Erard of Brienne-Ramerupt
Érard de Brienne (c. 1170 † 1246) was a French nobleman. He was lord of Ramerupt and of Venizy, and also a pretender to the county of Champagne as an instigator of the Champagne War of Succession. He was a son of André of Brienne and of Alix of Vénizy.
Life
He was born in Ramerupt, Aube, Champagne, France.[3]
Marriage and issue
Erad married Philippa of Champagne, they had the following children:
- Henri de Brienne (killed in battle at Mansurah 8 February 1250), Seigneur of Ramerupt and de Vénisy, married Marguerite de Salins by whom he had two sons.
- Erard de Brienne (killed in battle, February 1250), married Mathilde by whom he had one daughter.
- Marie de Brienne (1215[4]- c.1251), married firstly Gaucher, Sire de Nanteuil-la Fosse, by whom she had three children; she married secondly Hughes II, Sire de Conflans, by whom she had one son.
- Marguerite de Brienne (died 1275), married Dirk Van Beveren, Burggraf of Dixmuiden, by whom she had issue. She became a nun after her husband's death.
- Heloise de Brienne
- Isabeau de Brienne (died 1274/1277), married firstly Henri V, Count of Grandpré, by whom she had three children; she married secondly Jean de Picquigny, by whom she had one daughter. Isabeau was the ancestress of Louis I, Count of Flanders.
- Jeanne de Brienne, Dame de Séans-en-Othe, married before 1250 Mathieu III, Sire de Montmorency, by whom she had five children.
- Sibylle de Brienne, Abbess of Ramerupt
- Alix de Brienne
Philippa died on 20 December 1250, a little more than six years after her husband. She was aged about fifty-three.
References
- ^ Armorial de Rietstap
- ^ EarlyBlazon
- ^ Erard DE BRIENNE
- ^ Philippa de Champagne