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Marie, Countess Of Eu
Marie of Lusignan or Marie I de Lusignan (died in Poitou, 1 October 1260; buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont), was the only child of Raoul II of Lusignan and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. She became Dame d'Exoudun, Countess of Eu on the death of her father in 1246. She was married around 1249 to Alphonso of Brienne who became Count of Eu by this marriage. Marie and Alphonso had at least two children: * John I of Brienne, Count of Eu John I of Brienne (died 12 June 1294) was the son of Alphonso of Brienne and Marie de Lusigan. His mother was the heiress of Eu, Seine-Maritime, and he succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1270. He married Beatrice, the daughter of Guy III, ... * Blanche, Abbess of Maubuisson References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie Of Lusignan 1260 deaths House of Brienne House of Lusignan Eu, Countess of, Marie of Lusignan 13th-century women rulers Counts of Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonso Of Brienne
Alfonso of Brienne, called Alphonse d'Acre (c. 1228 – 14 September 1270), was the son of John of Brienne and Berengaria of León, born in Acre. Alfonso took part in the Seventh Crusade (1248) as a squire. By his marriage (before 1250) to Marie, Countess of Eu he became Count of Eu. He was also Grand Chamberlain of France. He died on 14 September 1270 in Tunis on the Eighth Crusade in the same epidemic that claimed King Louis IX. He had at least two children by Marie: *John I of Brienne, Count of Eu John I of Brienne (died 12 June 1294) was the son of Alphonso of Brienne and Marie de Lusigan. His mother was the heiress of Eu, Seine-Maritime, and he succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1270. He married Beatrice, the daughter of Guy III, ... *Blanche (d. bef. 1338), Abbess of Maubuisson Ancestry References Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alphonso Of Brienne 1228 births 1270 deaths People from Acre, Israel Counts of Eu Christians of the Seventh Crusade Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
