Sophie, Countess of Bar facts for kids
Sophie of Bar was an important noblewoman who lived a long time ago, from about 1004 to 1093. She was a powerful countess who ruled the area of Bar and Mousson for many years, starting in 1033. She took over after her brother, Frederick III, passed away. Sophie ruled alongside her husband, Louis, Count of Montbéliard. Later, her son Frederick became the next ruler.
Sophie of Bar: A Medieval Countess
Sophie was the daughter of Frederick II, who was a duke in a place called Upper Lorraine. Her mother was Matilda of Swabia. When Sophie's father died around 1026, she and her sister, Beatrice, went to live with their aunt, Empress Gisela. Beatrice later married a powerful man named Boniface, who was a margrave in Tuscany. After he died, she married Godfrey III.
Sophie became the Countess of Bar in 1033. This happened because her brother, Duke Frederick III, died without any children. So, Sophie took on the important role of ruling the county. She was Countess until 1092.
She married Louis, Count of Montbéliard, who lived from 1019 to about 1073. Their son, Thierry II, later became the Count of Bar-Montbéliard.
Her Family and Children
Sophie and Louis had several children:
- Thierry I, who became the Count of Montbéliard.
- Bruno
- Louis, who was mentioned in records around 1080.
- Frederick of Montbéliard
- Sophie, who married Folmar, Count of Froburg.
- Beatrice, who passed away in 1092. She married Berthold I of Zähringen, who was the Duke of Carinthia.
- Mathilde, who married Hugh of Dagsburg.
See also
In Spanish: Sofía de Bar para niños
