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Birth:          ABT 1075 of Clermont, Oise, France
Death:          ABT 1152 

Notes
father died 1101
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaud_II,_Count_of_Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Renaud II of Clermont (Renaud/Rainald II de Clermont; 1075–1152), son of Hugh I, 
Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, and Marguerite de Roucy (daughter of Hilduin IV, 
Count of Montdidier). Renaud became Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis upon his 
father’s death in 1101.
First Crusade[edit]

Renaud, also known as Rainald of Beauvais[1] before he inherited the countship of 
Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from his father, took the Cross and joined the First Crusade in 
the army of Hugh the Great, Count of Vermandois, brother of Philip I of France. Hugh 
led a small army that travelled by ship, in an armada commanded by Arnout II, Count of 
Aarschot, to the Holy Land. In addition to Ranaud, some of the prominent members of 
Hugh’s army included[2] Stephen of Aumale, Walter of Domart-en-Ponthieu (St.-
Valery), Alan IV Fregant, Duke of Brittany, Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin, Girard I of 
Roussillon, and William V, Lord of Montpellier.

Among the first battles this contingent fought was the Siege of Nicaea. Rainaud also 
joined Hugh in the Battle of Dorylaeum whose forces were at the rear of the main 
attack.[3]

Sweetenham[4] reports that during the siege, a Turk armed himself and rode towards 
the Crusaders at a high rate of speed. Rainaud mounted with his shield and lance, and 
killed the Turk outright, keeping his horse, much to the delight of the Franks. The 
Turk was carrying a letter allegedly from Mecca stating that the Turks were bringing 
their forces to jouse with the Franks in battle. It has been suggested that Rainaud’s 
actions infringed on the rules of war extant at the time.

It is not clear whether Rainaud returned to France with Hugh in 1098. There are not 
records of his serving in any other armies.

Marriages and children[edit]

In 1103, Renaud married Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, daughter of Herbert IV, 
Count of Vermandois,[5] and his wife Adele of Valois. Renaud and Adelaide had at 
least one child:
Marguerite of Clermont (1105-1145), married first to Charles I, Count of Flanders, 
second to Hugh II, Count of Saint-Pol, third to Baldwin of Encre.[5]

Renaud married a second time to a woman whose name is not known; they had four 
children:
Raoul I the Red, Count of Clermont-Beauvaisis
Simon I (d. after 1189), Seigneur of Nesle and Ailly-sur-Noye
Etienne
Mathilde (d. 1200), married to Alberic III, Count of Dammartin.

Widowed, Renaud married for the third time, in 1129, to Clemence de Bar, daughter of 
Reginald I, Count of Bar, and his wife Giselle de Vaudémont. Renaud and Clemence 
had six children:
Renaud
Hugh (d. 1200), abbot of Creil, canon in Toul, archdeacon of Ligny
Guy
Gautier
Marguerite, married to Guy III de Senlis, Grand Butler of France
Constance, married to Roger de La Tournelle.

Upon his death, Renaud was succeeded as Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis by his 
son Raoul.

Parents
DE CREIL (DE CLERMONT) Hugh (ABT 1030 - 1101)
DE MONTDIDIER (DE ROUCY) Margaret (Marguerite) (ABT 1045 - ABT 1110)

Siblings
[DE CLERMONT] DE CREIL Richilde (ABT 1060 - )
DE CLERMONT Adeliza (ABT 1061 - )
DE CLERMONT Ermentrude (ABT 1066 - )
____ Renaud II (ABT 1075 - ABT 1152)

Marriage To DE BAR-LE-DUC Clemence (ABT 1117 - AFT 20 Jan 1183)
    m. 1140 

Notes

Parents
____ Reginald I (Renaud I) (ABT 1090 - 10 Mar 1149)
DE VAUDEMONT Gisela (ABT 1090 - AFT 1141)

Children by DE BAR-LE-DUC Clemence ABT 1117 - AFT 20 Jan 1183
DE PONTHIEU Mathilda (Maud) (Mahaut) (ABT 1141 - AFT Oct 1200)

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