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Erard II, Count of Brienne

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Erard 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 [fr]), and Humbeline Baudemont, daughter of Andrew, lord of Baudemont(André de Baudement [fr]) and Agnes of Braine.[2] His paternal grandparents were Erard 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. Erard II's nephew was Erard of Brienne-Ramerupt.

Before 1166, he married Agnès of Montfaucon (Agnès de Montfaucon [fr]) († after 1186),[3] daughter of Amadeus II of Montfaucon and of Béatrice of Grandson-Joinville. Their children were:

References

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  1. ^ Nicholson 1973, p. 184.
  2. ^ Schenk 2012, p. 294.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Perry 2013, p. 16.

Sources

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  • 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.
French nobility
Preceded by Count of Brienne
1161–1191
Succeeded by