John, Count of Brienne

John, Count of Brienne (c. 1235 – c. 1260) was the eldest son of Walter IV of Brienne and Marie of Lusignan, a princess of Cyprus.

This article is about John, the Cypriot nobleman and Count of Brienne. For his great-uncle, the King of Jerusalem and regent of Constantinople, see John of Brienne.

He inherited the County of Brienne on his father's death in 1246, but preferred to live among his mother's relatives at the court of Cyprus, and played little part in international politics. In 1255, he married Marie, Lady of Thieusies (in Hainaut), the daughter of Sohier II of Enghien. They had no children, and when he died, he was succeeded by his brother Hugh.

Ancestry

Ancestors of John, Count of Brienne

Gautier II, Count of Brienne Érard II, Count of Brienne Adèle of Soissons Walter III, Count of Brienne Agnès of Montfaucon Walter IV, Count of Brienne Elvira (Albiria, Albina, Blanche, Mary) of Lecce John, count of Brienne Hugh VIII, lord of Lusignan Aimery de Lusignan, king of Cyprus Burgondie de Rancon, Dame de Fontenay Hugh I de Lusignan, king of Cyprus Eschive d'Ibelin Mary de Lusignan of Cyprus Henry I, Count of Champagne Henry II, Count of Champagne Marie Capet of France Alice of Champagne Amalric d'Anjou, king of Jerusalem Isabella I d'Anjou, queen of Jerusalem Maria Komnene

French nobility
Preceded by Walter IV	Count of Brienne 1246–c. 1260	Succeeded by Hugh