...

and his wife Marie of Burgundy. He married Yolande of Dampierre (died 1395), a granddaughter of

Robert III, Count of Flanders Robert III (1249 – 17 September 1322), also called Robert of Béthune and nicknamed The Lion of Flanders (''De Leeuw van Vlaanderen''), was the Count of Nevers from 1273 and Count of Flanders from 1305 until his death. History Robert was the o ...

. Henry and Yolande had two sons: *

Edward II of Bar Edward II of Bar (c.1340 – May 1352) was Henry IV of Bar's eldest son and successor as count of Bar (with Edward's mother Yolande of Flanders ruling as count during his minority, which ended on 10 October 1349). He had no male issue and was suc ...

, became count on the death of his father *

Robert I of Bar Robert I of Bar (8 November 1344 – 12 April 1411) was Marquis of Pont-à-Mousson and Count and then Duke of Bar. He succeeded his elder brother Edward II of Bar as count in 1352. His parents were Henry IV of Bar and Yolande of Flanders. Whe ...

, became count on the death of his brother

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* Georges Poull, ''La Maison souveraine et ducale de Bar'', 1994 {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry 04 of Bar 1315 births 1344 deaths Counts of Bar