Marie of Lusignan or Marie I de Lusignan (died in
Poitou
Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
Geography
The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...
, 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
Exoudun is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
History
During the Middle Ages, Lordship of Exoudun was held in succession by several noble families, including the Lusignans
The House ...
,
Countess of Eu on the death of her father in 1246.
She was married around 1249 to
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 ...
who became
Count of Eu
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
by this marriage.
Marie and Alphonso had at least two children:
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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
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1260 deaths
House of Brienne
House of Lusignan
Eu, Countess of, Marie of Lusignan
13th-century women rulers
Counts of Eu