23640736. Emperor Jean de Brienne &
23640737. Empress Berengere of Castile-Leon
1170-75,
Johan de Brienne born in Champagne, France, s/o §§Erard II, count of Brienne-sur-Aulie & Agnes de
Montfaucon.
9/18/1180,
Philip Augustus succeeded as King of France.
Aft. 1181,
Jean’s older brother Andre died.
10/2/1187,
Saladin captured Jersalem. [Initiating the 3rd crusade, but never to
be retaken.]
10/4/1189,
Jean’s uncle Andre died in the Holy land.
2/8/1191,
Jean’s father died at the siege of Acre, his older brother Gauthier the heir.
1194,
Willelmi et Johannis fratrum eius, a witnesses to their brother’s charter to
Beaulieu abbey.
1199,
Thibalt, earl of Champagne, brother and heir [in France] of Henry, King of
Jerusalem, hosted a tournament at Ecry. Others attending included Baldwin, earl
of Flanders and Hainault, Lewis, earl of Blois, Simon de Montfort, and Gaultier
and Jean de Birenne.
By 1199,
Jean’s older brother Guillaume [William] died.
1204,
Berengere born in Castile, d/o 23638788. King Alphonso IX of Leon &
23638789. Berenguela of Castile.
1204, Jean
at the siege of Constantinople.
6/1205,
Jean’s oldest brother Gauthier died in Italy, leaving Jean as heir.
4/1206,
Blanche, comtesse de Troyes, fait connaitre la cession de l’Hotel-Dieu de
Chalette par Jean, comte de Brienne, a l’abbye de Saint-Loup. (S) Collection
des Principaux Cartulaires de Diocese de Troyes, V1, 1875, P192.
1208, After
receiving envoys from the Holy Land, King Philip selected Jean de Brienne as
husband for the heiress and ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1209,
Johannes comes Brene and Guillaume I, count of Joigny, jointly sealed a letter
attesting to Guillaume, count of Sancerre, as leigeman of Countess Blanche. (S)
Littere Baronum, Evergates, 2003, P87.
1209, Jean
fought at Beziers in the 4th crusade of the Cathar wars.
4/1210,
Johannes comes Brene donated property to Basse-Fontaine. (S) FMG.
9/13/1210,
Jean landed at Acre in the Holy land.
By 1210, King
Philip Augustus of France promoted Jean as the future husband of the heir of
the kingdom of Jerusalem as “the most worth champion of the Holy Land.” (S) The
Historian’s History of the World, 1904, P299.
[––Jean
& Maria––]
10/3/1210 at
Tyre, Jean married Maria Yolanthe, d/o Conrad de Montferrat & Isabella of
Jerusalem, becoming King of Jerusalem. King Philip II of France and Pope
Innocent III each provided a dower of £40,000
silver.
1211, King
Jean made a 5-year truce with Malik-el-Adil.
7/1/1211,
Iohannes … Latinorum Ierusalem rex decimus et comes Brena et domina Maria uxor
mea regina, donated property to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
1212, Maria
died.
1213, Pope
Innocent confirmed John as lawful ruler of the Holy Land. Jean settled in
Cyprus.
1213, Pope
Innocent proclaimed the 5th crusade. [This takes years to organize
and fund. The first group of crusaders left 9/1217.]
[––Jean
& Stephanie––]
4/23/1214,
Jean married Stephanie, d/o Leo II of Armenia. Stephanie receiving a dowry of
30,000 bezants.
7/1214, King
Philip notifies Guillaume of Chartres, master of the Templars, … The king state
that he and Prince Louis affirmed in the presence of Jean of Brienne, king of
Jerusalem, that they will not hear any case brought against Thibaut by Count
Henry II’s daughter until Thibaut reaches 21. (S) Littere Baronum, Evergates,
2003, P122.
9/1217, Jean
led crusader forces in an attempt to conquer Egypt in the 5th
crusade.
11/1217, The crusaders raided the territory of
Al-Adil I for food.
12/1217, John de Frienne and Bohemond IV of Antioch
laid siege to the Ayyubid fortress on Mount Tabor.
5/11/1219, The crusaders captured Damietta.
8/29/1219, The forces suffered a severe defeat on
an attack of the Egyptian forces, losing Damietta.
10/9/1218, Jean repulsed a surprise attack by the
Egyptians.
1220,
Stephanie’s father died.
2/1220, Jean
left the crusade to travel to Armenia to claim the throne. On the trip his wife
and infant son died. [Jean no longer had a claim and turned back.]
7/6/1221,
Jean arrived back at Egypt.
8/28/1221, The crusaders gave up Damietta in an 8-year truce, and John
was freed.
1222, The
crusaders left Damietta.
1223, Jean
met with Pope Honorius III and Frederick II at Ferentino where Frederick was
pledged to Jean’s daughter Isabella.
Stephanie
died.
[––Jean––]
7/14/1223,
Louis VIII succeeded as king of France.
8/6/1223 at
Reims, Jean de Brienne, roi de Jerusalem, at the coronation of Louis VIII as
King of France [Blanch, older sister of Berengere, crowned Queen.] (S) Livre de
Louis VIII.
Jean
traveled in France and England seeking a bride.
1224, Jean
on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela visited with King Alfonso IX of Leon in
Toled. King Alfonso offered his daughter Berengere as his bride.
[––Jean
& Berengere––]
1224 in
Toledo, Jean married Berengere on his return trip back from Santiago.
By 1225, Jean
visited Germany, where Frederick II [Jean’s son-in-law] demanded he step down
as King of Jerusalem and name him as his heir. [Jean refused.]
1225, Jean
traveled to Rome.
11/8/1226,
Louis IX succeeded as king of France; Berengerer’s sister Blanche named Regent
during the minority of Louis IX.
1228,
Frederick II crowned himself King of Jerusalem. [By negotiation, Frederick had
obtained access for Christians to Jerusalem from Acre. ]
1228-29,
Jean commanded the Papal forces against southern Italy. Jean expelled duke
Reginald from the duchy of Spoleto and captured numerous other towns, except
Bojano, where his grandson was being raised.
1229, John was
invited by the barons of the Latin Empire of Constantinople to become
emperor-regent for life, on condition that Baldwin of Courtenay should marry
his second daughter and succeed him.
4/1229 at Perugia, Jean named Emperor of Constantinople.
6/1231 at Constantinople, Jean crowned Emperor of Constantinople.
1231, Gui I de la Roche became a vassal of Jean de Brienne, king of
Jerusalem, and amassed wealth from the silk industry in Thebes. (S) Courtly
Arts, 2006, P66.
1235, Jean, with 160 knights and an an army of citizens, defended
Constantinople against the combined forces of Vatatzes, emperor of Nicaea, and
Asan, king of Bulgaria.
1235-36, Jean,
in declining health, retired and took the habit of a Franciscan friar.
3/27/1237,
Jean, Count of Brienne, King Consort of Jerusalem, Emperor Regent of
Constantinople died, [possibly] buried in the Hagia Sophia.
[––Berengere––]
1244,
Berengere sent her 3 sons, Alphonse, Jean and Louis to the court of King Louis
IX of France.
1246,
Berengere died, buried at Las Huelgas.
(S) Jean de
Brienne, Empereur de Constatinople Et Roi De Jerusalem, Georges, 1858. (S)
Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. (S) Histoire de Jean de Brienne Roy de
Jerusalem, Printed in Paris, 1727. (S) Medieval Popes, Emperors, Kings and
Crusaders, Busk, 2005. (S) Berenguela of Castile. Shadis, 2009.
Family
notes:
·
Erard II de Brienne, son of Gauthier II,
Seigneur de Brienne & his wife Humbeline de Baudément. (S) FMG.
Child
of Jean and Maria:
i. Yolande, Queen of Jerusalem, born 1212 in Acre.
1223,
Yolande married to Emperor Friedrich II. [His 2nd]
Child
of Jean and Stephanie:
i. Stephanie of Armenia, born ~1215 in Acre.
Bef. 1237,
Stephanie died.
Children
of Jean and Berengere:
i. Marie of Brienne, born 1225 in Acre.
Marie
married Baldwin II of Constantinople.
ii. Alfonso of Brienne, born ~1227 in Acre.
Alfonso
married Marie d’Issoudon, countess of Eu.
Alfonso
became Great Chamberlain of France.
1270,
Alfonso died in Tunis on the 7th crusade.
iii. Jean de Brienne (9994870), born ~1229 in Acre.
iv. Louis de Brienne (11820368), born ~1231 in Constantinople.
