John I de Brienne, King of Jerusalem^[1]

Abt 1155 - 1237  (~ 82 years)

• Name	John I de Brienne
  Suffix	King of Jerusalem
  Birth	Abt 1155
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1210
  	King of Jerusalem
  	In 1208 envoys came from the Holy Land to ask Philip Augustus , king of France , to select one of his barons as husband to the heiress and ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem . Philip selected John of Brienne, and promised to support him in his new dignity. In 1210, John married the heiress (Mary) Maria (daughter of Isabella and Conrad of Montferrat ), assuming the title of king in right of his wife. king of Jerusalem (1210-1225)
  Acceded	1231
  	Emperor of Constantinople
  	Emperor of Constantinople (1231-1237).
  Death	27 Mar 1237
  Notes	Acceded: 1210 Regent of Jerusalem 1212-1225. Emperor of Constantinople 1228-1237. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal07816 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Brienne «i»Has ancestry chart in Wikipedia «/i» ruled the Latin Empire of Constantinople as regent.
  Person ID	I5606	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Erard II, Count of Brienne   d. 8 Feb 1191
  Mother	Agnes de Montfaucon   d. Aft 1186
  Marriage	Bef 1166
  Family ID	F551618571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria (Mary) of Jerusalem, Queen of Jerusalem,   b. 1192   d. 1212 (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1210
  Children	1. Isabel II (Yolande) of Jerusalem, Queen of Jerusalem,   b. 1212   d. 25 Apr 1228 (Age 16 years)
  Family ID	F1815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes Beaumont   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Type: Associated with
  _STAT	Associated with
  Family ID	F4610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family 3	Berengaria of Leon, Empress of Constantinople,   b. 1204   d. 12 Apr 1237 (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1224	Toledo
  Children	1. Marie of Brienne, Empress of Constantinople,   b. Abt 1225   d. 1275 (Age ~ 50 years)   2. Alphonso of Brienne, Count of Eu,   b. Abt 1225   d. 13 Sep 1270, Carthage (Age ~ 45 years)   3. Jean de Brienne, Garnd butler of France,   b. Abt 1230   d. 1296 (Age ~ 66 years)   4. Louis de Brienne   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

• Photos		John of Brienne, King of Jerusalem The coronation of John of Brienne as King of Jerusalem, with Maria of Montferrat, from a late 13th century MS of the Histoire d'Outremer, painted in Acre. (Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence).
  		John of Brienne Arms Coat of arms of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).