Marie of Brienne

Marie of Brienne
Latin Empress consort
Tenure1234–1261
Bornc. 1224[1]
Capua
Diedafter 5 May 1275 (aged 51)
in Italy
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1234; died 1273)
IssuePhilip of Courtenay
HouseBrienne
FatherJohn of Brienne, Latin Emperor
MotherBerengaria of León
Seal of Marie of Brienne.

Marie of Brienne (c. 1224–1275) was Latin Empress as the wife of Baldwin II of Courtenay. She served as regent during the absence of Baldwin II twice: in 1237–1239, and in 1243–1257.

  1. ^ Guy Perry, John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c. 1175–1237, (Cambridge University Press, 2013), 125.

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