Person

Louis of Mousson

d. c. 1073 · 11th century

Louis of Mousson was an 11th-century nobleman who held the county of Montbéliard and, through his marriage to Sophie of Bar around 1038, the county of Bar. Their descendants, the house of Montbéliard-Bar, ruled Bar as a separate principality between Champagne and Lorraine. His lands guarded the Belfort Gap between the Jura and the Vosges.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duchy of Bar County of Montbéliard

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Louis of Mousson. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-of-mousson
MLA: “Louis of Mousson.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-of-mousson. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Louis of Mousson.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-of-mousson.
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