John I de Brienne King of Jerusalem [5606] 24
- Born: Abt 1155
- Marriage (1): Maria (Mary) of Jerusalem Queen of Jerusalem [5607] on 4 Sep 1210
- Marriage (2): Agnes Beaumont [10450]
- Marriage (3): Berengaria of Leon Empress of Constantinople [5605] in 1224 in Toledo
- Died: 27 Mar 1237 about age 82
 General Notes:
Acceded: 1210
Regent of Jerusalem 1212-1225. Emperor of Constantinople 1228-1237.
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Has ancestry chart in Wikipedia
ruled the Latin Empire of Constantinople as regent.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: King of Jerusalem, 1210. In 1208 envoys came from the Holy Land to ask Philip Augustus , king of France , to select one of his barons as husband to the heiress and ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem . Philip selected John of Brienne, and promised to support him in his new dignity. In 1210, John married the heiress (Mary) Maria (daughter of Isabella and Conrad of Montferrat ), assuming the title of king in right of his wife.
king of Jerusalem (1210-1225)
• Acceded: Emperor of Constantinople, 1231. Emperor of Constantinople (1231-1237).
John married Maria (Mary) of Jerusalem Queen of Jerusalem [5607] [MRIN: 1815], daughter of Conrad Margrave of Montferrat [9569] and Isabel I of Jerusalem Queen of Jerusalem [7536], on 4 Sep 1210. (Maria (Mary) of Jerusalem Queen of Jerusalem [5607] was born in 1192 and died in 1212.)
John next married Agnes Beaumont [10450] [MRIN: 4610].
John next married Berengaria of Leon Empress of Constantinople [5605] [MRIN: 1814], daughter of Alfonso IX of Leon King of Leon [5603] and Berengaria of Castile Queen of Castile [5604], in 1224 in Toledo. (Berengaria of Leon Empress of Constantinople [5605] was born in 1204, died on 12 Apr 1237 and was buried in Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.)
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