Erard I, Count of Brienne (1060–1114) was Count of Brienne at the end of the 11th century. He was the son of Walter I of Brienne , count of Brienne, and his wife Eustachie of Tonnerre (Eustachie de Tonnerre [fr ] ). When Erard inherited the county of Brienne, he was invested by Theobald III, Count of Blois .
Erard co-founded an abbey at Boulancourt, and later founded a monastery at Beaulieu. In 1114, Erard followed his liege lord, Hugh, Count of Champagne , to the Holy Land.
Marriage and issue
In 1110 he married Alix of Roucy-Ramerupt, daughter of André de Montdidier-Roucy , seigneur de Ramerupt and son of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier . They had:
References
Sources
Perry, Guy (2013). John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175–1237 . Cambridge University Press. 24
Perry, Guy (2018). The Briennes: The Rise and Fall of a Champenois Dynasty in the Age of the Crusades, c. 950-1356 . Cambridge University Press.
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