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 (). When Érard inherited the county of Brienne, he was invested by Theobald III, Count of Blois.

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

Marriage and issue

In 1110 he married Alix of Roucy-Ramerupt, 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. Father of Érard II.
• Guy of Brienne
• Félicité of Brienne (), who married Simon I of Broyes ( ), then in 1142 Geoffroy III, sire de Joinville ( ).

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