Reginar IV, Count of Mons

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Regnier IV, Count of Mons (c. 950 - 1013) was the son of Reginar III, Count of Hainaut and Adela of Leuven. His maternal grandfather was Lambert I of Leuven. He was a seventh generation descendant of Charlemagne.

His father was Count of Hainaut until 958 but fell in disgrace with Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and lost his County to Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine.

He received the County of Mons in 973 but was replaced with Godfrey I, Count of Verdun in 974. He replaced Godfrey as Count of Mons in 998.

Contents 1 Family 1.1 Marriage 1.2 Children 2 External links 3 See also

[edit] Family

[edit] Marriage

Regnier IV married Hedwige of France, daughter of Hugh Capet, King of France, and Adelaide of Poitou.

[edit] Children

They had three children:

• Reginar V, Count of Mons. Married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of Herman, Count of Verdun.
• Lambert of Mons
• Beatrix, who married Ebles I, Count of Rheims and Roucy, and Archbishop of Rheims.

[edit] External links

• Stoyan

[edit] See also

• Descendants of Charlemagne

Preceded by: Reginald	Count of Mons 973–974	Succeeded by: Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
Preceded by: Godfrey I, Count of Verdun	Count of Mons 998–1013	Succeeded by: Reginar V