Walter (Gautier ) V of Brienne Count of Brienne [64170] ¹²⁷

   Cause of his death was Killed in battle.

  General Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_V_of_Brienne

  Medical Notes:

Walter's army met the Catalans at the Battle of Halmyros on the river Cephissus in Boeotia on 15 March 1311. The Catalans won a devastating victory, killing Walter and almost all of his cavalry, and seizing his Duchy of Athens, excepting only the Lordship of Argos and Nauplia.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Count of Brienne, Conversano and Lecce, 1296. On the death of his father Hugh in 1296, Walter inherited the titles of Count of Brienne, Conversano and Lecce.

Walter married Joanna of Châtillon Duchess of Athens [64171] [MRIN: 551618868], daughter of Gaucher de Châtillon Constable of France [64172] and Isabelle de Dreux [64173], in 1305. (Joanna of Châtillon Duchess of Athens [64171] was born about 1285, died on 16 Jan 1354 and was buried in Saint Jacobin church in Troyes.)