Sophie, Countess of Bar


Sophie was Countess of Bar and Lady of Mousson in her own right from 1033 until her death. She was also Countess of Montbéliard as the wife of Louis, Count of Montbéliard.

Life

Sophie was a daughter of Frederick II, Duke of [Upper Lorraine] and Matilda of Swabia. After her father died in 1026, she and her sister Beatrice went to live with their mother's sister, Empress Gisela. Her sister Beatrix married Boniface, margrave of Tuscany, and remarried after his death with Godfrey [III, Duke of Lower Lotharingia].
Sophie was Countess of Bar between 1033 and 1092, in succession of her childless brother, Duke Frederick III of Upper Lotharingia. She married Louis, Count of Montbéliard. Their son Theodoric succeeded to the county of Montbéliard and to the county of Bar-le-Duc.

Issue

Sophie and Louis had: