Jean (Brienne) de Brienne (1168 - 1237)

Born 1168 in France

Ancestors

Descendants

Biography

Jean (John I) de Brienne (c. 1170 – 27 Mar 1237).[1] ... 'By election of the Barons, Jean became King of Jerusalem in right of his wife, Mary. Mary died within a short time, leaving a daughter, in whose right Jean reigned. He returned to Europe after his daughter's marriage.'^{[citation needed]}

Titles

• 1210 - 1225: King of Jerusalem.[2]
• 1229–1237: Latin (Co-)Emperor of Constantinople.[3]

Parents

• Father: Érard II, Count of Brienne.[4][5]
• Mother: Agnes of Montfaucon.[6]

Marriage

m.1 Maria of Montferrat / Maria of Jerusalem (1192–1212). Issue:[7][8]

• Isabella II, Queen of Jerusalem (Yolande of Brienne)

m. Frederick II Hohenstaufen (later Holy Roman Emperor)

m.2 (1214) Stephanie of Armenia (after 1195 – Jun 1220).[9][10]

m.3 (1224) Berengaria of León (1204 – 12 April 1237).[11] Issue:[12]

• Marie
• Alphonse
• Louis
• Jean (John)

Tracking Notes

Children 1. Alfons\Aufons DE BRIENNE b: ca 1228 in Of Brienne, France. 2. Jean DE BRIENNE b: ca 1217 in Acre, Palestine. 3. Louis DE BRIENNE; Verified from the Genealogy worksheets compiled by Ralph Pryor during his 40 years of research, traveling extensively in the military and in retirement. Entered by Greg Rose, Grandson.

Sources

See also:

• Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. I p. 536
• Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. II. p. 116
• Wikipedia: John of Brienne
• Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before 1700, 7th ed., Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. Access online (search only) at GoogleBooks, Line 114, pp. 104-105: b.c. 1168, d.21 Mar 1237, parents, m. as 3rd wife Berengaria of Leon in 1223, she d.12 Apr 1237; m1. 15 Sep 1210 Mary Montferrat and became King of Jerusalem, m2. 1214 Stephanie of Armenia; emperor of Constantinople 1228; Line 120, p.107.
• Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004; [database on-line] Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006: #467 p.385-6.