John II of Brienne, Count of Eu

John II of Brienne (died 11 July 1302 in Kortrijk) was the son of John I of Brienne, Count of Eu and Beatrice of Saint-Pol. He succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1294.

He married Jeanne, Countess of Guînes (d. 1331/32), the daughter and heir of Baldwin IV, Count of Guînes. They had two children:

  1. Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu
  2. Marie, d. young

John was killed at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.[1]

References

  1. ↑ J. F. Verbruggen, The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302), transl. David Richard Ferguson, ed. Kelly Devries, (Boydell Press, 2002), 57,263.
Preceded by
John I		 Count of Eu
1294–1302 		Succeeded by
Raoul III
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