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Sohier of Enghien
Duke of Athens
Sohier II, Count of Engien, receiving English emissaries of Edward III, 1885
Count of Brienne
Reign	1356–1364
Predecessor	Walter VI
Successor	Walter VII
Lord of Enghien as Sohier II
Reign	1346–1364
Predecessor	Walter III of Enghien
Successor	Walter VII
Died	21 March 1364
Issue	Walter VII
House	Enghien [fr]
Father	Walter III of Enghien
Mother	Isabella of Brienne

Sohier of Enghien (died 21 March 1364), or Solier d'Enghien, was Lord of Enghien in the County of Hainaut from 1346, and Count of Brienne from 1356 until his death in 1364. He was also the titular Duke of Athens.

The second, but eldest surviving son of Walter III of Enghien [fr] and Isabella of Brienne, when his mother divided the inheritance of his uncle Walter VI of Brienne among her sons, he received the title of Duke of Athens.

Sohier was captured and beheaded by Albert I, Duke of Bavaria on 21 March 1364, leaving his titles to his son Walter VII.

References

1. ^ Luttrell, Anthony (1966). "The Latins of Argos and Nauplia: 1311–1394". Papers of the British School at Rome. 34. British School at Rome: 38. JSTOR 40310660.
2. ^ Matthieu, Ernest (1876). Histoire de la ville d'Enghien (in French). Dequesne-Masquillier. p. 70. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
3. Matthieu 1876, pp. 76–77.
4. Luttrell 1966, p. 40.

v t e Counts of Brienne
House of Brienne	Engelbert I Engelbert II Engelbert III Engelbert IV Walter I Erard I Walter II Erard II Walter III Walter IV John Hugh Walter V Walter VI
House of Enghien	Sohier Walter VII Louis I Margaret with John of Luxemburg
House of Luxemburg	Peter I Louis Peter II Anthony I Charles I Anthony II John II Charles II Louise
House of Loménie	Louise de Béon with Henri-Auguste Louis Henri Nicholas Athanase Louis Marie

v t e Dukes of Athens
De la Roche dynasty (1205–1308)	Othon Guy I John I William I Helena Angelina Komnene (regent) Guy II
Brienne–Enghien dynasty (1308–1311/94)	Walter I Joanna of Châtillon Walter II Isabella Sohier Walter III Louis
Catalan Domination (1311–1388)	Roger Deslaur Manfred William II John II Frederick I Frederick II Maria Peter (IV) of Aragon
Acciaioli dynasty (1388–1395, 1402–1458)	Nerio I Antonio I Nerio II Antonio II Claire with Bartolomeo Contarini Francesco I Francesco II
from Walter I's death in 1311 titular, but recognized in Argos and Nauplia Also Dukes of Neopatras Venetian control in 1395–1402

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