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. Lambert I of Leuven was his brother.
[edit] History
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.
[edit] Family
Regnier IV married Hedwig, Countess of Mons, daughter of Hugh Capet, King of France, and Adelaide of Poitou.
They had children:
- Reginar V, Count of Mons. Married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of Herman, Count of Brabant.
- Lambert of Mons
- Beatrix, who married Ebles I, Count of Rheims and Roucy, and Archbishop of Rheims.
A daughter of Rainier IV ,Count of Hainault, and Hedwig, daughter of Hugh Capet, King of France, was buried in the Collegiate Church of St Gertrude in Nivelles, Belgium. She died aged around two or three. The burial came to light during excavation of the area below the church. A lead cross, inscribed with her name, Ermentrude, and that of her parents, was found in the tomb. Her small remains and the lead cross are visible during guided visits.
| 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 |
