Erard II, Count of Brienne

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Érard II of Brienne (died 1191) was count of Brienne from 1161 to 1191, and a French general during the Third Crusade, most notably at the Siege of Acre.Template:Sfn He was the son of Gautier II, count of Brienne (Template:Interlanguage link), and Humbeline Baudemont, daughter of Andrew, lord of Baudemont (Template:Interlanguage link) and Agnès of Braine.Template:Sfn His paternal grandparents were Érard I, Count of Brienne and Alix de Roucy. During this siege, he saw his brother André of Brienne die on 4 October 1189, before being killed himself on 8 February 1191. Érard II's nephew was Érard of Brienne-Ramerupt.

Before 1166, he married Agnès of Montfaucon (Template:Interlanguage link) († after 1186),Template:Sfn daughter of Amadeus II of Montfaucon and of Béatrice of Grandson-Joinville. Their children were:

• Walter III of Brienne (died 1205) count of Brienne and claimant to the throne of Sicily.Template:Sfn
• William of Brienne (Template:Interlanguage link)(died 1199) lord of Pacy-sur-Armançon, married Eustachie of Courtenay, daughter of Peter I of Courtenay and Elisabeth of Courtenay.Template:Sfn
• John of Brienne (1170–1237), king of Jerusalem (1210–1225), then emperor of Constantinople (1231–1237).Template:Sfn
• AndrewTemplate:Sfn
• Ida of Brienne, who married Ernoul of Reynel lord of Pierrefitte.Template:Sfn
• Ide of Brienne, who married Template:Interlanguage link.