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.[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:

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

John was killed at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Perry 2018, p. xxiii.
  2. ^ Verbruggen 2002, p. 57, 263.

Sources

  • 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.
Preceded by Count of Eu
1294–1302 		Succeeded by