John, Count of Brienne
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John, Count of Brienne (c. 1235 – c. 1260) was the eldest son of Walter IV of Brienne
and Marie of Lusignan, a princess of Cyprus
.
He inherited the County of Brienne on his father's death in 1246, but preferred to live among his mother's relatives at the court of Cyprus, and played little part in international politics. In 1255, he married Marie, Lady of Thieusies
(in Hainaut
), the daughter of Sohier II of Enghien. They had no children, and when he died, he was succeeded by his brother Hugh
.
Walter IV of Brienne
Walter IV the Great of Brienne was Count of Brienne 1205–1244. He was the son of Walter III of Brienne and Elvira of Lecce. Around the time of his birth, his father lost his bid for the Sicilian throne and died in prison...
and Marie of Lusignan, a princess of Cyprus
Kingdom of Cyprus
The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Crusader kingdom on the island of Cyprus in the high and late Middle Ages, between 1192 and 1489. It was ruled by the French House of Lusignan.-History:...
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He inherited the County of Brienne on his father's death in 1246, but preferred to live among his mother's relatives at the court of Cyprus, and played little part in international politics. In 1255, he married Marie, Lady of Thieusies
Thieusies
Thieusies is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of hainaut.With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, and Soignies , they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977....
(in Hainaut
County of Hainaut
The County of Hainaut was a historical region in the Low Countries with its capital at Mons . In English sources it is often given the archaic spelling Hainault....
), the daughter of Sohier II of Enghien. They had no children, and when he died, he was succeeded by his brother Hugh
Hugh of Brienne
Hugh de Candie, Count of Brienne and Lecce was the second surviving son of Count Walter IV of Brienne and Marie de Lusignan of Cyprus....
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