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Louis MONTBÉLIARD #70419
c.1015 - BEF 1076
Personal Information
- BIRTH: c.1015
- DEATH: BEF 1076
Notes
Founder of the House of Montbéliard.
Louis, born around 1015 and died between 1071 and 1076, was a member of the house of Scarpone, son of Count Richwin and Mathilde of Eguisheim. He was Earl of Bar and Lord of Mousson by his marriage to Sophie de Bar in 1038, as well as Count of Montbéliard, Altkirch and Ferrette (causing some authors to describe him as Count of Sundgau) from 1042 until his death.
The marriage brought to the house of Scarpone the county of Bar and the seigneury of Mousson in Lorraine. A little later, in 1042, the emperor gave him the county of Montbéliard located at the gate of Burgundy, as well as the counties of Altkirch and Ferrette in Alsace (Sundgau).
In 1044, Renaud I er, Count of Burgundy who had rebelled against the emperor, with Count Gérold of Geneva, came to besiege Louis in his castle. The latter successfully fought them and routed them, which provoked their submission to the Emperor in 1045.
In 1045, Louis received Pope Leo IX in his castles of Ferrette and Montbéliard. The Pope consecrated the chapels of these two castles, making the one of Montbéliard dedicated to Saint Peter under the invocation of Saint-Maimboeuf. Frederick, son of Louis, then accompanied Leo IX to Rome.
In 1047, the Duke of Lorraine Godfroy II had revolted and was defeated. Lorraine, confiscated, had been given to Adalbert d'Alsace, then to Gérard d'Alsace, who died in 1070. Because his wife was the daughter of the first Dukes of Lorraine, Louis claimed the duchy, but Emperor Henry IV decided in favor of Thierry II, the son of Gerard. Louis died shortly after. Countess Sophie survived him until 1093. She was the aunt of Mathilde of Tuscany.
The dispute that long opposed the House of Bar and House of Lorraine was at the origin of the rivalry between the Counts of Bar and the Dukes of Lorraine, a rivalry that will not disappear until 1420 when René d'Anjou, Duke of Bar, married Isabelle I re of Lorraine.
Louis, born around 1015 and died between 1071 and 1076, was a member of the house of Scarpone, son of Count Richwin and Mathilde of Eguisheim. He was Earl of Bar and Lord of Mousson by his marriage to Sophie de Bar in 1038, as well as Count of Montbéliard, Altkirch and Ferrette (causing some authors to describe him as Count of Sundgau) from 1042 until his death.
Family
Louis was the son of Richwin, Count of Scarpone in Lorraine, and his wife Mathilde d'Eguisheim, daughter of Count Hugues IV of Nordgau (Alsace) and sister of Pope Leo IX, from the noble family of the Etichonids.Marriage
In 1038 he married Sophie de Bar (1018-1093), eldest daughter and heiress of Duke Frederick II of Lorraine, from the house of Ardennes (Wigericides). On the death of their brother Frederick III in 1033, Sophie and his younger sister Beatrice de Bar had been collected by their maternal aunt, Gisèle de Swabe, wife of Emperor Conrad II the Salic. The Duchy of Lorraine (or Upper Lotharingy) had been entrusted to the cousin of Frederick III, Gothelon I er, the youngest son of Count Godefroid I er of Verdun; nevertheless, the emperor wanting to strengthen his influence against the house of Ardennes who soon showed signs of agitation, married his niece Sophie to his faithful Louis in 1038; by the same way, Béatrice de Bar married Boniface III de Toscane.The marriage brought to the house of Scarpone the county of Bar and the seigneury of Mousson in Lorraine. A little later, in 1042, the emperor gave him the county of Montbéliard located at the gate of Burgundy, as well as the counties of Altkirch and Ferrette in Alsace (Sundgau).
Successes and setbacks
In 1033, Louis de Mousson claimed land that had belonged to Count Rodolphe III, but Louis was defeated by the Emperor who ravaged the county of Montbéliard. Louis submits and sides with Conrad.In 1044, Renaud I er, Count of Burgundy who had rebelled against the emperor, with Count Gérold of Geneva, came to besiege Louis in his castle. The latter successfully fought them and routed them, which provoked their submission to the Emperor in 1045.
In 1045, Louis received Pope Leo IX in his castles of Ferrette and Montbéliard. The Pope consecrated the chapels of these two castles, making the one of Montbéliard dedicated to Saint Peter under the invocation of Saint-Maimboeuf. Frederick, son of Louis, then accompanied Leo IX to Rome.
In 1047, the Duke of Lorraine Godfroy II had revolted and was defeated. Lorraine, confiscated, had been given to Adalbert d'Alsace, then to Gérard d'Alsace, who died in 1070. Because his wife was the daughter of the first Dukes of Lorraine, Louis claimed the duchy, but Emperor Henry IV decided in favor of Thierry II, the son of Gerard. Louis died shortly after. Countess Sophie survived him until 1093. She was the aunt of Mathilde of Tuscany.
The dispute that long opposed the House of Bar and House of Lorraine was at the origin of the rivalry between the Counts of Bar and the Dukes of Lorraine, a rivalry that will not disappear until 1420 when René d'Anjou, Duke of Bar, married Isabelle I re of Lorraine.
Descendance
Louis de Mousson, Count of Montbéliard, was at the origin of the first branch of the Counts of Montbéliard which died in 1162, of the branch of the Counts of Ferrette whose last male descendant died in 1324 and the counts of Bar extinguished in 1430.Family 1 :
