John of Caesarea

Johann Brisebarre († between 1239 and 1241) was a lord of Caesarea in the Kingdom of Jerusalem . He was a son of Walter Brisebarre , Lord of Caesarea, and Margaret of Ibelin.

Johann initially served his uncle Johann von Ibelin , the "old gentleman of Beirut", as a page and on July 21, 1228 he took part in the banquet in Limassol at which his uncle fell out with Emperor Frederick II over the reign of Cyprus. According to the tradition of Philip of Novara , Johann planned the murder of the emperor with his cousin, Anseau de Brie , but was prevented from carrying out the assassination attempt by his uncle, who could not reconcile such an act with his sense of justice and honor.

After Johann's father fell in the battle of Nicosia on June 24, 1229 , he took over his legacy and position in the baronial resistance ( Lombard war ) against the governors appointed by the emperor. In 1230 he captured the castle of St. Hilarion (Dieu d'Amour) , killing the imperial governor Gavin de Chenichy. When the hostilities shifted to the mainland, Johann led an army from Acre against Tire , held by the imperial family , which he was unable to capture. For this he was declared forfeit of his property by the imperial governor, Balian of Sidon , but this had no real consequences. In 1231 he belonged to the Haute Cour of Jerusalem , which refused to recognize the new imperial governor, Richard Filangieri , and fought in Cyprus against his troops on June 15, 1232 in the victorious battle of Agridi . In the following years John was one of the leading barons in both the Kingdom of Cyprus and the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Acre) against the imperial governors.

In 1239 Johann joined the crusade of King Theobald I of Navarre ( Crusade of the Barons ). The chronicler Philip of Novara noted his death before 1241. He may have been killed in the battle of Gaza .

Johann was married to Alice de Montaigu, whose uncles included the Archbishop Eustorgue of Nicosia , the hospitaller Garin de Montaigu and the Templar Grand Master Pierre de Montaigu . They had five children:

• Margarethe Brisebarre , heiress of Caesarea, ∞ Jean l'Aleman ;
• Alice Bisebarre, ⚭ Richard von Dampierre;
• Maria;
• Isabella Brisebarre, ⚭ Walter von Damiperre;
• Peter († young).

literature

• John L. Lamonte: The Lords of Caesarea in the Period of the Crusades , in: Speculum 22,2 (1947) 145-161, doi : 10.2307 / 2854723 .

Web links

• Jean at fmg.ac (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Walter III. Brisebarre	Lord of Caesarea 1229-1239 / 1241	Jean l'Aleman (de iure uxoris)