County of Brienne

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The County of Brienne was a medieval county in France centered on Brienne-le-Château.

[edit] Counts of Brienne

• Engelbert III
• Engelbert IV
• Walter I (? – c. 1090)
• Erard I (c. 1090 – c. 1120?)
• Walter II (c. 1120? – c. 1161)
• Erard II (c. 1161 – 1191)
• Walter III (1191–1205)
• Walter IV (1205–1246)
• John (1246 – c. 1260)
• Hugh (c. 1260–1296)
• Walter V (1296–1311)
• Walter VI (1311–1356)
• Isabella (1356–1360) with her son:
• Sohier of Enghien (1356–1364)
• Walter VII (1364–1381)
• Louis of Enghien (1381–1394)
• Marguerite of Enghien (1394–1397) with her husband:
• John, Lord of Beauvoir (1394–1397)
• Peter I, comte de St-Pol (1397–1433)
• Louis I, comte de St-Pol (1433–1475)
• Peter II, comte de St-Pol (1475–1481)
• Anthony I, comte de Ligny (1481–1519)
• Charles, comte de Ligny (1519–1530)
• Anthony II, comte de Ligny (1530–1557)
• John, comte de Ligny (1557–1576)
• Charles, duc de Brienne (1576–1608) (created duc de Brienne 1587; extinct on his death)
• Louise, comtesse de Brienne (1608–1647)
• Louise de Béon (1647–?) with her husband:
  • Henri-Auguste de Loménie, comte de Brienne (1647–1666)
• Louis Henri de Loménie, comte de Brienne (1666–1698)
• Nicholas de Loménie, comte de Brienne (1698–1758)
• Louis Marie Athenase de Loménie, comte de Brienne (1758–1794)

[edit] See also

• Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem

[edit] External links

• FMG on all the Comtes of Brienne

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