Reginald of Bar, also known as Renaud de Mouçon, was

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from 1182 until his death in 1217. His parents were

Reginald II of Bar Reginald II of Bar (french: Renaut or ) (died 25 July 1170) was a Count of Bar and Lord of Mousson from 1149 till his death. He was the son of Reginald I, Count of Bar and lord of Mousson, and Giselle of Vaudémont. In 1135, he attended the Coun ...

and his wife Adèle de Champagne. Via his mother he was first cousin to king

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, who facilitated his career. He was named

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and treasurer of

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and was then elected bishop of Chartres in 1182. He played an important role in France and

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and participated in the

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. Returning to France, in 1199 he negotiated the marriage of

Theobald III of Champagne Theobald III (french: Thibaut; 13 May 1179 – 24 May 1201) was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death. He was designated heir by his older brother Henry II when the latter went to the Holy Land on the Third Crusade, and succeeded him upon his ...

to Blanche of Navarre. After Theobald's death and during Blanche's regency, he held great influence in the court at Champagne. During the

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he was part of a tribunal charged with ruling on the succession. In 1210 he led a detachment of crusaders in the Albigensian Crusade and participated in the siege of Termes.Jonathan Sumption, ''The Albigensian Crusade'', (Faber and Faber, 1999), 122-123.

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