Erard II of Brienne (died 1191) was house of Brienne, count of Brienne from 1161 to 1191, and a French general during the Third Crusade, most notably at the Siege of Acre (1189–1191), Siege of Acre. He was the son of Gautier II, count of Brienne, and Adèle of Baudemont, daughter of Andrew, lord of Baudemont and Agnes of Braine.
[Jochen Schenk, ''Templar Families: Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, c.1120-1307'', (Cambridge University Press, 2012), 294.] 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),
[Guy Perry, ''John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175-1237'', (Cambridge University Press, 2013), 16.] daughter of Amadeus II of Montfaucon and of Béatrice of Grandson-Joinville. Their children were:
* Walter III of Brienne (died 1205) house of Brienne, count of Brienne and claimant to the kingdom of Sicily, throne of Sicily.
* William of Brienne (died 1199) lord of Pacy-sur-Armançon, married Eustachie of Courtenay, daughter of Peter I of Courtenay and Elisabeth of House of Courtenay, Courtenay.
* John of Brienne (1170–1237), king of Jerusalem (1210–1225), then Latin Empire, emperor of Constantinople (1231–1237).
* Andrew
* Ida of Brienne who married Ernoul of Reynel lord of Pierrefitte.
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1191 deaths
Christians of the Third Crusade
Counts of Brienne
House of Brienne
Year of birth unknown