Reginar IV, Count of Mons
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Regnier IV, Count of Mons (c. 950-1013) was the son of Reginar III, Count of Hainaut. Lambert I of Leuven
was his brother.
and lost his County to Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine
.
He received the County of Mons in 973 but was replaced with Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
in 974. He replaced Godfrey as Count of Mons in 998.
, daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Poitou
.
They had children:
Lambert I of Leuven
Lambert I of Leuven nicknamed "The Bearded" was the first Count of Leuven in 1003...
was his brother.
History
His father was Count of Hainaut until 958, but fell in disgrace with Otto I, Holy Roman EmperorOtto I, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto I the Great , son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of Germany, King of Italy, and "the first of the Germans to be called the emperor of Italy" according to Arnulf of Milan...
and lost his County to Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Godfrey I was the count of Hainault from 958 and margrave or vice-duke of Lower Lorraine from 959, when that duchy was divided by Duke Bruno, who remained duke until his death in 965....
.
He received the County of Mons in 973 but was replaced with Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
Godfrey I , called the Prisoner or the Captive , sometimes the Old , was the count of Bidgau and Methingau from 959 and the count of Verdun from 963 to his death. In 969, he obtained the margravate of Antwerp and Ename...
in 974. He replaced Godfrey as Count of Mons in 998.
Family
Regnier IV married HedwigHedwig of France
Hedwig of France , also called Avoise, Hadevide or Haltude, was Countess of Mons. She was the daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of France, and Adelaide of Aquitaine.-Family:...
, daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Poitou
Adelaide of Aquitaine
Adbelahide or Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine was the daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of Rollo of Normandy....
.
They had children:
- Reginar V, Count of MonsReginar V, Count of MonsReginar V, Count of Mons was the eldest son of Reginar IV, Count of Mons and Hedwige of France. His maternal grandparents were Hugh Capet of France and Adelaide of Aquitaine.-History and Family:He succeeded his father as Count of Mons in 1013...
, married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of Herman, Count of Brabant. - 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 GertrudeCollegiate Church of Saint GertrudeThe Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude is a historical building in Nivelles, Wallonia, Belgium consecrated in 1046 by Wazon, bishop of Liège in the presence of emperor Henry III...
in Nivelles, Belgium. The burial came to light during an excavation. A lead cross, inscribed with her name and that of her parents, was found in the tomb.