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Edward I, Count of Bar | |
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| Died | November 1336 (1336-12) Famagusta |
| Noble family | Montbéliard |
| Spouse | Mary of Burgundy |
| Issue | Henry IV Beatrice Eleanor |
| Father | Henry III, Count of Bar |
| Mother | Eleanor of England |
Edward I (1294 – died November 1336), was theCount of Bar from 1302 to his death. He was a minor when he succeeded his fatherHenry III as count, so ruled initially under theregency of his uncles, John of Puisaye,Theobald, Bishop of Liège, andRenaud, Bishop of Metz (his motherEleanor had been dead since 1298).[1]
Born in 1294,[2] Edward was the son of Henry III, Count of Bar, andEleanor of England.[3] In 1308, he accompaniedFrederick IV of Lorraine into battle. In 1310, he married Mary, daughter ofRobert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France,[4] and was declared to have attained his majority.
Edward purchased the Lordship ofStenay from his uncle John, the aforementioned Lord ofPuisaye. In 1313, he was captured in battle against Frederick and not ransomed until 1314. Edward constructed a hydraulic forge atMoyeuvre-Grande in 1323. In 1324, he was again allied with the Duke of Lorraine, and also withJohn, King of Bohemia, and theArchbishop of Trier,Baldwin of Luxembourg. This operation was theWar of Metz, for each of the allied lords was owed something by the citizens of Metz. Edward demanded compensation for garrisoning the city with his own troops during a conflict with theBishop of Verdun.
In 1336, Edward died in a shipwreck off the coast ofFamagusta, Cyprus, while en route to aCrusade.
Edward and Marie had:
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