House of Brienne

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The House of Brienne was a prominent medieval French noble family that produced crusaders, counts, and even a king of Jerusalem and emperor of Constantinople.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
House of Brienne canonical 6
Count of Brienne 4

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble house
noble family
activity crusading
coatOfArmsDescription Azure, a cross or
country Kingdom of France
dynasticAlliance Byzantine nobility
Capetian House of Anjou
ethnicOrigin French
foundedBy lords of Brienne in Champagne
heldTitleIn County of Brienne
linked to: Brienne-le-Château

Duchy of Athens
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Latin Empire of Constantinople
linked to: Latin Empire
historicalEra Middle Ages
involvedIn Crusades
politics of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
politics of the Latin Empire
language Old French
nobleTitle Count of Brienne
linked to: House of Brienne

Count of Lecce
King of Jerusalem
Latin Emperor of Constantinople
notableMember Hugh of Brienne
John of Brienne
Louis of Brienne
Mary of Brienne
linked to: Marie of Brienne

Walter III of Brienne
Walter IV of Brienne
Walter V of Brienne
originPlace Brienne-le-Château
politicalRole crusader leaders
feudal lords
region Champagne
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass high nobility
status extinct noble house

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans nobleFamily House of Brienne
Comte de Conflans associatedFamily House of Brienne
House of Brienne nobleTitle Count of Brienne
linked to: House of Brienne
de la Roche dynasty succeededBy House of Brienne
Brienne dynasty nobleTitleHeld Count of Brienne
linked to: House of Brienne
Walter V of Brienne nobleFamily House of Brienne
Walter V of Brienne nobleTitle Count of Brienne
linked to: House of Brienne
Walter V of Brienne positionHeld Count of Brienne
linked to: House of Brienne