The House of Ibelin was a noble family in the

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in the 12th century. They rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most important families in the kingdom, holding various high offices and with extensive holdings in the

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and

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. The family disappeared after the fall of the

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in the 15th century.

Name

The family took their name from the castle of Ibelin, which was built in 1141 by King Fulk I and entrusted to Barisan, the founder of the family. ''Ibelin'' was the crusader's name for the Arab city of

Yibna Yibna ( ar, يبنى; ''Jabneh'' or ''Jabneel'' in Biblical times; ''Jamnia'' in Roman times; '' Ibelin'' to the Crusaders), or Tel Yavne is an archaeological site and depopulated Palestinian town. The ruins are located immediately southeast of ...

, where the castle was situated. The castle fell to the

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s at the end of the 12th century, but by then the family had holdings at

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and in

First and second family generations

The Ibelin family rose from relatively humble origins to become one of the most important noble families in the Crusader states of Jerusalem and

. The family claimed to be descended from the

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viscounts of

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in France,Riley-Smith p. 172-3 though this may be a later fabrication. But much more likely their origin was from Pisa, Italy, the name 'Barisan' widespread in Tuscany and Liguria related to the Azzopardi family.Edbury, p. 4-5 Its first known member, Barisan of Ibelin, was apparently a knight in service of the Count of Jaffa and in the 1110s became constable of Jaffa. As reward for his capable and loyal service, around 1122 he married Helvis, heiress of the nearby lordship of Ramla. Barisan was given the castle of Ibelin in 1141 by King Fulk as a reward for his loyalty during the revolt of his then master

Hugh II of Le Puiset Hugh II ( 1106 – 1134), also called Hugh du Puiset, was a Crusader and the Count of Jaffa. He revolted against King Fulk of Jerusalem in 1134. Arrival in the kingdom Hugh was the son of Hugh I of Jaffa and his wife Mamilia (or Mabilla). Accordi ...

, Count of Jaffa, in 1134. Ibelin was part of the County of Jaffa, which was annexed to the royal domain after Hugh's unsuccessful revolt. Barisan's marriage with Helvis produced Hugh, Baldwin, Barisan, Ermengarde, and Stephanie. The younger Barisan came to be known as Balian. Along with Ibelin, the family then held Ramla (inherited from Helvis), and the youngest son Balian received the lordship of

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when he married Maria Comnena, the Dowager Queen. Balian was the last to hold these territories as they all fell to

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in 1187. The family underwent a remarkable rise in status in only two generations. In the circumstances of the crusader kingdom, this rapid rise, ''noblesse nouvelle'', was not as difficult as it would have been in Europe. In crusader Palestine, individuals and whole families tended to die much sooner and replacements, ''sang nouveau'', were needed.

13th century

Balian's descendants were among the most powerful nobles in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the

. Balian's first son John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, was the leader of the opposition to

Emperor Frederick II Frederick II (German: ''Friedrich''; Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jer ...

when the latter tried to impose imperial authority over the

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. The family briefly regained control of the castle of Ibelin in 1241 in the aftermath of Frederick's

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, when certain territories were returned to the Christians by treaty. John had numerous children with Melisende of Arsuf, including Balian, lord of

; Baldwin, seneschal of Cyprus; another John, lord of Arsuf and constable of Jerusalem; and Guy, constable of Cyprus. This Balian was married to Eschiva of Montbéliard and was the father of John II of Beirut, who married the daughter of Duke Guy I of Athens. John of Arsuf was the father of Balian of Arsuf, who married

Plaisance of Antioch Plaisance of Antioch (1235/1236 or ca. 1235 – September 27/22, 1261) was Queen of Cyprus by marriage to King Henry I. She served as regent of the kingdoms of Cyprus and Jerusalem for their son, King Hugh II, in 1254–1261 and 1258–1261 r ...

. Guy the constable was the father of Isabella, who married

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. Balian of Ibelin's second son Philip was

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of Cyprus while his niece, the widowed Queen Alice, needed help to govern. With Alice of Montbéliard, Philip was the father of John of Ibelin, count of Jaffa and Ascalon, regent of Jerusalem, and author of the Assizes of the

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, the most important legal document from the crusader kingdom. John married Maria, sister of Hethum I of Armenia, and was the father of James, count of Jaffa and Ascalon and also a noted jurist; and of Guy, count of Jaffa and Ascalon and husband of his cousin Maria, Hethum's daughter. Several members of the family went to the new kingdom of Cyprus at the beginning of the 13th century. Most of the rest moved there as the mainland kingdom was lost piece by piece. No members of the Ibelin family seem to have gone to any other country during this period. At this time, some of the Embriaco lords of Gibelet, relatives of the Ibelins, also took the name of "Ibelin" because of their common maternal descent. Despite the family's modest origins on the paternal side, the Ibelins during the 13th–15th centuries were among the highest nobility in the Kingdom of Cyprus, producing brides for younger sons, grandsons and brothers of kings (though the kings and eldest sons tended to find more royal wives). Ibelins lived among the highest circles of Cyprus, and married into the royal family, the

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, and among such families as Montfort, Dampierre, ducal Brunswick, Montbeliard, and Gibelet(-Ibelins). They married also into other branches of Ibelins. They also had loftier ancestors: Maria Comnena was from the

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imperial

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dynasty, and was descended from the kings of

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, ancient

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and

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. When the Kingdom of Cyprus was destroyed in the 15th century, the Ibelins apparently also lost their lands and positions, and the family possibly became extinct — the sources, at least, no longer mention them.

Lords of Ibelin

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Lordship of Ibelin The Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created in 1099, was divided into a number of smaller seigneuries. According to the 13th-century jurist John of Ibelin, the four highest crown vassals (referred to as barons) in the kingdom prope ...

.'' * Barisan of Ibelin (c. 1134–1150) *

Hugh of Ibelin Hugh of Ibelin (c. 1132 – 1169/1171) was an important noble in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and was Lord of Ramla from 1152-1169. Hugh was the eldest son of Barisan of Ibelin and Helvis of Ramla. He was old enough to witness charters in 1148, a ...

(1150–1170) * Baldwin of Ibelin (inherited Ibelin in 1170, but passed it to Balian) *

Balian of Ibelin Balian or Balyan may refer to: People * Balian of Ibelin (disambiguation), a name shared by several members of the Ibelin family from the crusader kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus * Balian Buschbaum (born 1980), German pole vaulter * Roger Balian, ...

(1170–1193) * John of Ibelin (1193–1236) *''Afterwards held directly by the Counts of Jaffa and Ascalon''

Family tree

* Barisan of Ibelin (d. 1152) m. Helvis of Ramla **

(c. 1130-1133–1169/1171) m.

Agnes of Courtenay Agnes of Courtenay ( – ) was a Frankish noblewoman from the Crusader states. Agnes's parents, Joscelin II of Edessa and Beatrice of Saone, lost the County of Edessa in 1150. As the widow of Reynald of Marash, Agnes married Count Amalric of ...

** Baldwin of Ibelin (early 1130s – c. 1187 or 1186/1188) m. 1. Richilde of Bethsan, 2. Isabelle Gothman, 3. Maria of Tripoli ***Thomas of Ibelin (before 175 – c. 1188) *** Eschiva of Ibelin (c. 1160–1196/1197) m. Amalric of Lusignan ****Bourgogne (1180–1210), m. 1.

Raymond VI of Toulouse Raymond VI ( oc, Ramon; October 27, 1156 – August 2, 1222) was Count of Toulouse and Marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also Count of Melgueil (as Raymond IV) from 1173 to 1190. Early life Raymond was born at Saint-Gilles, Gard, ...

, 2. Gautier II de Montfaucon ****Guy, died young ****John, died young ****

Hugh I of Cyprus Hugh I (french: Hugues; gr, Ούγος; 1194/1195 – 10 January 1218) succeeded to the throne of Cyprus on 1 April 1205 underage upon the death of his elderly father Aimery, King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. His mother was Eschiva of Ibelin, heir ...

(1194/1195–1218) m.

Alice of Champagne Alice of Champagne (french: Alix; 1193 – 1246) was the queen consort of Cyprus from 1210 to 1218, regent of Cyprus from 1218 to 1223, and of Jerusalem from 1243 to 1246. She was the eldest daughter of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem and Count He ...

*****Mary of Lusignan (before 1215 – c. 1252 or 1254) m.

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(c. 1240–1296) m. 1. Isabella of La Roche, 2. Helena Komnene Dukaina *******

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(c. 1275–1311) m. Jeanne de Châtillon ********

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(c. 1304–1356) m. 1. Margaret of Taranto, 2. Jeanne of Brienne *********Jeanne *********Marguerite ********

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(1306–1360), married Walter III of Enghien ********* descendants in Enghien,

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, etc. *******Agnes of Brienne m. John, Count of Joigny *******Joanna of Brienne m. Niccolo Sanudo *****

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(1216–1264) m.

Henry of Antioch Henry of Antioch (french: Henri; 1217-27 June 1276) was a nobleman from the Latin East who governed the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1263 until 1264. He was made bailli by his wife, Isabella of Cyprus, who exercised regency on behalf of their nephew ...

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(1235–1284) m. Isabella of Ibelin ******* John II of Jerusalem (died 1285) ******* Bohemond of Lusignan (ca 1268–1281) *******

Henry II of Jerusalem Henry II (June 1270 – 31 August 1324) was the last crowned King of Jerusalem (after the fall of Acre on 28 May 1291, this title became empty) and also ruled as King of Cyprus. He was of the Lusignan dynasty. He was the second surviving ...

(1271–1324) m. Constanza of Sicily *******

Amalric, Prince of Tyre Amalric, Lord of Tyre, also called Amalric of Lusignan or Amaury de Lusignan (c. 1272 – June 5, 1310, in Nicosia) was a prince and statesman of the House of Lusignan, a younger son of King Hugh III of Cyprus and Isabella of the House of Ibelin. ...

(died 1310) m. Isabella, Princess of Armenia ******** Hugh of Lusignan (d. 1318/1323) m. Eschive of Ibelin ******** Henry of Lusignan (d. 1323) ********

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(d. 1344) m. 1. Kantakuzene, 2. Theodora Syrgiannaina *********Isabella of Lusignan (c. 1333–1382/1387) m.

Manuel Kantakouzenos Manuel Kantakouzenos (or Cantacuzenus) ( Greek: Μανουήλ Καντακουζηνός, ''Manouēl Kantakouzēnos''), (c. 1326 – Mistra, Peloponnese, 10 April 1380). ''Despotēs'' in the Despotate of Morea or the Peloponnese from 25 Oct ...

******** John of Lusignan (d. 1343) m. Sultana of Georgia ********* Bohemond of Lusignan (died 1364) ********* Leon VI of Armenia (illegitimate) m. Margaret of Soissons **********Mary of Lusignan (c. 1370-1381) **********Guy of Lusignan (d. 1405) (illegitimate) **********Etienne of Lusignan (illegitimate) ******** Bohémond of Lusignan (d. 1344) m. Euphemia of Neghir ********* Bartholemy of Lusignan (d. after 1373) (illegitimate) ******** Agnes (Mary) of Lusignan (d. aft. 1309) m. Levon III of Armenia ******* Mary of Lusignan (1273–1322) m.

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******* Aimery of Lusignan (1274/1280–1316) *******

(1275/1280–1303) m. Eschiva of Ibelin (1253–1312) ********

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(c. 1295–1359) m. 1. Maria of Ibelin, 2.

Alix of Ibelin Alix of Ibelin (1304/1306 – after 6 August 1386), was Queen consort of Cyprus and nominal Queen consort of Jerusalem as the second wife of King Hugh IV of Cyprus. She was queen from 31 March 1324 until Hugh's abdication on 24 November 1358. ...

********* Guy of Lusignan (c. 1316–1343) m. Marie de Bourbon ********** Hugh of Lusignan (1335–1385/1386) m. Maria of Morphou ********* Eschiva of Lusignan (c. 1323–1363) m. Fernando of Majorca *********

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(1328–1369) m. 1. Eschive de Montfort, 2. Leonor de Gandia **********

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(c. 1357–1382) m. Valentina Visconti **********Margaret or Mary of Lusignan (c. 1360 – c. 1397) m. Jacques de Lusignan **********Eschiva of Lusignan (d. before 1369) *********

John of Lusignan John of Lusignan ( French: ''Jean de Lusignan''; c. 1329 or 1329/1330 – 1375) was a regent of the Kingdom of Cyprus and titular Prince of Antioch. He was son of King Hugh IV of Cyprus and his second wife Alix of Ibelin. He was a member of the Ho ...

(c. 1329–1375) m. 1. Constance of Sicily, 2. Alice of Ibelin ********** James of Lusignan (d. 1395/1397) m. Margaret or Mary of Lusignan *********** John of Lusignan (d. 1428/1432) *********** Peter of Lusignan (d. 1451) m. Isabella of Lusignan ************ Phoebus of Lusignan (illegitimate) *********** Eleanor of Lusignan (d. c. 1414) m. Henry of Lusignan *********** Loysia of Lusignan m. Eudes of Lusignan *********

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(1334–1398) m. Helvis of Brunswick-Grubenhagen ********** Janus of Cyprus (1375–1432) m. 1. Anglesia Visconti, 2. Charlotte of Bourbon-La Marche *********** John II of Cyprus (1418–1458) m. 1. Amadea Palaiologina of Montferrat, 2. Helene Palaiologina ************

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(1442/1443–1487) m. 1. John of Portugal, 2.

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************ Cleopha of Lusignan *********** James of Lusignan (d. c. 1426) *********** Anne of Lusignan (c. 1415/1419–1462) m. Louis of Savoy ************descendants in the

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*********** Mary of Lusignan (d. 1437) *********** Aloysius of Lusignan (1408–1421) (illegitimate) *********** Guy of Lusignan (d. after 1433) (illegitimate) m. Isabelle Babin ************ Jacqua of Lusignan (b. 1432) ************ Eleanor of Lusignan (b. 1433) *********** unknown daughter, m. Garceran Suarez de los Cernadilla ********** Philip of Lusignan (d. c. 1430) *********** Lancelot of Lusignan (d. after 1450) **********

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(d. 1427) m. Eleanor of Lusignan ********** Eudes of Lusignan (d. 1421) m. Loysia of Lusignan ********** Hugh Lancelot of Lusignan (d. 1442) ********** Guy of Lusignan ********** unknown daughter (d. 1374) ********** James of Lusignan (d. c. 1397) ********** Eschiva of Lusignan (d. after 1406) m. Sclavus von Asperg ********** Marie of Lusignan (1381–1404), married

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********** Agnes of Lusignan (c. 1382–1459) ********** Isabella of Lusignan m. Peter of Lusignan ********* Thomas of Lusignan (d. 1340) ********* Peter of Lusignan (d. 1353) ********* Margaret of Lusignan, m. Gautier of Dampierre ******** Isabella of Lusignan (1296/1300 – after 1340) m. Eudes of Dampierre ******* Margaret of Lusignan (c. 1276–1296) m.

Thoros III of Armenia Thoros III or Toros III ( hy, Թորոս Երրորդ, same as Theodore; c. 1271 – 23 July 1298) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1293 to 1298. He was the son of Leo II of Armenia and Kyranna de Lampron, and was part of ...

******** Levon III of Armenia (c. 1287–1307) m. Agnes of Lusignan ******* Alice of Lusignan (1277/1280–1324) m. Balian of Ibelin ******* Helvis of Lusignan (died 1324) m.

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******* Isabella of Lusignan (c. 1280–1319) m. 1. Constantine of Neghir, 2. Oshin of Armenia *****

Henry I of Cyprus Henry I of Cyprus, nicknamed the Fat (french: Henri de Lusignan; 3 May 1217 – 18 January 1253 at Nicosia) was King of Cyprus from 1218 to 1253. He was the son of Hugh I of Cyprus and Alice of Champagne. When his father Hugh I died on January 10 ...

(1217–1253) m. 1. Alix of Montferrat, 2. Stephanie of Lampron, 3.

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Hugh II of Cyprus Hugh II of Cyprus (or Hugues II de Lusignan) (June–August, 1252 or 1253 – November or December 5, 1267) was king of Cyprus and, from the age of 5 years, also Regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Biography On January 18, 1253, at the age of tw ...

(1252/1253–1267) ****Helvis of Lusignan, married

Raymond-Roupen of Antioch Raymond-Roupen (also Raymond-Rupen and Ruben-Raymond; 1198 – 1219 or 1221/1222) was a member of the House of Poitiers who claimed the thrones of the Principality of Antioch and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. His succession in Antioch was preven ...

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Mary of Antioch Maria of Antioch ( 1220 – 1307) was a claimant to the throne of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1268 to 1277. In 1267 she laid claim to govern the kingdom as regent in the name of the absentee King Conrad III. Her legal case was solid, resting on ...

(1215 – ?) m. Philip of Montfort ******

John of Montfort John of Montfort ( xbm, Yann Moñforzh, french: Jean de Montfort) (1295 – 26 September 1345,Etienne de Jouy. Œuvres complètes d'Etienne Jouy'. J. Didot Ainé. p. 373. Château d'Hennebont), sometimes known as John IV of Brittany, and 6th ...

(died 1283) m. Margaret of Lusignan ****** Humphrey of Montfort (died 1284) m. Eschiva of Ibelin *******Amaury of Montfort (died 1304) ******* Rupen of Montfort (died 1313) *******a son *******Alix or Helvis, living in 1295 ******Alix, living in 1282 and in 1295 ******Helvis, living in 1282 and in 1295 ****Alix, died young ::*Stephanie of Ibelin m. Amalric, Viscount of Nablus **

(early 1140s – 1193) m. Maria Comnena *** Helvis of Ibelin m. 1.

Reginald of Sidon Reginald Grenier (1130s – 1202; also Reynald or Renaud) was Count of Sidon and an important noble in the late-12th century Kingdom of Jerusalem. Rise to fame Reginald was the son of Gerard of Sidon and Agnes of Bures, and a grandson of Eu ...

, 2. Guy of Montfort. ****Agnes m. Ralph of Tiberias ****Fenie (Euphemia) m. Eudes of Tiberias **** Balian (d. 1241) m. Margaret of Brienne *****

Julian Grenier Julian Grenier (died 1275) was the Count of Sidon from 1239 to 1260, then becoming merely titular. He was the son and successor of Balian Grenier and Ida of Reynel. He did not exhibit the wisdom of his father in his dealings with the Saracens. ...

(d. 1275) m. Euphemia of Armenia ******Balian II Grenier (d. 1277) ******John (d. 1289) ******Margaret m.

Guy II Embriaco Guy II or Guido II, surnamed Embriaco (died 1282), was the lord of Gibelet (Arabic ''Jubayl'', Greek ''Byblos'') from about 1271 until his death. Guy was the eldest son of Henry I Embriaco and Isabella of the House of Ibelin, a daughter of Lord ...

**** Philip of Montfort *** John of Ibelin (c. 1179–1236) m. 1. Helvis of Nephin, 2. Melisende of Arsuf **** Balian of Beirut (d. 1247) m. Eschiva de Montfaucon ***** John II of Beirut (d. 1264) m.

Alice de la Roche Alice de la Roche, Lady of Beirut, Regent of Beirut (died 1282) was the wife of John II, Lord of Beirut in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. She was a daughter of Guy I, Lord of Athens. Alice is sometimes referred to as Alice of Athens. Alice was regent ...

****** Isabella of Ibelin (1252–1282) m. 1.

, 2. Haymo Letrange, 3. Nicholas Laleman, 4. Guillaume Berlais ****** Eschiva of Ibelin (1253–1312) m. 1. Humphrey of Montfort, 2.

*******Amaury of Montfort (d. 1304) ******* Rupen of Montfort (d. 1313) *******Alix of Montfort *******Helvis of Montfort *******

(c. 1295–1359) m. 1. Mary of Ibelin, 2. Alice of Ibelin (see above) *******Isabella of Lusignan (1298–1330) m. Eudes of Dampierre ****

John of Arsuf John of Ibelin (c. 1211–1258), commonly called John of Arsuf, was the lord of Arsuf from 1236 and Constable of Jerusalem from 1251. He was a younger son of John I of Beirut. His elder brother, Balian, inherited Beirut. He served as regent ...

(c. 1211–1258) m. Alice of Haifa *****

Balian of Arsuf Balian of Ibelin (1239 – 29 September 1277) was the Lord of Arsuf from 1258 until the early 1260s (probably 1261), when he leased it to the Knights Hospitaller.''Gestes des Chiprois'', Part III, p.171, ch. 328, ed. Gaston Raynaud, Genèv ...

(1239–1277) m. 1.

, w.o. issue 2. ca 1261 Lucy of Chenechy ****** John, titular Lord of Arsuf, (1277-1309) m. aft. 1300 Isabel of Ibelin, daughter of Balian seneschal of Cyprus. ******* Guy of Ibelin ******* Balian of Ibelin (d. c. 1338) m. c. 1320 Margaret of Ibelin ******** Philip of Ibelin, (d. 1374/6) m. 1. Eschiva of Dampierre 2. 1355

Alicia of Majorca Alice of Majorca (1341 – after 1376) was a Cypriot noblewoman, the great-granddaughter of King James II of Majorca and granddaughter of King Hugh IV of Cyprus. Her husband was Philip of Ibelin, seneschal of Cyprus who was sent to prison in ...

(d. aft. 1376) daughter of Ferdinand of Majorca ******** Guy of Ibelin (d. 1367) ******** Thomas of Ibelin (d. aft. 1361) ******** John of Ibelin ******** Mary of Ibelin (d. aft. 1357) m. 1. c. 1340 Hugh of Dampierre-sur-Salon 2. c. 1349 John of Ibelin (d. aft. 1357) ******** Simone of Ibelin (d. aft. 1350) m. 1. c. 1355 Baldwin of Nores 1. John Babin ******** Margaret of Ibelin (d. aft. 1353) m. Balian of Ibelin ******* Margaret of Ibelin m. c. 1323 Balian of Ibelin ******* Lucy of Ibelin m. 1. c. 1332 Baldwin of Milmars 2. c. 1334 Raymond du Four ******* Alice of Ibelin ****** Joan of Ibelin m. Baldwin of Morf ****** Nicole of Ibelin, (d. c. 1300) m. Thibaut of Bessan ****** Ermeline of Ibelin ****

(1213–1238) **** Baldwin of Ibelin (d. 1266) m. Alix of Bethsan *****

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m. Isabelle Rivet ****** Baldwin m. Marguerite de Giblet ******* Isabella († 1315), m. her cousin Guy (1286 † 1308) (see below) ********

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(d. after 1386) m.

(see below) ***** Philip of Ibelin (died 1304), seneshal of Cyprus *****Guy m. Mary of Armenia *****Balian m. Marguerite Visconte *****Hugh (d. 1315) *****Melisende, died young **** Guy of Ibelin m. Philippa Berlais ***** Baldwin bailli of Jerusalem ***** John (d. 1277) ***** Aimery ***** Balian (1240–1302) m. Alice de Lampron ****** Guy m. his cousin Isabella (see above) *******

(d. after 1386) m.

(see above) ***** Philip of Ibelin (1253–1318) m. 1. c. 1280 Maria, daughter of Vahran of Hamousse by Mary of Ibelin, w.o. issue; 2. c 1295 Maria of Giblet (d. 1331) ******John of Ibelin, (b. 1302, d. aft. 1317) ****** Guy of Ibelin (d. c 1360) m. c. 1319 Margaret of Ibelin ******* John of Ibelin ******* Alice of Ibelin, (d. aft. 1373) m. c. 1350 John of Lusignan (d. 1375) ******* Margaret of Ibelin ****** Balian of Ibelin, (d. aft. 1349) m. c. 1323 Margaret of Ibelin ****** Isabella of Ibelin, (b.1300, d. aft. 1342) m. 1. 1316 Fernando of Majorca (d. 1316); 2. c. 1320 Hugh of Ibelin ****** Helvis of Ibelin, (b. 1307, d. aft. 1347) m. 1330

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(d. 1351) ***** Isabella of Ibelin (1241–1324) m.

(see above) ***** Alice m. Eudes of Dampierre sur Salon ***** Eschiva ***** Melisende ***** Mary *** Margaret, m. 1. Hugh of Saint-Omer, 2. Walter of Caesarea. *** Philip of Ibelin (1180–1227), m. Alice of Montbéliard **** John of Ibelin (1215–1266) m. Maria of Barbaron ***** James (c. 1240–1276) m. Marie of Montbéliard ***** Philip (d. aft. 1263) ***** Guy (c. 1250–1304) m. Marie, Lady of Naumachia ******Philip of Ibelin (d. 1316) ******* Hugh of Ibelin (d. aft. 1335) ****** Hugh of Ibelin (d. c 1349); m. 1320 Isabellla of Ibelin (died after 1342) ******* Balian of Ibelin (d. c 1352) *******Guy of Ibelin (d. c 1363); m. N. ******** Balian of Ibelin; m.1352 Marguerite of Ibelin ********* John of Ibelin (d. c 1375) ********* Mary of Ibelin; m. ca 1358 Reinier Le Petit ****** Balian of Ibelin, (b. 1302), m. 1. 1322 Jeannette of Montfort (d. c 1325) 2. 1325 Margaret du Four ****** Maria of Ibelin, (b. 1294, d. before 1318), m.1307/10

****** John (died 1315/1316 in Kyrenia) ***** John (d. aft. 1263) ***** Hethum ***** Oshin ***** Margaret (c. 1245 – aft. 1317) ***** Isabella (c. 1250 – aft. 1298) married Sempad of

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***** Mary (d. aft. 1298) m. 1. Vahran of Hamousse, 2. Gregorios Tardif ** Ermengarde of Ibelin (d. 1160/1167) ** Stephanie of Ibelin (d. after 1167)

The Ibelin crest

The Ibelin shield shown here was used in the film, "

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", but has nothing to do with the real Ibelin family. While researching shields and coats of arms for the film (which used real and fabricated shields), members of the production team discovered this shield - a red cross on a gold field - in a museum in Paris, with "Balian 1180" written under it. They were delighted, even though it wasn't "their" Balian, and used it as the Ibelin shield, despite it having no historic connection to that family. This information can be found in the "Kingdom of Heaven" companion book.

Jean de Joinville Jean de Joinville (, c. 1 May 1224 – 24 December 1317) was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing the ''Life of Saint Louis'', a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.''V ...

in his account of the

mentions the coat of arms of the Count of Jaffa, who at this time was John of Ibelin. Jeanville describes the coat of arms as "''or'' with a cross of gules ''patée''", which roughly translates to "red cross patty on golden ground".Chronicles of the Crusades by Jean de Joinville and Geoffrey de Villehardouin. Transl. by Sir Frank Marzials. p.134f. That would mean the shield shown here is not that far off from the description given by Jean de Joinville. It remains unclear within the source, if it was the coat of arms of the count of Jaffa, regardless of who was holding that county, or the coat of arms of the house of Ibelin. For Jean de Joinville mentions other Ibelin in his account, but fails to connect them to said coat of arms.

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Lords of Ibelin

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The Ibelin crest

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