Marie, Countess of Eu

For other people named Marie of Lusignan, see Marie of Lusignan (disambiguation).

Marie of Lusignan
Reign	1246–1260
Born	1223 Eu, Seine-Maritime France
Died	1 October 1260 (age 37) Poitou
Spouse	Alphonso of Brienne
Issue	John I
House	House of Lusignan
Father	Raoul II of Lusignan
Mother	Yolande de Dreux

Marie of Lusignan or Marie I de Lusignan (born 1223 in Eu, Seine-Maritime, France, died in Poitou, 1 October 1260; buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont), was the only child of Raoul II of Lusignan and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. ^[1] She became Dame d'Exoudun, Countess of Eu on the death of her father in 1246.

She was married around 1245 to Alphonso of Brienne ^[1] who became Count of Eu by this marriage.

Marie and Alphonso had at least two children:

• John I of Brienne, Count of Eu ^[2]
• Blanche, Abbess of Maubuisson (died 1338)

References

1. Pollock 2015, p. 147.
2. Pollock 2015, p. 183.

Sources

• Pollock, M.A. (2015). Scotland, England and France after the Loss of Normandy. The Boydell Press.