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1261: Encyclopedia - 1261
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century.
1261 - Events.
January - Pope bans the movement of Flagellants.
July 25 - C...
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Cyprus In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprus In The Middle Ages - Crusades—lusignan Period 1191-1489
In the 12th century A.D. the island became a target of the crusaders. Richard the Lionheart landed in Limassol on the 1st of June 1191 in...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Cyprus In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprus In The Middle Ages - Venetian Period 1489-1571
Caterina Cornaro left her kingdom on the doge's ship in 1489, apparently against her will as she was well loved by the inhabitants. She s...
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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...
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Cyprus In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprus In The Middle Ages - Byzantine Period And Arab Condominium
The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the same tim...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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