Encyclopedia - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset - Attempted Assassination
Hugh was free to remain in Jerusalem while waiting for a ship to take him into exile. One day, while playing dice on the street, he was b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1134: Encyclopedia - 1134
1134 - Events. House of Brandenburg begins when Albrecht the Bear is made head of the Nordmark St. Stephen Harding becomes abbott of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ibelin - The 13th Century Ibelins
Balian's descendants were among the most powerful nobles in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Cyprus. Balian's first son John o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Inheritance In The Kingdom Of Jerusalem
Lordships in the Kingdom of Jerusalem were usually hereditary, in principle, but in practice the circumstances were such that their holde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balian Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Balian Of Ibelin - Early Life
He was the son of Barisan of Ibelin, and brother of Hugh and Baldwin. His father had been a knight in the County of Jaffa, and had been r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oultrejordain: Encyclopedia Ii - Oultrejordain - Crusader Lordship Of Oultrejordain
According to John of Ibelin, it was one of the four major Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. John, writing in the 13th century, called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fulk Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Fulk Of Jerusalem - Crusader And King
By 1127 Fulk was preparing to return to Anjou when he received an embassy from King Baldwin II of Jerusalem. Baldwin II had no male heirs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Inheritance
Jerusalem had recently been conquered by Christian Franks in 1099 during the First Crusade, and was ruled by a dynasty from the County of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Assassinated People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Assassinated People - Assassinations In Africa
List of assassinated people - Algeria. Hiempsal, (117 BC), co-ruler of Numidia, by Jugurtha François Darlan, (1942), French Admiral, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Assassinated People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Assassinated People - Assassinations In Europe
List of assassinated people - Austria. Karl von Stürgkh, (1916), Prime Minister of Austria Franz Birnecker, (1923), Austrian labour r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oultrejordain: Encyclopedia Ii - Oultrejordain - Geography And Demography
Oultrejordain extended southwards through the Negev Desert to the Gulf of Aqaba. To the north and east (the ancient Gilead) there were no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ibelin - The Family: First And Second Generations
The Ibelin family rose from relatively humble origins to become one of the most important noble families in the Crusader states of Jerusa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ibelin - The Castle
The site of Ibelin had been occupied since ancient times; the Romans called it Iamnia. The crusader castle was built in 1141 between Jaff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Assassinated People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Assassinated People - Assassinations In Asia
List of assassinated people - Afghanistan. Habibullah Khan, (1919), emir of Afghanistan Mohammed Nader Shah, (1933), king of Afghanist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Assassinated People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Assassinated People - Assassinations In The Americas
List of assassinated people - Argentina. Pedro Aramburu, (1970), former president of Argentina executed by the Montoneros Carlos Prats...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Lordship Of Oultrejordain
Main article: Lordship of Oultrejordain The Lordship of Oultrejordain, consisting of land with an undefined boundary to the east of the J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Lordship Of Sidon
Main article: Lordship of Sidon Sidon was captured in 1110 and given to Eustace I Grenier. Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordshi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Principality Of Galilee
Main article: Principality of Galilee The Principality of Galilee was established by Tancred in 1099. The principality became the fief of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem - County Of Jaffa And Ascalon
Main article: County of Jaffa and Ascalon Jaffa, on the Mediterranean coast, was fortified after the First Crusade, and was a separate co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Patroness Of The Church And Arts
Melisende enjoyed the support of the church throughout her lifetime; from her appointment as Baldwin II's successor, throughout the confl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fulk Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Fulk Of Jerusalem - Family
In 1110, Fulk married Ermengarde of Maine (died 1126), the daughter of Elias I of Maine. Their four children were: Geoffrey of Anjou Sib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Death
In 1161 Melisende had what appears to be a stroke. Her memory was severely impaired and she could no longer take part in state affairs. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Retirement
By 1153 son and mother had been reconciled. Since the civil war, Baldwin had shown his mother great respect. Melisende's connections, esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Mother And Son
Melisende's relationship with her son was complex. As a mother she would know her son and his capabilities, and she is known to have been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Second Crusade
In 1144 the Crusader State County of Edessa was besieged in a border war that threatened its survival. Queen Melisende responded by sendi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fulk Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Fulk Of Jerusalem - Death
In 1143, while the king and queen were on holiday in Acre, Fulk was killed in a hunting accident. His horse stumbled, fell, and Fulk's sk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Palace Intrigue
The estrangement between husband and wife was a convenient political tool that Fulk used in 1134 when he accused Hugh II of Le Puiset, Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fulk Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Fulk Of Jerusalem - Securing The Borders
Jerusalem's northern border was of great concern. Fulk had been appointed regent of the Principality of Antioch by Baldwin II. As regent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balian Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Balian Of Ibelin - The Nobles' Faction
The Ibelins were partisans of the nobles' faction in the kingdom, made up of the lower nobility and older families who had lived there fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fulk Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Fulk Of Jerusalem - Count Of Anjou
Fulk was born between 1089 and 1092, the son of Count Fulk IV of Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort. In 1092, Bertrade deserted her husband a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balian Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Balian Of Ibelin - Defense Of Jerusalem
When Balian arrived in the city, the inhabitants begged him to stay, and he was absolved of his oath to Saladin by Patriarch Heraclius, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balian Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Balian Of Ibelin - Legacy
Balian died in 1193. With Maria he had two sons: John of Ibelin was Lord of Beirut and constable of Jerusalem, and Philip of Ibelin acted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset - Aftermath
Whether or not Fulk hired the Breton knight, he has been suspected, by Hans Mayer and other historians, of inciting Hugh to revolt so tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset - The Revolt Against Fulk
In 1134 Hugh seems to have revolted against Fulk, along with Roman of Le Puy, lord of Oultrejordain. According to William of Tyre, Hugh's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugh Ii Of Le Puiset - Arrival In The Kingdom
Hugh was the son of Hugh I of Jaffa and his wife Mamilia (or Mabilla); Hugh I was also Hugh II of Le Puiset in France, and thus both men ...   » Read the article