Simon of Jerusalem

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Simon (also Simon of Jerusalem ; † after 1115 ) was the first known constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem .

He is mentioned in two royal documents, 1108 and 1115, as Symon ducis filius . He is equated with Simontus , mentioned by Anna Komnena as the envoy of King Baldwin I from Jerusalem to Tripoli , where he received Byzantine ambassadors in 1108. There he is referred to as the king's cousin. As a result, he was possibly a son of Duke Heinrich of Lower Lorraine and a maternal grandson of Count Eustach I of Boulogne .

literature

  • Alan V. Murray: The crusader Kingdom of Jérusalem. A Dynastic History 1099-1125 (= Occasional Publications of the Oxford Unit for Prosopographical Research. 4). Unit for Prosopographical Research - Linacre College, Oxford 2000, ISBN 1-900934-03-5 .
predecessor Office successor
- Constable of Jerusalem
before 1108 until after 1115 		Hugo Caulis
personal data
SURNAME Simon of Jerusalem
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Constable of Jerusalem
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH after 1115