Erard I, Count of Brienne

Érard I, Count of Brienne (c. 1060–1114) was Count of Brienne at the end of the 11th century. He was the son of Walter I of Brienne, count of Brienne, and his wife Eustachie of Tonnerre (Template:Interlanguage link).Template:Sfn When Érard inherited the county of Brienne, he was invested by Theobald III, Count of Blois.Template:Sfn

Érard co-founded an abbey at Boulancourt, and later founded a monastery at Beaulieu.Template:Sfn In 1114, Érard followed his liege lord, Hugh, Count of Champagne, to the Holy Land.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Marriage and issue

In 1110 he married Alix of Roucy-Ramerupt,Template:Sfn daughter of André de Montdidier-Roucy, seigneur de Ramerupt and son of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier. They had:

• Walter II of Brienne, count of Brienne and lord of Ramerupt.Template:Sfn Father of Érard II.
• Guy of BrienneTemplate:Sfn
• Félicité of Brienne (Template:Interlanguage link), who married Simon I of Broyes (Template:Interlanguage link ), then in 1142 Geoffroy III, sire de Joinville (Template:Interlanguage link ).Template:Sfn

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