Jean Theobald I of Bar (c. 1158 – 13 February 1214) was count of Bar from 1190 until his death, and a count of Luxemburg from 1197 until his death. He was the son of Reginald II of Bar and his wife Agnès de Champagne. He accompanied his elder brother Henry I

Henry I of Bar

Henry I of Bar was Count of Bar, lord of Mousson and Amance from 1170 to 1190. He was the son of Renaut II of Bar and Agnes of Champagne....

 on the Third Crusade

Third Crusade

The Third Crusade , also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin...

, and succeed as count when Henry was killed in the Siege of Acre.

Family

Theobald I was married three times; to Ermesinde (Isabella) of Bar-sur-Seine, Adelheid von Loos (Looz) & Ermesinde (Ermesinda) de Namur and was succeeded as count by his eldest son Henry II

Henry II of Bar

Henry II of Bar alternately Henri II of Bar was a Count of Bar who reigned from 1214 to 1239. He died in Gaza while on Crusade.-Spouse and children:In 1219 he married Philippa de Dreux , the daughter of Robert II of Dreux....

, by his first marriage. His eldest daughter Agnes, by his second marriage, married Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine

Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine

Frederick II was the duke of Lorraine from 1206 to his death, son of Frederick I and Ludmilla, daughter of Mieszko III the Old, of the Piast Dynasty....

. His lands in Luxembourg reverted to Waleran III of Limburg

Waleran III of Limburg

Waleran III was initially lord of Montjoie, then count of Luxembourg from 1214. He became count of Arlon and duke of Limburg on his father's death in 1221. He was the son of Henry III of Limburg and Sophia of Saarbrücken.As a younger son, he did not expect to inherit...

, who married Theobald's widow Ermesinde I of Luxemburg.

External Link/Source

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy on Jean (Thibaut/Theobald I), Comte de Bar
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamesdow/s060/f012348.htm