Alphonso of Brienne

Coat of arms of Alphonso

Alphonso of Brienne or Alphonse I de Brienne, called Alphonse d'Acre (c. 1228 – August 25, 1270) was the son of John of Brienne^[1] and Berengaria of León,^[2] 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^[3]
• Blanche^[4] (d. bef. 1338), Abbess of Maubuisson

Alphonso’s possible children:

• Isabella
• Margaret^[5]
• Guy^[6]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Alphonso of Brienne

16. Erard I of Brienne               8. Gautier II of Brienne                       17. Alix of Roucy-Ramerupt               4. Erard II of Brienne                             18. John I, Count of Soissons               9. Adele of Soissons                       19. Aveline de Pierrefonds               2. John of Brienne                                   20. Richard II of Montfaucon               10. Amadeus II of Montfaucon                       21. Sophie of Montbéliard               5. Agnes of Montfaucon                             11. Beatrice of Grandson-Joinville                       1. Alphonso of Brienne                                         24. Alfonso VII of León and Castile               12. Ferdinand II of León                       25. Berenguela of Barcelona               6. Alfonso IX of León                             26. Afonso I of Portugal               13. Urraca of Portugal                       27. Maud of Savoy               3. Berengaria of León                                   28. Sancho III of Castile               14. Alfonso VIII of Castile                       29. Blanche of Navarre               7. Berenguela of Castile                             30. Henry II of England               15. Eleanor of England                       31. Eleanor of Aquitaine

References

1. Chronique de Guillaume de Nangis
2. Family of Alphonso
3. "Medieval Lands Project". Retrieved 2007-06-21.
4. Obituaires de Sens
5. Chronique des comtes d´Eu
6. http://person.ancestry.com/tree/70181353/person/36554308113/hints