Reginar V, Count of Mons
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Reginar V, Count of Mons (c. 995-1039) 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
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in 1013. He married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of Herman, Count of Verdun and his wife Mathilde
.
They were succeeded by his son Herman of Mons and the latter's wife Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut
, and on the death of Herman, control of the county passed to Richilde's second husband, Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
.
Reginar IV, Count of Mons
Regnier IV, Count of Mons was the son of Reginar III, Count of Hainaut. Lambert I of Leuven was his brother.-History:His father was Count of Hainaut until 958, but fell in disgrace with Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and lost his County to Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine.He received the County of...
and Hedwige of France. His maternal grandparents were Hugh Capet of France
Hugh Capet of France
Hugh Capet , called in contemporary sources "Hugh the Great" , was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death.-Descent and inheritance:...
and Adelaide of Aquitaine
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....
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History and Family
He succeeded his father as Count of MonsCounty of Hainaut
The County of Hainaut was a historical region in the Low Countries with its capital at Mons . In English sources it is often given the archaic spelling Hainault....
in 1013. He married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of Herman, Count of Verdun and his wife Mathilde
Mathilde
Mathilde could mean:*An alternate spelling of the name Matilda*253 Mathilde, an asteroid*Mathilde Kschessinska, a ballerina* Mathilde , a 2004 film*Princess Mathilde, a Belgian princess...
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They were succeeded by his son Herman of Mons and the latter's wife Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut
Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut
Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut .Since the county of Hainaut would pass to the Counts of Flanders through marriage to her, she has often been mistakenly recorded a daughter of Regnier V of Mons, who was actually her father-in-law.She was married firstly to Herman of Mons, count of Hainaut,...
, and on the death of Herman, control of the county passed to Richilde's second husband, Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
Baldwin VI of Flanders was briefly Count of Flanders, from 1067 to 1070. He was also count of Hainaut from 1051 to 1070....
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