Reginar V (c. 995–1039), was the eldest son of

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and Hedwig of France. His maternal grandparents were

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and

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. Reginar inherited his father's precarious position as count of Mons, which was a part of Hainaut, and through his marriage to a member of his family's traditional enemies, the

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, he not only consolidated that position, but also gained comital status in the neighbouring southwestern part of Brabant. This included the frontier fort at

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which faced the powerful

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in the

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, who had taken control of the western part of Hainaut in

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History and Family

He succeeded his father as

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in 1013. He married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of

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and his wife Mathilde. He also acquired the southern part of the Brabant province around 1024. He was succeeded as Count of Mons by his son Herman, who was married to

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. Upon the death of Herman, control of the county passed to Richilde's second husband,

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Sources

* Napran, Laura (Translator), ''Gilbert of Mons, Chronicle of Hainaut'', Boydell Press, Suffolk, 2005 * Varenbergh, Emile, ''Herman, Académie royale de Belgique, Biographie nationale, vol. 9'', Bruxelles, 1887 étail des éditions p. 257-258 {{DEFAULTSORT:Reginar V, Count Of Mons 990s births 1039 deaths House of Reginar Counts of Mons 11th-century counts in Europe