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Name
  
Alphonso Brienne


Role
  
John of Brienne's son

Alphonso of Brienne

Died
  
August 25, 1270, Tunis, Tunisia

Spouse
  
Marie, Countess of Eu (m. 1249)

Parents
  
Berengaria of Leon, John of Brienne

Grandparents
  
Alfonso IX of Leon, Berengaria of Castile, Erard II, Count of Brienne, Agnes de Montfaucon

Cousins
  
Alfonso X of Castile, Eleanor of Castile, Maria de Molina, Henry of Castile the Senator, Frederick of Castile

Similar People
  
John of Brienne, Maria of Montferrat, Berengaria of Castile, Alfonso IX of Leon, Conrad of Montferrat

Alphonso of Brienne or Alphonse I de Brienne, called Alphonse d'Acre (c. 1228 – August 25, 1270) was the son of John of Brienne and Berengaria of León, born in Acre. He was the Grand Butler of France in 1258.

By his marriage (bef. 1250) to Marie, Countess of Eu he became Count of Eu. He was also Grand Chamberlain of France, and died in Tunis on the Seventh Crusade. He had at least two children by Marie:

  • John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
  • Blanche (d. bef. 1338), Abbess of Maubuisson
  • References

    Alphonso of Brienne Wikipedia


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