Hodierna from Tripoli

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Jaufré Rudel dies in the arms of Hodierna of Tripoli.

Hodierna of Tripoli (* around 1110, † around 1164) was the daughter of Baldwin II , King of Jerusalem and the Byzantine nobles Morphia . She was Countess of Tripoli through her marriage to Raymond II of Tripoli .

Hodierna was the third of four daughters of Baldwin, her older sisters were Melisende (wife of King Fulko ) and Alice (wife of Bohemond II , prince of Antioch ). Her younger sister was Ioveta , who became a nun.

The four sisters had a close relationship with one another. Hodierna may have asked Melisende to arrange the murder of Alfonso I of Toulouse, son of Raymond IV of Toulouse , in 1148 when he appeared to claim the county of Tripoli for himself. Hodierna supported Melisende in her fight against her son (and Hodierna's nephew) Baldwin III. Melisende was defeated in 1152, but received Nablus , from where she and Hodierna could influence the election of the Latin Patriarchs .

Around the same time, Hodierna was in an argument with her husband Raimund II, whom she had married around 1135. Like her sisters, Hodierna was an independent woman, but Raimund was jealous and anxious to lock her away. Nevertheless, there were rumors that her daughter , who was also named Melisende, was out of wedlock. Her sister Melisende and her nephew Balduin came to the north in 1152 to arbitrate. Hodierna and Raimund agreed to a reconciliation, which provided, among other things, that Hodierna go to Jerusalem with Melisende for a short time. Almost immediately after their departure, Raimund was killed by assassins . Hodierna immediately returned to have her son Raimund III take over the government . to ensure who was still a child. Baldwin secured the support of the county's nobles and Hodierna allowed him to give Tortosa Castle to the Knights Templar to repel Nur ad-Din , who had started his attacks when he learned of the death of Raymond II.

Hodierna was with Melisende when she was on her deathbed in 1161. Balduin III. took Nablus back, exchanged it with Philip of Milly , who received the rule of Oultrejordain . Hodierna approved this transaction on behalf of Melisende.

Her daughter Melisende was slated to marry the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I ; the marriage contract was signed, Melisende was already referred to as "the future empress". When Manuel found out about the rumors of Melisende's illegitimacy, he married Maria of Antioch in her place - Raymond II speculated.

Hodierna died at an unknown time, presumably in the 1160s.

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