Renaud of Briel
| Renaud of Briel | |
|---|---|
| Baron of Karytaina | |
| Reign | 1209–around 1222 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Hugh of Briel |
| Died | around 1222 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Renaud of Briel, in older literature Renaud of Bruyères, was a French knight and the first lord of the Barony of Karytaina in the Principality of Achaea, in Frankish Greece.
Hailing from Briel-sur-Barse in the French province of Champagne, Renaud had accompanied Geoffrey of Villehardouin on the Fourth Crusade, traveling directly to Syria rather than to Constantinople with the main crusader expedition.[1] Renaud then went to Greece, where after five years of service as a knight, he was appointed lord of Karytaina (1209-1222) by Geoffrey of Villehardouin. Renaud’s younger brother Hugh joined him in Greece in 1215, married Geoffrey of Villehardouin’s only daughter Alix, and later succeeded Renaud as baron of Karytaina (ca. 1222-38).[2]
References
- ↑ Evergates 2007, p. 187.
- ↑ Evergates 2007, pp. 187–188.
Sources
- Bon, Antoine (1969). La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d’Achaïe (in French). Paris: De Boccard.
- Evergates, Theodore (1994). "The Origin of the Lords of Karytaina in the Frankish Morea". Medieval Prosopography 15 (1): 81–114.
- Evergates, Theodore (2007). The aristocracy in the county of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.
| New title | Baron of Karytaina 1209–around 1222 |
Succeeded by Hugh of Briel |
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