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In the middle of the 10th century, the territory of Bar ( Barrois ) formed a dependency of the Holy Roman Empire. In the 11th century its lords were only counts by title; they belonged to the house of Mousson (which also possessed the countships of Montbéliard and Ferrette ), and usually fought in the French ranks, while their neighbors, the dukes of Lorraine, adhered to the German side. Theobald I of Bar , was an ally of Philip Augustus, as was also his son Henry II , who distinguished himself at the battle of Bouvines in 1214. But sometimes the counts of Bar bore arms against France. In 1301 Henry III having made an alliance with Edward I of England, whose daughter he had married, was vanquished by Philip the Fair, who forced him to do homage for a part of Barrois, situated west of the Meuse River, which was called Barrois mouvant.
In 1354Events End of reign of John VI Cantacuzenus, as Byzantine emperor. Births Deaths Cola di Rienzi 1354. Robert of Bar , who married a princess of France was made marquis of Pont-à-MoussonPont-a-Mousson is a commune of northeastern France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle departement''. Pont-a-Mousson was the birthplace of: John Barclay ( 1582 1621), Scottish satirist and Latin poet Geraud Duroc ( 1772- 1813), French general. by the Emperor Charles IVThe Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV ( german: Karl IV. of the House of Luxembourg ( May 14, 1316 29 November 1378) was elected rival king of the Romans in 1346 to emperor Louis IV, succeeded his father John of Luxembourg as king of Bohemia in 1346, and was and took the title of Duke of Bar. His successor, Edward III of Bar , was killed at AgincourtThe Battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25, 1415 Saint Crispin's Day in northern France as part of the Hundred Years' War between the heavily outnumbered army of King Henry V of England and that of Charles VI of France, the latter under the command in 1415Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. 20 Sep 1440) becomes Burgrave of Nuremberg March 14 Jan Hus travels to the Council of Constance to propose reforms for the church May 5 the Council of Constance condemns the writings of John Wycliffe and asks Jan Hus to.
In 1419Events January 19 Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England. July 30 Battle of Prague Hussite forces under Jan Zizka defeat the army of Emperor Sigismund, who is forced to withdraw from B Louis of Bar , brother of the last-named, cardinal and bishop of Chalons, gave the duchy of Bar to Rene, Duke of Anjou and king of Naples, the grandson of his sister Yolande, who married Isabella, Duchess of LorraineIsabella ( 1400 February 28 1453) was Duchess of Lorraine from 1431 to her death. She inherited the duchy from her father, duke Charles I, and ruled with her husband duke Rene of Anjou, also Duke of Bar and King of Naples. They had the following issue: Du. Yolande of Anjou , who in 1444 had married Frederick of Lorraine, count of Vaudemont , became heiress of Nicholas of Anjou, duke of Calabria and of Lorraine, in 1473, and of Rene of Anjou, duke of Bar, in 1480; thus Lorraine, with Barrois added to it, once more returned to the family of its ancient dukes.
United with Lorraine to France in 1634, Barrois remained, except for short intervals, part of the royal domain. It was granted in 1738 to Stanislaus Leszczynski, ex-king of Poland, and on his death in 1766 was once more attached to the crown of France.
See also: Bar-le-Duc
