Rimbaud II ( French Raimbaut II , Latin Raimboldus comes de Oringis ) - Count of Orange (also bore the title of Viscount of Nice). The eldest son of Bertrand (son of Rimbaud) and his wife Adelaide.
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Biography
His date of birth is unknown (possibly around 1066).
According to Albert of Aachen and William of Tire , in 1096 Rimbaud of Orange went on the First Crusade and fought along with Ademar de Le Puy and Robert of Flanders , participated in the siege of Antioch .
About his exploits is described in the poem " Liberated Jerusalem ." He remained in Palestine, where he died, probably in 1121.
According to another version, Rimbaud II returned from the crusade to his homeland (c. 1108) and settled in Nice, and transferred the county of Oran to his daughter and son-in-law.
Rimbaud II was married, but the name of his wife is unknown. He had no sons. His daughter Tiburzh (previously 1096 - c. 1150) from 1115 is referred to as the Countess of Orange. She married Guillaume of Omelassos , the second son of Senor de Montpellier Guillaume V. Their son and heir is the troubadour Rambo of Orange .
In 1846, a statue of Rambo II was installed on the main square of Orange.