Bridge-town on the Moselle under Bar's old castle of Mousson, facing the duke's Preny.
Who holds it
- Name
- Theobald I
- Title
- Count of Bar
- Since
- 1190
- Born
- about 1158
- Family
- House of Bar
- Confidence
- medium
See Count of Bar
Lord in 1200
Count Theobald I, from the castle of Mousson above.
Walls and castle
Mousson castle on the hill.
Trade and crafts
Moselle bridge toll.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Standard.
Primary sources for Bar
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Deeds of the archbishops of Trier, continuations (continuations written in the 13th century). The Trier house history for Archbishop John I (1190 to 1212), who held the Moselle between the two kings. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.