Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu
Raoul I of Brienne (d.
1344,
Paris) was the son of
John II of Brienne, Count of Eu and Jeanne, Countess of
Guînes.
He succeeded his father as
Count of Eu in
1302, and his mother as
Count of Guînes in
1332. In
1329, he was named
Constable of France, and he also held the office of Governor of
Languedoc.
In
1315, he married
Jeanne de Mello (d.
1351), Lady of Lormes and Château-
Chinon. They had three children:#
Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Eu and Guînes (d.
1350)# Jeanne (d.
1389,
Sens), Lady of Château-Chinon, married first in 1342/3
Walter VI of Brienne, married second in
1357 Louis II d'Évreux, Count of
Étampes (
1336–
1400)# Marie, d. young
He was killed in a tournament and was succeeded by his son
Raoul.
