Julian Garnier

Julian Garnier († 1275 ) was as Julian of Sidon from 1240 to 1260, the last incumbent count of Sidon .

Life

The capture of Sidon in 1260 by the Mongols under Kitbukha. Depiction from the Flor des estoires de la terre d'Orient by Hethum by Korykos , second half of the 13th century.

He was the son of Balian (I.) Garnier and Marguerite de Reynel . When his father died in 1240 (or 1241), Julian became Count of Sidon .

In 1252 or 1255 he married Euphemia († 1309), daughter of King Hethum I of Lesser Armenia. Between 1256 and 1261 he maintained a relationship with Plaisance of Antioch († 1261), the widow of Henry I of Cyprus , which is why the Pope urged him to marry her. With Euphemia he had three children:

• Balian II. Garnier († 1277 at Botron ) ⚭ Marie von Gibelet, daughter of Heinrich I Embriaco , lord of Gibelet ;
• Johann († 1289 in Lesser Armenia );
• Margarethe ⚭ Guido II. Embriaco († 1282), Lord of Gibelet.

In 1256 Julian sold the Schuf rule, which belonged to his county as a vassal , to the Teutonic Order .

In 1260 he participated in an attack on the Mongols , who had just conquered Damascus . When these began to devastate the area around Sidon, Julian sold his county, including Beaufort Castle , to the Knights Templar and then joined the order himself. The city of Sidon was sacked by the Mongols under Kitbukha in 1260 and fell to the Mamluks in 1291 .

Julian separated after 1260 from his wife from the small Armenian royal house, the main Mongolian ally, or she separated from him. However, he avoided further provoking the Mongols.

Web links

• Julian Garnier at medieval-genealogie.de
• Julien at fmg.ac (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Balian Garnier	Count of Sidon 1240-1260	Knights Templar