Adelaide of Burgundy Born 874, died UNKNOWN Married/ Related to: Regnier II Hainault Count of Hainault Born 868, died 932, 63 or 64 years Rainer or Reginar II, Count of Hainault, is not mentioned as living later than 928, but probably died about 932. During his reign he quarreled almost continually with his brother Gislebert, Duke of Lorraine. Gislebert was imprisoned by Berenger, his brother-in-law, in 924, but although Rainer II obtained his release by offering his sons as hostages, Giselbert was no sooner at liberty than he began to ravage the lands of Berenger and of Isaac, Count of Cambrai. Rainer retaliated, but the brothers presumably became reconciled, since in 925 Giselbert made his peace with the King of France. Rainer II married Alix daughter of Richard I, Duke of Burgundy. Children: 1. Gilbert Duke Of LorraineBorn 890 at Reims, Lorraine, France, died 939 at Andernach, Rhineland, Prussia, 48 or 49 years 2. Rainer III Count of HainaultBorn 892, died 971, 78 or 79 years Rainer or Reginar III succeeded his father. With his brother Rodolfe he took the side of Louis d'Outremer, King of France, against Otto I, King of Germany. Rainer was forced to subdue Conrad, Duke of Lorraine, in 952, but after peace was restored he committed many acts of violence, even daring to seize lands possessed by the Dowager Queen Gerberga, widow of King Louis. King Lothair forced Rainer, in 956, to restore the lands he had taken from the Queen. The next year Rainer made war on Duke Bruno, Archbishop of Cologne and brother of King Otto, but was defeated and forced to submit to the prelate. Later he was deposed by Bruno in 958 and sent into exile. He married Alix, daughter of Hugo, Count of Dagsburg and Egisheim, and had Lambert, Count of Louvain, and Rainer or Reginar IV, Count of Hainaul. |