Heinrich von Besmedin
Heinrich von Besmedin or Heinrich von Gibelet ( French Henri or Henry ; † September 9, 1310 in Nicosia ) was lord of Besmedin in the county of Tripoli .
He was the son of Raimund von Gibelet , Lord von Besmedin, and his second marriage to Alix von Soudin. When his father died, he followed him as Lord of Besmedin.
He married Margarethe von Morf, daughter of Baldwin von Morf, Lord of Cueillies. He had two children with her:
- Johann († around 1315), ∞ Margarethe von Le Plessis, daughter of Jean d'Amiens, called du Plessis, and Maria of Tripoli;
- Maria.
After the fall of Tripoli to the Mamluks in 1289, Heinrich fled to Cyprus. There he was murdered in Nicosia in 1310 and buried in the local monastery of St. Francis.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lignages d'Outre-Mer , Le Vaticanus Latinus 4789, CCC.L, p. 116
- ↑ Emmanuel Rey: Les Seigneurs de Giblet. In: Revue de l'Orient Latin. Vol. 3, 1895, ZDB -ID 280906-0 , pp. 398-422, here p. 413 f.
Web links
- Henri de Giblet at fmg.ac (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Raimund |
Lord of Besmedin after 1253 – around 1289 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich von Besmedin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich von Gibelet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mr. von Besmedin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1310 |
| Place of death | Nicosia |