Philip of Ibelin (Seneschal of Cyprus)

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Philip of Ibelin (* around 1255; † November 25, 1318 in Nicosia ) was a member of the House of Ibelin and the incumbent Seneschal of the Kingdom of Cyprus . He was one of the sons of Guido von Ibelin († 1255), Connétable of Cyprus, and Philippa Barlais.

Philip and his brothers, as the uncle of King Henry II of Cyprus, occupied a dominant position in the politics of the kingdom. Initially, from 1286, the elder Balian stood by the king's side as the leading minister in the office of the royal seneschal. Philipp seems to have been in Europe during those years. In any case, in 1292 he was on a squadron of four Venetian ships and two ships of the Knights Templar on his way home from Venice to Cyprus, when the latter was caught by a Genoese flotilla on its route and violently seized. More than three hundred Venetians were killed in sea combat; Philip's life was saved by a Genoese captain, who recognized his prominent position as the uncle of the Cypriot king. However, his personal belongings, including a silver plate, were stolen from him by the Genoese. How he subsequently got to Cyprus is unclear, but he was already in the wake of the king, his nephew, when they were picked up by a Venetian fleet in Salines (Larnaka) and escorted to Famagusta . The anonymous Templar of Tire was an eyewitness of this.

After Balian's death in 1301, Philip took over the office of seneschal from him and, as the king's closest confidant, held the de facto power of government for the following years. A nobility opposition quickly formed against him, headed by the younger brother of the king, Amalrich, Lord of Tire . In April 1306 he finally rose openly and demanded that the king, who was seriously ill, transfer the business of government. Philip's position quickly collapsed after the Queen Mother, his sister Isabella , and other members of the Ibelins joined the opposition. Only King Heinrich II continued to support his uncle, both of whom were besieged by Amalrich in the royal residence at Nicosia . When the Cypriot clergy finally changed sides, they ultimately had to give up and were imprisoned by Amalrich. In 1308 Philip the King and their followers were forcibly exiled by Amalrich to Cilician Armenia , whose King Oshin was to guard them. After Amalrich's murder, Philip and the king were able to return to Cyprus in August 1310 and restore the old balance of power. Philip died on November 25, 1318 in Nicosia and was buried there in the Franciscan Church.

Philipp was married twice. His first marriage to Marie de Hamus in 1280 did not result in any children. From his second marriage to Maria Embriaco († September 4, 1331), a daughter of Guido II Embriaco , Lord of Gibelet , he had five children:

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  1. ^ Templer von Tyrus , Gestes des Chiprois III, §537, p. 828f; Chronique d'Amadi I, p. 230f. According to a Genoese chronicle, this battle took place in July 1293. Iacobi Aurie annales, ed. by Georg Heinrich Pertz in: MGH , SS, 18 (1863), p. 352f.
  2. ↑ Templer von Tyrus, Gestes des Chiprois III, §538-539, p. 829f; Chronique d'Amadi I, p. 231f.
  3. Jump up ↑ Templer von Tire, Gestes des Chiprois III, §660, p. 857; Chronique d'Amadi I, p. 238.
  4. ↑ Templer von Tire, Gestes des Chiprois III, §661–665, pp. 857–861; Chronique d'Amadi I, pp. 241-248.
  5. ↑ Templer von Tire, Gestes des Chiprois III, §679–683, p. 865f; Chronique d'Amadi I, pp. 241-248.
  6. ↑ Templer von Tire, Gestes des Chiprois III, §699, p. 871; Chronique d'Amadi I, pp. 272-275.
  7. ↑ Chronique d'Amadi I, pp. 373, 379.
  8. ↑ Chronique d'Amadi I, p. 399.
  9. ↑ Chronique d'Amadi I, p. 399.
  10. ↑ Chronique d'Amadi I, p. 404.

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SURNAME Philip of Ibelin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Philippe d'Ibelin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Seneschal of Cyprus
DATE OF BIRTH around 1255
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1318
Place of death Nicosia