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.[1] He succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1294.
He married Jeanne, Countess of Guînes (d. 1331 or 1332),[1] the daughter and heir of Baldwin IV, Count of Guînes. They had two children:
- Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu[1]
- Marie, d. young[1]
John was killed at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Perry 2018, p. xxiii.
- ^ Verbruggen 2002, p. 57, 263.
Sources edit
- Perry, Guy (2018). The Briennes: The Rise and Fall of a Champenois Dynasty in the Age of the Crusades, c. 950-1356. Cambridge University Press.
- Verbruggen, J. F. (2002). Devries, Kelly (ed.). The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302). Translated by Ferguson, David Richard. The Boydell Press.