Henri II, Count of Bar | |
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Born | 1190 |
Died | Gaza | 13 November 1239
Noble family | Montbéliard |
Spouse(s) | Philippa de Dreux |
Issue | Margaret of Bar Thiébaut II of Bar Henry Jeanne Renaud |
Father | Theobald I, Count of Bar |
Mother | Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine |
Henry II of Bar in French Henri II de Bar, in German Heinrich II von Bar (1190–13 November 1239) was a Count of Bar who reigned from 1214 to 1239. He was son of Count Theobald I of Bar and his first wife, Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine.[1] Henry was killed on 13 November 1239 during the Barons' Crusade, when he diverted several hundred crusaders from the main army under Theobald I of Navarre to fight an Ayyubid force at Gaza.[2]