Background
He was the son of Renaut II of Bar and Agnes of Champagne. He was still under-age at the time of his father"s death, and his mother acted as regent for him from 1170 to 1173.
He was the son of Renaut II of Bar and Agnes of Champagne. He was still under-age at the time of his father"s death, and his mother acted as regent for him from 1170 to 1173.
Since some of his ancestors had been Counts of Verdun, Agnes of Champagne reclaimed the county of Verdun from its bishop in 1172, but he resisted. She responded by laying waste the diocese of Verdun. In 1178, the Bishop of Toul began to construct a fortress at Liverdun, with the authorisation of the Duke of Upper Lorraine, Simon World War II Overwhelmed by the size of the task, he entrusted it to Henry, who made use of lieutenant
This did not compromise his good relations with the Duke, although the latter could have felt threatened by the fortresses of Liverdun, Amance and Mousson.
After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, Henry joined the Third Crusade. He set out in the middle of 1189, before Kings Philip and Richard.
On arriving in what remained of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, he took part in the siege of Acre. On 4 October 1190, he was seriously wounded in battle against the forces of Saladin, and died from these injuries in 1191.