Baldwin of Ibelin (Seneschal of Cyprus)

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Baldwin of Ibelin (French: Baudouin d'Ibelin ; † February 21, 1267 ) was a leading nobleman of the Kingdom of Cyprus from the House of Ibelin . He was a younger son of Johann von Ibelin , the "old gentleman of Beirut", and the Melisende of Arsuf.

Life

At a young age, Baldwin fought on June 15, 1232 in the victorious battle of Agridi against the troops of the imperial governor Richard Filangieri , in which an invasion of Cyprus could be prevented ( Lombards war ). To 1246 he was commissioned by King Henry I to steward appointed. On behalf of King Henry, he supported the defense of Askalon against the Ayyubids with eight galleys and one hundred knights in 1247 , but could no longer prevent the fall of the city on October 15th. Together with his brother, Marshal Guido von Ibelin , Baldwin led the Cypriot knighthood on the crusade of Louis IX from 1249 . from France to Egypt ( Sixth Crusade ). There both were captured by the Mameluke Guard in April 1250 . During the time of their captivity, the Mameluks carried out a coup d'état in Egypt on May 1, 1250 and murdered the Ayyubid Sultan Turan Shah . A few days later, the Mameluks released them for a ransom.

In a document dated September 15, 1256, he is named as the Seneschal of the Kingdom of Jerusalem .

Marriage and offspring

Baldwin was married to Alice von Bethsan, daughter of Walter von Bethsan, granddaughter of Guermond I , Lord of Bethsan . Your children were:

  • Johann von Ibelin († after 1250), ∞ Isabella Rivet;
  • Philip of Ibelin , 1302 constable of Cyprus; ∞ Simone of Tiberias, daughter of Odo of Montbéliard , Prince of Galilee;
  • Guido von Ibelin († after 1270), ∞ Maria of Armenia, daughter of King Hethum I of Armenia ;
  • Balian of Ibelin († 1284/98), ∞ Marguerite Visconte;
  • Hugo von Ibelin († July 21, 1315 as a prisoner in Kyrenia ) ∞ Alice le Tor;
  • Melisende († young).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lignages d'Outre-Mer , Marciana Ms Francese 20, CC.LXXXVIII, p. 63
  2. ↑ Reinhold Röhricht : Regesta regni Hierosolymitani (MXCVII – MCCXCI). Libraria Academica Wageriana, Innsbruck 1893, p. 328, No. 1250 .

literature

  • Steven Runciman : A History of the Crusades. 3 volumes. Reprinted edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 1951-1954.

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personal data
SURNAME Baldwin of Ibelin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baudouin d'Ibelin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Seneschal of Cyprus
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1267