Walter III, Count Of Brienne
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Gender | Male |
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Died | Sarno |
Italy | |
Parents | Erard II, Count of Brienne |
Spouse | Maria, daughter of Tancred of Sicily |
Place of burial | St. Maria della Foce, Sarno |
Children | Walter IV, Count of Brienne |
Anais von Brienne | |
Anais, daughter of Walter III of Brienne | |
Grandchildren | Hugh, Count of Brienne |
John, Count of Brienne | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3661708 |
Walter III, Count Of Brienne Life story
Walter III of Brienne was a nobleman from northern France. Becoming Count of Brienne in 1191, Walter married the Sicilian princess Elvira and took an army to southern Italy to claim her inheritance. He became Prince of Taranto in her right in 1201 but died fighting before he could establish himself as King of Sicily.