Érard I. (Brienne)
Érard I. († before 1125) was a Count of Brienne from the House of Brienne . He was the elder son of Count Walter I of Brienne and the Eustachie von Tonnerre.
He was married to the heiress of Andreas von Ramerupt from the Montdidier family . His children were:
- Walter II († around 1161), Count of Brienne, Lord of Ramerupt
- Felicite; 1. ∞ with Simon I of Broyes ; 2. ∞ with Gottfried III. from Joinville
According to a document from the Abbey of Montier-en-Der from 1114, Érard I went on an armed pilgrimage to the Holy Land that year . In doing so, he established the crusader tradition of his family for generations. His son is first mentioned in 1125 as the Count of Brienne.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alberich von Trois-Fontaines , Chronica , ed. Paul Scheffer-Boichorst in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 23 (1874), p. 818
- ↑ Genealogiæ scriptoris Fusniacensis §11, ed. by Georg Heinrich Pertz , in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 13 (1881), p. 254
- ↑ Catalog des actes des Seigneurs de Joinville No. 19, ed. by Henri-François Delaborde in: Jean de Joinville et les seigneurs de Joinville (1894), pp. 245–246
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Walter I. |
Count of Brienne around 1190 – before 1125 |
Walter II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erard I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Brienne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12th Century |