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Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus

1219 – 1259

Constable of Cyprus

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About Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus

Lived 1219 – 1259 (aged 40).

Guy of Ibelin (French: Guy d'Ibelin; 1215/1218 – after May 1255) was marshal and constable of the Kingdom of Cyprus. He was the fifth son of John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, and Melisende of Arsuf. He had close relations with the king of Cyprus, Henry I, acting as witness for two royal decrees; he was probably one of the King's executors named in a papal bull of Pope Alexander IV. With his brother Baldwin of Ibelin, he led the Cypriot crusaders in the siege of Damietta in 1248.

According to the medieval chronicler John of Joinville, he was one of the most accomplished knights of his generation and a benevolent ruler on Cyprus. Joinville recounts an episode when he, Guy and Baldwin had been taken prisoner by Saracen rebels:

Guy married Phillipa Berlais, daughter of Aimery Berlais. Their children were:

Baldwin, bailli of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, then constable of the Kingdom of Cyprus John, assassinated in 1277 Aimery Balian (1240–1302), seneschal of Cyprus, 1286–1302 Philip (1253–1318), seneschal of Cyprus, 1302–1318 Isabella (1241 † 1324), wife of King Hugh III of Cyprus Alice, married Odo of Dampierre Eschiva, a nun Melisende Marie

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Constable

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Parent
John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut
Parent
Melisende of Arsuf

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Who was Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus?

Constable of Cyprus

When was Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus born?

Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus was born on 30 November 1219.

When did Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus die?

Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus died on 30 November 1259.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus

· Wikidata: Q1553726

· DBpedia: Guy of Ibelin, Constable of Cyprus

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