Erard II, Count of Brienne

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, and Humbeline Baudemont, daughter of Andrew, lord of Baudemont 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 († 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 (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]

References

Robert Lawrence Nicholson, Joscelyn III and the Fall of the Crusader States: 1134-1199, (Brill, 1973), 184.
Jochen Schenk, Templar Families: Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, c.1120-1307, (Cambridge University Press, 2012), 294.
Guy Perry, John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175-1237, (Cambridge University Press, 2013), 16.

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[1] Robert Lawrence Nicholson, Joscelyn III and the Fall of the Crusader States: 1134-1199, (Brill, 1973), 184.

[2] Jochen Schenk, Templar Families: Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, c.1120-1307, (Cambridge University Press, 2012), 294.

[Perry16-3] Guy Perry, John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175-1237, (Cambridge University Press, 2013), 16.

Counts of Brienne
House of Brienne	Engelbert I Engelbert II Engelbert III Engelbert IV Walter I Erard I Walter II Erard II Walter III Walter IV John Hugh Walter V Walter VI
House of Enghien	Sohier Walter VII Louis I Margaret with John of Luxemburg
House of Luxemburg	Peter I Louis Peter II Anthony I Charles I Anthony II John II Charles II Louise
House of Loménie	Louise de Béon with Henri-Auguste Louis Henri Nicholas Athanase Louis Marie