Jean Crusader BRIENNE, KING OF JERUSALEMSIR

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King of Jerusalen, 1209-1215; Emperor of Constantinople;
Crusader.  He bacame King Of Jerusalem by election of the
barons; in right of his wife, Mary, who died shortly, leaving a
daughter and heiress, Yolanda, in whose right he reigned.  On
the marriage of Yolanda, he returned to Europe, where he married
his third wife, Berengeria.  He was elected Latin Emperor of
Constantinople in 1228.  He was once considered for the throne
of England, which made him an enemy of Henry III, although they
were later reconciled.  Jeans first marriage, to Mary, was
arranged by Phillip II Augustus because Jean was having a
scandalous affair with Blanche de Navarre, widow of the Count de
Champagne.  Jean's second wife, Stephanie, was suspected of
having tried to poison Jean's seven year old daughter, Iolande.
When Jean found out he beat her so severely that she eventually
died from her injuries.  Jean took Franciscan Orders before his
death and endeared homself to several popes during his lifetime.