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unusual facts about Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu



Hastings Castle

The Count of Eu held the castle for most of the Norman period, but King John ordered that the castle be destroyed to prevent it falling into the hands of the Dauphin Louis.

Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester

Stephen welcomed Ranulf’s support but some of the king's supporters, (especially William de Clerfeith, Gilbert de Gant, Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond, William Peverel the Younger, William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel and John, Count of Eu), did not.

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.

# 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)

Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Eu

Raoul II of Brienne (died 19 November 1350, Paris) was the son of Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu and Guînes and Jeanne de Mello.


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