Reginar DE HEINAUT
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| name | Reginar DE HEINAUT |
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| title | Reginar [II] Comte de Hainaut |
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Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy REGINAR [II], son of REGINAR [I] "Langhals/Longneck" Graf im Maasgau &his wife Alberade --- ([885/900]-932 or after). The Annales Hanoniæname "Raginerus" as son of "Raginerus dictus Longi-colli"[26].Flodoard names "Ragenarii, fratris ipsius Gisleberti"[27]. CharlesIII "le Simple" King of the West Franks restored Kloster Süsteren tothe abbey of Prüm by charter dated 19 Jan 916 which names "fideliumnostrorum…Widricus comes palatii, Richuuinus comes, Gislebertus,Matfridus, Beringerius comites, Theodericus comes, Reinherus comes,Erleboldus"[28]. A document dated 7 Nov 921 recording a meetingbetween King Charles III "le Simple" and Heinrich I King of Germanynames "Matfredus, Erkengerus, Hagano, Boso, Waltkerus, Isaac,Ragenberus, Theodricus, Adalardus, Adelelmus" as representatives ofthe former[29]. It is not certain that "Ragenberus" refers to Reginar[II] Comte de Hainaut. Flodoard's Annals record that "Berengarius"captured "Giselbertum" and only freed him after receiving "filiisRagenarii fratris ipsius Gisleberti" as hostages, after whichGiselbert ravaged the lands of "Berengarii, Ragenariique fratris suiet Isaac comitis"[30]. The primary source which confirms that Reginar[II] was Comte de Hainaut has not yet been identified."Otto…imperator augustus" confirmed the donations to the convent ofNivelles by "Regenarius comes" of property "in pago Ardenna superfluvia Aisna in comitatu Waudricia in villa Villaro" and by "predictiRegenarii filius nomine Liechardus in pago Hasbanensi in villaGingolonham", by "Rodolphus comes villa Lentlo", by "Hillinus…invilla…Gislebrertruoz…pro anima Gisloberti genitoris sui", and by"Robertus uxorque eius…Geua cum filio suo Regennario…in pago Hainau invilla…Hayna" by charter dated 24 Jan 966[31]. This documentpresumably refers to Comte Reginar [II], as his son Reginar [III] wasliving in exile at the date of the charter. m ---. No reference has been found to the name or origin of the wifeof Comte Reginar [II]. However, the introduction of the name Lietardinto the Hainaut family after this marriage suggests that she may havebeen related to the family of the comtes de Huy (see LOWERLOTHARINGIAN NOBILITY). If this is correct, she was --- [de Huy],daughter of ---. This would also explain why her grandson becamecomte de Louvain, which formed part of the territories relinquished byAnsfrid [II] Comte de Huy when he was appointed bishop of Utrecht in995. Dhondt suggests that the wife of Reginar [III] was the sister ofComte Ansfrid [II], whose father was named Lambert, the name given byReginar [III] to his younger son. In addition to the onomasticarguments, Dhondt comments that the voogdij of Gembloux abbey passedfrom Ansfrid [II] to Lambert [I] de Hainaut[32]. This provides anadditional argument for a family relationship between the comtes deHuy and the comtes de Hainaut. However, Dhondt´s suggestion does notexplain the introduction of the name Lietard into the Hainaut family.On balance, it appears more likely that such a family connection wasthrough the wife of Reginar [II] rather than the wife of Reginar[III]. If this is correct, it is possible that the wife of Reginar[II] was the paternal aunt of Ansfrid [II]. Comte Reginar [II] & hiswife had four children: 1. REGINAR [III] ([920]-973). The Annales Hanoniæ name"Raginerus" as son of "Raginerus [filius Ragineri dictiLongi-colli]"[33]. "Otto…rex" confirmed the possession of KlosterSüsteren by Prüm abbey by charter dated 1 Jun 949, signed by"Cuonradus dux, Herimannus dux, Hezzo comes, Godefridus comes,Rudolfus comes, Reginherus comes"[34]. He succeeded his father asComte de Hainaut, although the date he took control of the county isnot known. "Ragineri comitis…" signed the charter dated to [936/57]under which "Adhelardus et conjux mea Fulcuera" donated a serf to theabbey of Saint-Ghislain[35]. In 956, Reginar seized Brussels and thesurrounding areas which had been the dower of Gerberge Queen of Franceon her first marriage to his uncle Giselbert Duke of Lotharingia.King Lothaire, together with Bruno Archbishop of Köln, invaded CountReginar's territory, captured his fort on the Chier and took hisfamily prisoner, releasing them only after Reginar returned the landwhich he had taken[36]. The Gesta Episcoporum Cameracensium recordsthat Reginar was banished to Bohemia in [958] by Archbishop Bruno[37],but was later reinstated in Hainaut by Otto II King of Germany[38]. mADELA, daughter of --- (-961). The Annales Hanoniæ record the deathin 961 of "Adela comitissa Montensis…uxor Ragineri comitis"[39],although as this passage follows closely on those dealing with theexploits of "Raginerus Longi-colli" it is unclear to which CountReginar the Annales are referring at this point. She is named insecondary sources as Adela von Dachsburg, daughter of Hugo [V] Grafvon Dachsburg und Egisheim [Alsace] & his wife Hildegard ---, but theprimary source which confirms that this is correct has not yet beenidentified. Comte Reginar [III] & his wife had two children: a) REGINAR [IV] (after 947-1013). The Annales Hanoniæ name"Raginerus" as son of "secundi Ragineri"[40]. The Chronicle ofAlberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "comes Raginerus" captured"Montem castri" from "comiti Godefrido" in 998[41]. The Chronicle ofAlberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death in 1013 of "inHaynico…comite Raginero Montense"[42]. - see below. b) LAMBERT [I] de Hainaut ([950]-killed in battle Florennes 12Sep 1015). The Annales Hanoniæ name "Lambertus…comes Lovaniensis" asson of "Rignerii comitis Montensis"[43]. " He established himself asLAMBERT [I] "le Barbu" Comte de Louvain. - COMTES de LOUVAIN. 2. RUDOLF (-after 24 Jan 966). His parentage is confirmed byFlodoard who records, in 944, that "Hugo dux" requested"Herimann[us]…qui missus erat…" to besiege "castella Ragnarii acRodulfi fratrum, Ludowici regis fidelium"[44], on the assumption that"Ragnarii" refers to Count Reginar [III] (see above). "Otto…rex"confirmed the possession of Kloster Süsteren by Prüm abbey by charterdated 1 Jun 949, signed by "Cuonradus dux, Herimannus dux, Hezzocomes, Godefridus comes, Rudolfus comes, Reginherus comes"[45], theorder of subscribers' names suggesting that Rudolf may have beenconsidered senior to Reginar although it is not certain that thisinevitably means that he was older. Graf von Maasgau: "Otto…rex"granted property "Cassallo…in pago Masalant in comitatu Ruodolfi" to"vassallo nostro Ansfrid" at the request of "nostri fidelis Conradisducis" by charter dated 7 Oct 950[46]. Comte de Hesbaie: "Otto…rex"granted Kloster Alden-Eyck "in pago Huste in comitatu Ruodulphi" tothe bishopric of Liège by charter dated 4 Jul 952[47]."Otto…imperator augustus" confirmed the donations to the convent ofNivelles by "Regenarius comes" of property "in pago Ardenna superfluvia Aisna in comitatu Waudricia in villa Villaro" and by "predictiRegenarii filius nomine Liechardus in pago Hasbanensi in villaGingolonham" and by "Rodolphus comes villa Lentlo" by charter dated 24Jan 966[48]. The charter dated 17 Jan 966, under which"Otto…imperator augustus" granted property "curtem Galmina…que quondamRudolfi erat…n pago Haspengewe in comitatu Werenherii qua postmodumfideli nostro comiti Immoni condonavimus" to the Marienkapelle,Aachen[49], describes that Rudolf's property was confiscated,presumably at the same time as his brother Reginar [III] was banished. 3. LIETARD (-[before 944]). "Otto…imperator augustus"confirmed the donations to the convent of Nivelles by "Regenariuscomes" of property "in pago Ardenna super fluvia Aisna in comitatuWaudricia in villa Villaro" and by "predicti Regenarii filius nomineLiechardus in pago Hasbanensi in villa Gingolonham", by "Rodolphuscomes villa Lentlo", by "Hillinus…in villa…Gislebrertruoz…pro animaGisloberti genitoris sui", and by "Robertus uxorque eius…Geua cumfilio suo Regennario…in pago Hainau in villa…Hayna" by charter dated24 Jan 966[50]. 4. daughter. Her origin is deduced from the Gesta AbbatumGemblacensium which refers to "Raginero comiti…Longicollus" as "primiBaldrici Leodicensium episcopi avunculus"[51], although it appearschronologically more likely that "Raginero" was Reginar [III] ratherthan his paternal grandfather Reginar [I], an interpretation whichappears confirmed by the same source which records the death in battleat Florennes of "Lantbertum comitem filium Ragineri Longicolli"[52].This assumes that "primi Baldrici" was the bishop whose installationin 955 is recorded in the following paragraph of the Gesta[53], whichalso appears correct from the context. 943/58. m NIBELUNG Graaf vanBetuwe, son of RICFRIED "Dodo" Graaf van Betuwe & his wife Herensinda--- (-before 953). [26] Iacobi de Guisia Annales Hanoniæ VIII.XII, MGH SS XXX Part 1, p.114. [27] Flodoard, 924, MGH SS III, p. 373. [28] Beyer, H. (ed.) (1860) Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte der, jetzt diePreussischen Regierungsbezirke Coblenz und Trier bildendenMittelrheinischen Territorien (Coblenz), Vol. I, (“MittelrheinischesUrkundenbuch I”), 159, p. 222, consulted at http:/www.rlb.de/mrHist/(12 Dec 2007). [29] Karoli III et Heinrici I pactum ad Bonnam castrum, MGH LL 1, p.567. [30] Flodoardi Annales 924, MGH SS III, p. 373. [31] D O I 318, p. 432. [32] Dhondt, J. ´Het Onstaan van het hertogdom Brabant´, Brabants HeemV (1953), p. 77. [33] Iacobi de Guisia Annales Hanoniæ VIII.XII, MGH SS XXX Part 1, p.114. [34] D O I 111, p. 194. [35] Duvivier, C. (1903) Actes et documents anciens interéssant laBelgique, Nouvelle série (Brussels), 3, p. 11. [36] McKitterick, R. (1983) Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians751-987 (Longman, London and New York), p. 324. [37] Gesta Episcoporum Cameracensium, I.95, MGH SS VII, p. 439. [38] McKitterick (1983), p. 325, the author attributing this event to977 which must be incorrect assuming Comte Reginar died in 973. [39] Iacobi de Guisia Annales Hanoniæ XIV.XXXVI, MGH SS XXX Part 1, p.183. [40] Iacobi de Guisia Annales Hanoniæ VIII.XII, MGH SS XXX Part 1, p.114. [41] Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium 998, MGH SS XXIII, p. 777. [42] Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium 1013, MGH SS XXIII, p.780. [43] Iacobi de Guisia Annales Hanoniæ XIV.XL, MGH SS XXX Part 1, p.184. [44] Flodoardi Annales 944, MGH SS III, p. 390. [45] D O I 111, p. 194. [46] D O I 128, p. 209. [47] D O I 154, p. 235. [48] D O I 318, p. 432. [49] D O I 316, p. 429. [50] D O I 318, p. 432. [51] Gesta Abbatum Gemblacensium 14, MGH SS VIII, p. 530. [52] Gesta Abbatum Gemblacensium 32, MGH SS VIII, p. 537.
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| 1 | Foundation for Medieveal Geneology, Hainaut - Chapter 1: Comtes de Hainaut [998]-[1051] (Reginar family)
Author: Charles Cawley
Publication: Name: Medeival Lands; Location: Oak House, Vowchurch, Hereford, HR20RB, England; Date: 2001-2011;
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| The county of Hainaut was located directly south of the county ofFlanders and the ancient county of Brabant, coinciding approximatelywith the province of present-day Belgium of the same name and theneighbouring areas of the current French department of Nord. Itderives its name from the pagus Hainoensis, named after the riverHaine, a tributary of the river Escaut which marked the western borderof the pagus. The county was bordered to the south by the county ofCambrai and to the east by the pagus Lommensis, which later developedinto the county of Namur. Ecclesiastically, most of the county fellwithin the jurisdiction of the bishop of Cambrai, in the archbishopricof Reims, although the northern and eastern parts were probablycontrolled by the bishop of Liège, in the ecclesiastical province ofKöln. Politically, Hainaut lay within imperial jurisdiction andformed part of the kingdom of Lotharingia after the 843 treaty ofVerdun. The division of Lotharingian territories agreed 8 Aug 870between Ludwig II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks and hishalf-brother Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks allocated"…comitatum…Hainoum…" to King Charles[1]. The county's geographic proximity to France ensured strong Frenchpolitical and linguistic influence in its development. However, aswith the neighbouring county of Flanders, there were jurisdictionalconflicts with the empire. This is presumably traceable to theGermanic origins of the first family of counts, the Reginars, who hadinitially been installed as counts along the banks of the middlereaches of the river Maas by Emperor Lothaire in the 840s (see Grafenvon Maasgau, in the document LOWER LOTHARINGIAN NOBILITY). Theexistence of the series of counts named Reginar, between the earlyyears of the 10th century and [1039], is corroborated by many primarysources, as shown below. Secondary works, for example EuropäischeStammtafeln[2], distinguish five different counts of this name overthe period. This is based on the assumption that the count Reginarwho is referred to in the sources as "Raginerus dictus Longi-colli"was Count Reginar [I] (see Chapter 1). The Annales Hanoniæ, on theother hand, specify only four counts named Reginar in the introductoryChapter VIII (in a line, father to son) and in the more detailed laterchapters only three, with remarkably few details about their lives.Information on the precise family relationships between the differentcounts Reginar is surprisingly sparse in the other primary sources sofar consulted. As will be seen below, the evidently unreliableAnnales provide the only references to key members of the family. Thetraditional Europäische Stammtafeln outline of the family has beenretained for presentational purposes in the present document.However, it must be emphasised that a completely satisfactoryverification of all the relationships has not been possible from theavailable sources. Count Reginar [IV] and his descendants are more frequently describedin contemporary records as counts of Mons than counts of Hainaut,reflecting the importance assumed by the castle as the family's mainpower base. The capture of Mons castle, recorded in 998 by theChronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines[3], represented a shift to thewest of the sphere of activity of the Reginar family, but it created arift between Count Reginar [IV] and his brother Count Lambert, who hadestablished himself as count of Louvain (see BRABANT, LOUVAIN).Matters came to a head with the battle of Florennes in 1015 betweenCount Reginar [V], son of Count Reginar [IV], and his uncle Lambert inwhich the latter was killed. Little information has been found incontemporary sources on the subsequent activities of Count Reginar[V]. Conflict with France prompted the German kings to establish militarymarches, headed by a count, on the right bank of the riverSchelde/Escaut from Valenciennes in the south to Antwerp in the north.The march of Valenciennes lay within the county of Hainaut, whichresulted in dual appointment of counts within the same county. Thecounts in the march of Valenciennes are shown in Chapter 2 of thisdocument. Count Reginar [V] was succeeded as count of Mons by Count Herman,about whom little is known. The precise relationship between CountHerman and Count Reginar [V], fully discussed below, provides one ofthe most intriguing puzzles in the history of the Reginar family.Whatever the precise family background of Count Herman, his widowRichilde transmitted the county of Hainaut to her second husband thefuture Baudouin VI Count of Flanders as a result of their marriage inthe early 1050s (see Chapter 3). There may, in the mid-11th century,have been some lingering juridical doubt about imperial jurisdictionover the county of Hainaut, because in 1071 Emperor Heinrich IVarranged a complex series of surrenders and re-grants, confirmed byagreement at Liège, with the aim of confirming the status of both thecounties of Hainaut and Valenciennes as imperial fiefs[4]. Thisprocess also confirmed imperial protection for Hainaut and thesuccession of the minor Comte Baudouin III, which may otherwise havebeen threatened by his paternal uncle Robert I Count of Flanders whohad already subjugated the county of Holland. The county of Hainautsurvived as a separate entity from Flanders until the late 1190s. Thetwo counties were eventually united as a result of the marriage in1169 of the future Baudouin V Comte de Hainaut and the futureMarguerite I Ctss of Flanders, Count Baudouin V succeeding in 1191 asBaudouin VIII Count of Flanders, by right of his wife. After half a century of joint rule, Hainaut regained its separateexistence as a result of the turbulent marital life of Marguerite IICtss of Flanders, the county of Hainaut passing to her children by herfirst husband Bouchard d'Avesnes (see Chapter 4), while Flanders wasinherited by her children by her second husband Guillaume deDampierre. Jean II Comte de Hainaut inherited the county of Hollandin 1299 from his mother's family, and his descendants in the male lineruled both counties until 1345 when they passed to Marguerite, sisterof the last count Guillaume IV and second wife of Ludwig IV Duke ofBavaria, who was later installed as king of Germany and crownedemperor. The two counties were ruled by counts from the BavarianWittelsbach family until 1433 (see Chapter 5). However, from theearly 15th century, the Valois-Capet dukes of Burgundy acquiredcontrol over many of the counties and duchies in the Low Countries asa result of prudent dynastic marriages. In 1428, Philippe III "leBon" Duke of Burgundy installed himself as regent of Holland andHainaut for the last Wittelsbach ruler, comtesse Jacqueline, and in1433 procured her deposition and his installation as count in herplace. The two counties were thereby incorporated into the Burgundianterritories in the Low Countries which, by another twist of dynasticfate, passed to the Habsburg family as a result of the marriage in1477 of Marie, daughter and heiress of the last Valois duke ofBurgundy, to Archduke Maximilian. The families of some noble seigneurs in the county of Hainaut are setout in chapters 7 to 17 of the present document. The heraldry andgenealogy of the pairies and baronnies of the county of Hainaut arediscussed fully in the website of Le Cercle Heraldus de Monsa.s.b.l[5]. |
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