Paternal Family Tree: Brienne
Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes was born to John Brienne II Count of Eu and Jeanne Guines Countess Eu I and Guînes.
On 12th June 1294 [his grandfather] John Brienne I Count of Eu [aged 48] died. His son [his father] John succeeded II Count Eu.
On 11th July 1302 the army of Flanders unexpectedly defeated the army of France at Kortrijk during the Battle of the Golden Spurs aka Courtrai. Robert Artois II Count Artois [aged 51], Raoul II de Clermont [aged 57], Raoul Nesle and Godfrey Reginar were killed.
Simon de Clermont-Nesle [aged 47] died.
[his father] John Brienne II Count of Eu was killed. His son Raoul succeeded I Count Eu.
John of Avesnes [aged 32] was killed
Jacques de Saint Pol died from wounds.
In 1315 [his son] Raoul Brienne II Count of Eu II Count Guînes was born to Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes and [his wife] Jeanne Melo Countess Eu and Guines. He married 1340 Catherine Countess Eu and Guînes.
In 1315 Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes and Jeanne Melo Countess Eu and Guines were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of John Brienne II Count of Eu and Jeanne Guines Countess Eu I and Guînes.
In 1332 Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes succeeded I Count Guînes. [his wife] Jeanne Melo Countess Eu and Guines by marriage Countess Guînes.
In 1332 [his mother] Jeanne Guines Countess Eu I and Guînes died.
In 1340 Raoul Brienne II Count of Eu II Count Guînes [aged 25] and Catherine Countess Eu and Guînes [aged 16] were married. He the son of Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes and Jeanne Melo Countess Eu and Guines.
On 19th January 1344 Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes was killed in a tournament at Paris [Map]. His son Raoul [aged 29] succeeded II Count Eu, II Count Guînes. Catherine Countess Eu and Guînes [aged 20] by marriage Countess Eu, Countess Guînes.
[his daughter] Marie Brienne was born to Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes and Jeanne Melo Countess Eu and Guines.
Chronicle of Jean le Bel Volume 1. There were there first Sir Raoul1, Constable of Eu and Count of France; the Count of Guînes2, his son; the Viscount Aimery of Narbonne; Sir Aymard of Poitiers; Sir Geoffroy de Charny3; Sir Girard de Montfaucon4; Sir Godemart du Fay, governor of the city of Tournai5; the Marshal of the King of France, Sir Robert Bertrand6; the Seneschal of Poitou7; and the Lord of Cayeu8. All these were noble men, counts and banneret knights, and with them was the flower of the squires of France, of Poitou, of Gascony, and of many other lands. They bore themselves most honourably, whatever hardship or shortage they endured within the city, and they very often made fine skirmishes against those of the host when they saw their opportunity.
II y estoit premierement messire Raoul, connestable d'Ew et conte de France, le conte de Ghines son filz, le viconte Aymery de Nerbonne, messire Aymard de Poitiers, messire Jeffroy de Charny, messire Gerard de Montfaucon, messire Godemart du Fay, gouverneur de la cité de Tournay, le mareschal du roy de France, messire Robert Bertran, le senechal de Poytou, le sire de Kayeu. Ceulx estoient tous nobles gens, contes, chevaliers banerès, et avecq ce y estoit la flour des escuiers de France, de Poitou, de Gascongne et de tous aultres païs, qui moult honnourablement se maintindrent, quelque meschief ou deffaulte qu'ilz eussent dedens la cité, et faisoient moult souvent de belles escharmuches sur ceulx de l'ost, quant ilz veoyent leur point.
Note 1. In the manuscript the reading Baons appears by mistake. In the accounts of Barthélemy du Drach (Bibliothèque Nationale), the following entry concerning Raoul, Count of Eu, is found: 'The division of my lord Raoul, Count of Eu, Constable of France, lieutenant of our lord the king on the frontiers of Flanders and Hainaut, both of the men-at-arms who served under his command before the coming of my lord the Duke of Normandy to the said frontiers, and of those who remained of his division after the arrival of the said lord duke before Thun-l’Évêque, and who were enclosed within the city of Tournai while the enemy’s siege lay before the said town, from the ninth day of March 1339 until the first day of October 1340.'
1. Dans le manuscrit on a par erreur Baons. Dans les comptes de Barthélemy du Drach (Bibl. nat., ms. fr. nouv. acq. 9238, fol. 140), on relève cette mention relative à Raoul, comte d'Eu: «La bataille de monseigneur Raoul, conte de Eu, connestable de France, lieutenant du roy nostre sire sur les frontieres de Flandres et de Haynaut, tant des gens d'armes qui servirent souz son gouvernement avant la venue monseigneur le duc de Normandie sur lesdictes frontieres, comme de ceulz qui demourerent de sa bataille après la venue dudit monseigneur le duc devant Thun-l'Evesque, et enclos dedens la ville de Tournay, le siege des annemis estant devant ladicte ville, du IXe jour de mars CCCXXXIX jusques au premier jour d'octobre CCCXL.»
Note 2. Raoul, Count of Guînes, son of the Constable and a banneret knight, served in his father’s division with twenty-nine squires during the siege. (Ibid.)
2. Raoul, comte de Guines, fils du connétable, chevalier banneret, servait dans sa bataille avec vingt-neuf écuyers pendant le siège. (Ibid.)
Note 3. Geoffroi de Charny, a bachelor knight, served in the division of Raoul, Count of Eu, with six squires from 27th April to 1th August, and then during the siege from 1st August to 1st October. They had come from Pierrepont-sous-Vézelay (now Pierre-Perthuis, Yonne, arrondissement of Avallon, canton of Vézelay) to Arras. They returned from Tournai to Pierre-Perthuis and received compensation for twenty-three days. (Ibid.)
3. Geoffroi de Charny, chevalier bachelier, servit dans la bataille de Raoul, comte d'Eu, avec six écuyers, du 27 avril au 1er août, puis pendant le siège, du 1er août au 1er octobre. Ils étaient venus de Pierrepont-sous-Vézelay (auj. Pierre-Perthuis, Yonne, arr. d'Avallon, cant. de Vézelay) à Arras. Ils retournèrent de Tournai à Pierre-Perthuis et touchèrent une indemnité de vingt-trois jours. (Ibid fol. 141 ro.)
Note 4. Girard de Montfaucon served under Godemar du Fay. (Ibid fol. 66.) This folio is missing in the manuscript, and this information is known only from the table of contents.
4. Girard de Montfaucon servit sous Godemar du Fay. (Ibid fol. 66.) Ce folio manque dans le ms., et on n'a cette indication que par la table.
Note 5. In the same manuscript, the following entries concerning Godemar du Fay are found: 'Men-at-arms who served at Lille and at Tournai under the command of my lord Godemart du Fay, knight, lord of Bouthion, governor of Tournaisis, captain general in the said towns and on the frontiers of Flanders and Hainaut, from the 28th day of October 1339 until the first day of October 1340; and there is reckoned to the said men-at-arms, for the time that they were enclosed within the said town of Tournai while the enemy’s siege lay before it, that is to say, from the first day of August until the said first day of October, the wages in Paris currency which they previously received in tournois currency, by order of the king.' (Ibid.) During the siege, Godemar du Fay’s company consisted of five bachelor knights, thirty-seven squires, two gentlemen, and ten foot sergeants. Most of them had come from Savoy and from Franche-Comté. (Ibid.)
5. Dans le même ms., on trouve ces mentions relatives à Godemar du Fay: «Gens d'armes qui servirent à Lille et à Tournay souz le gouvernement monseigneur Godemart du Fay, chevalier, sire de Bouthion, gouverneur de Tournesis, capitainne general es dictes villes et sur les frontieres de Flandres et de Haïnnaut, du XXVIIIe jour d'octobre CCCXXXIX jusques au premier jour d'octobre CCCXL; et compte l'en ausdictes genz d'armes, tant qu'il furent enclos en la dicte ville de Tournay, le siege des anemis estant devant, c'est assavoir du premier jour d'aoust jusques audit premier jour d'octobre, les gaiges aus parisis qu'il prenoient par devant à tournois, par mandement du roy.» (Ibid fol. 54 vo.) La compagnie de Godemar du Fay se composait, pendant le siège, de cinq chevaliers bacheliers, trente-sept écuyers, deux gentilshommes et dix sergents de pied. La plupart étaient venus de Savoie et de Franche-Comté. (Ibid fol. 55 vo.)
Note 6. Here are the entries concerning Robert Bertrand found in the accounts of Barthélemy du Drach: 'The division of my lord Mahieu de Trie, lord of Araines, and my lord Robert Bertram, lord of Briquebec, marshals of France, sent to the frontiers of Flanders and Hainaut in the company of my lord the Constable of France, lieutenant of our lord the king on the said frontiers, both of the men-at-arms whom they received under their command for the chevauchée of Vervins and of Marle, and to remain with them on the said frontiers before the coming of my lord the Duke of Normandy, as well as of their division after the arrival of the said lord duke, from the second day of March 1339 until the twenty-seventh day of September and the first day of October following, 1340. And there is reckoned to the said lord Marshal Bertran and to the other men-at-arms who were with him in his company, enclosed in the town of Tournai while the enemy’s siege lay before the said town, their wages in Paris currency, which they received in tournois currency.' (Bibliothèque Nationale)
6. Voici les mentions concernant Robert Bertrand, qui se trouvent dans les comptes de Barthélemy du Drach: «La bataille de monseigneur Mahieu de Trie, sire d'Araines, et monseigneur Robert Bertram, sire de Briquebec, mareschaux de France, envoiez sur les frontières de Flandres et de Haynaut, en la compaignie monseigneur le connestable de France, lieutenant du roy nostre sire seur lesdictes frontieres, tant des gens d'armes qu'il reçurent souz leur gouvernement pour la chevauchiée de Vervin, de Malle (Marle), et pour estre avecques eulz sur lesdictes frontieres avant la venue de monseigneur le duc de Normandie comme de leur bataille après la venue dudit monseigneur le duc, du secont jour de mars CCCXXXIX jusques au XXVIIe jour de septembre et premier jour d'octobre ensuivant CCCXL. Et compte l'en, audit monseigneur le marechal Bertran et aux autres genz d'armes qui furent avec lui en sa compaignie, enclos en la ville de Tournay, le siege des anemis estant devant ladicte ville, leurs gaiges aus parisis qui prennent aus tournois.» (Bibl. nat., ms. fr. nouv. acq. 9238, fol. 160 ro.) Le maréchal avait seize écuyers avec lui. Ils eurent une indemnité de huit jours pour venue «du païs de Costentin à Paris» et de onze jours pour «retour de Tournay audit pays.» (Ibid fol. 161 ro.)
Note 7. The Seneschal of Poitou at that time was Jourdain de Loubert, a bachelor knight. He was at Tournai, with four squires, in the division of Raoul, Count of Eu. They received an allowance of twelve days for their journey 'from the regions of Poitou to Tournai', and an equal allowance for their return from Tournai to the said place. (Bibliothèque Nationale)
7. Le sénéchal de Poitou était alors Jourdain de Loubert, chevalier bachelier. Il était à Tournai, avec quatre écuyers, dans la bataille de Raoul, comte d'Eu. Ils eurent une indemnité de douze jours pour venir «des parties de Poitou à Tournay», et une indemnité égale pour leur retour de Tournai audit lieu. (Bibl. nat., ms. fr. nouv. acq. 9238, fol. 143 ro et 145 ro.)
Note 8. Jean de Cayeu, a banneret knight, served with twelve squires in the division of Raoul, Count of Eu. They had come from Sénarpont (Somme, arrondissement of Amiens, canton of Oisemont) to Arras, and they returned from Tournai to Sénarpont. They received an allowance of three days both for the outward journey and for the return. (Ibid)
8. Jean de Cayeu, chevalier banneret, servit avec douze écuyers dans la bataille de Raoul, comte d'Eu. Ils étaient venus de Sénarpont (Somme, arr. d'Amiens, cant. d'Oisemont) à Arras, et ils retournèrent de Tournai à Sénarpont. Ils eurent une indemnité de trois jours tant à l'aller qu'au retour. Ibid fol. 441.
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Chronicle of Jean le Bel Volume 1. Now it is to be known that, when the Duke of Normandy, the Duke of Bourbon, the Duke of Burgundy, the Count of Blois, Sir Louis of Spain, the Constable of France1, and the other French lords had departed from Brittany, after they had taken the strong castle of Chantoceaux and then the city of Nantes, and had captured the Count of Montfort and delivered him to King Philip of France, who had him placed in prison in the Louvre at Paris, as you have heard, and how Sir Charles of Blois had remained quietly in the city of Nantes and in the surrounding country, which obeyed him, waiting for the summer season, when it is better to make war and campaign than in winter, and when that gentle season of summer returned2, all these French lords above named, and many others besides, went back into Brittany with great power, to help Sir Charles of Blois reconquer the remainder of the duchy of Brittany, whereupon many marvels and adventures befell, as you shall hear.
Or est à sçavoir que, quant le duc de Normendie, le duc de Bourbon, le duc de Bourgongne, le conte de Bloys, messire Louys d'Espaigne, le connestable de France et les aultres seigneurs Françoys se furent partis de Bretaigne, quant 1ilz eurent conquis le fort chastel de Chastonseal et puis la cité de Nantes, et pris le conte de Montfort et livré au roy Philippe de France, et il l'eut fait mettre en prison au Louvre à Paris, ainsy que vous avez ouy, et comment messire Charles de Bloys estoit tout coy demouré en la cité de Nantes et ou pays d'autour, qui obeissoit à luy, pour attendre la saison d'esté où il fait meilleur ostoyer et mener guerre que en yver, et celle doulce saison d'esté fut revenue, tous ces seigneurs de France dessus nommez et grand foison d'aultres s'en ralerent devers Bretaigne, à grand poissance, pour ayder messire Charles de Bloys à reconquerre le remanant de la duchié de Bretaigne, dont il avint moult de merveilles et d'aventures, ainsy que vous pourrez ouïr.
Note 1. The Constable of France was Raoul, Count of Eu.
1. Raoul, comte d'Eu.
Note 2. The resumption of hostilities must have taken place only during the second half of April 1342. A truce had in fact been concluded between Joan of Montfort and Charles of Blois on the Friday after Reminiscere 1342 (1st March), which was to last 'until the fortnight after the coming Easter' [15th April].
2. La reprise des hostilités ne dut avoir lieu que pendant la seconde moitié d'avril 1342. Une trêve avait en effet été conclue entre Jeanne de Montfort et Charles de Blois le vendredi après Reminiscere 1342 (1er mars), qui devait durer «jusques à la quinzaine de Pâques prochènes venanz» (15 avril). (Froissart, éd. Luce, t. III, p. II, note 1.)
[his daughter] Jeanne Brienne was born to Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes and Jeanne Melo Countess Eu and Guines. She married (1) before 19th September 1356 her fourth cousin once removed Gauthier VI Comte de Brienne (2) 1357 her fifth cousin Louis I Count of Étampes, son of Charles Évreux and Maria de la Cerda Y Lara Countess Alençon.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 5 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Erard Brienne II Count Brienne
Great x 2 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Montfaucon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alphonse Brienne Count of Eu 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon
son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon
Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon
4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea
Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile
Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile
daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Grandfather: John Brienne I Count of Eu 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Lusignan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Lusignan Count of Eu
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raoul Lusignan II Count of Eu
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Eu
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Lusignan Countess Eu
6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux
3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux
4 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Countess Eu
5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy 4 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
father: John Brienne II Count of Eu 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Guy II Saint Pol
Grandmother: Beatrice Saint Pol Countess Eu
Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnoul Guines II Count Guînes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Guines II Count Guînes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut St Omer Countess Guînes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arnoul Guines II Count Guînes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Christine Viscountess Ardres and Guînes
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baldwin Guines III Count Guînes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrix Bourborg Countess Guînes
Grandfather: Baldwin Guines IV Count Guînes 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eustace Fiennes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Engeurrand "Crusader" Fiennes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Unknown
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guillaume Flanders 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sibylle Flanders 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mauhaut Fiennes Countess Guînes
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud II Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont 9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois 8 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
mother: Jeanne Guines Countess Eu I and Guînes 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons