Érard II of Brienne (died 1191) was count of Brienne from 1161 to 1191, and a French general during the Third Crusade, most notably at the Siege of Acre.[1] He was the son of Gautier II, count of Brienne (Gautier II de Brienne), and Humbeline Baudemont, daughter of Andrew, lord of Baudemont (André de Baudement) and Agnès of Braine.[2] His paternal grandparents were Érard I, Count of Brienne and Alix de Roucy. During this siege, he saw his brother André of Brienne die on 4 October 1189, before being killed himself on 8 February 1191. Érard II's nephew was Érard of Brienne-Ramerupt.
Before 1166, he married Agnès of Montfaucon (Agnès de Montfaucon) († after 1186),[3] daughter of Amadeus II of Montfaucon and of Béatrice of Grandson-Joinville. Their children were:
- Walter III of Brienne (died 1205) count of Brienne and claimant to the throne of Sicily.[3]
- William of Brienne (Guillaume de Brienne)(died 1199) lord of Pacy-sur-Armançon, married Eustachie of Courtenay, daughter of Peter I of Courtenay and Elisabeth of Courtenay.[3]
- John of Brienne (1170–1237), king of Jerusalem (1210–1225), then emperor of Constantinople (1231–1237).[3]
- Andrew[3]
- Ida of Brienne, who married Ernoul of Reynel lord of Pierrefitte.[3]
- Ide of Brienne, who married Anseau III de Traînel.
References
edit- ^ Nicholson 1973, p. 184.
- ^ Schenk 2012, p. 294.
- ^ a b c d e f Perry 2013, p. 16.
Sources
edit- Nicholson, Robert Lawrence (1973). Joscelyn III and the Fall of the Crusader States: 1134-1199. Brill.
- Perry, Guy (2013). John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175-1237. Cambridge University Press.
- Schenk, Jochen (2012). Templar Families: Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, c.1120-1307. Cambridge University Press.