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Balian became a common name in the Ibelin family in the 13th century. Balian, lord of Beirut, son of John and grandson of the above Balian, succeeded his father as lord of Beirut in 1236. Balian of Beirut's brother, also named John, had a son named Balian; this Balian was lord of Arsuf and married Plaisance of Antioch. The name also passed into ...
Balian of Ibelin (French: Balian d'Ibelin; 1240–1302), seneschal of Cyprus, was a son of Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus, and Philippa Berlais. He married Alice of Hetumids of Lampron, daughter of Escive de Poitiers (daughter of Raymond-Roupen) and they had: [1] Guy d'Ibelin (1286–1308), Lord of Nicosia. [2]
Balian III of Beirut (died 1247) was the lord of Beirut, the second of his family, from 1236, and a son of the famous "Old Lord" John of Ibelin, [2] by his second wife Melisende of Arsuf. From his father he assumed the leadership of the nobility in the War of the Lombards , fought against the agents of Emperor Frederick II .
Balian's first son John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, was the leader of the opposition to Emperor Frederick II when the latter tried to impose imperial authority over the crusader states. The family briefly regained control of the castle of Ibelin in 1241 in the aftermath of Frederick's Sixth Crusade , when certain territories were ...
Balian ascends the social ranks from blacksmith to Baron of Ibelin after following his newfound father on crusade, ultimately forging an ahistorical and anachronistic analogy to the American dream.
The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin. Earlier that summer, Saladin had defeated the kingdom's army and conquered several cities. Balian was charged with organizing a defense. The city was full of refugees but had few soldiers.
Watching Ibelin roam around the fictional world of Azeroth adds a dynamic layer to the end of the documentary, which features Mats’ real funeral, where a few guild members show up to deliver ...
When Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer who spent endless hours playing World of Warcraft, died at 25 from a degenerative muscular disease, his parents had no idea just how vibrant his life was despite ...