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Sibylla (Old French: Sibyl; c. 1159 – 25 July 1190) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1190. She reigned alongside her husband Guy of Lusignan, to whom she was unwaveringly attached despite his unpopularity among the barons of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Sibylla was the eldest daughter of King Amalric and the only daughter of Agnes of ...
Jerusalem aged 61 Sibylla 1186–1190: c. 1160 daughter of King Amalric and Agnes of Courtenay: William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon 1176 one son Guy of Lusignan April 1180 2 daughters: 25 July (probable), 1190 Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem aged about 40 Isabella I 1190/1192–1205: 1172 Nablus, Kingdom of Jerusalem daughter of King ...
Having arrived in the Holy Land (where his brother Aimery was already prominent) at an unknown date, Guy was hastily married to Sibylla in 1180 to prevent a political incident within the kingdom. As the health of his brother-in-law Baldwin IV of Jerusalem deteriorated, Sibylla appointed Guy as regent for his stepson, Baldwin V. Baldwin IV died ...
Sibylla's uncle Joscelin of Courtenay persuaded Raymond III of Tripoli and his allies to leave Jerusalem, and urged her supporters (including Raynald of Châtillon) to assemble in the town. [33] Ignoring the 1185 ruling of the High Court, the noblemen and prelates who came to Jerusalem concluded that Sibylla was the lawful heir to her son. [34]
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King Baldwin had meanwhile fallen out with Sibylla's husband, Guy. Upon hearing about the siege, he disinherited Guy and Sibylla and had Sibylla's son, Baldwin V, crowned as co-king. [49] The king then led his army to the relief of Kerak. [50] In 1184, Saladin again besieged Kerak and once more fled before Baldwin IV's army. [51]
The princess was 87 years old. “With great sadness today I received the news that my sister, Princess Birgitta, has passed away,” the King wrote in a statement. “My sister was a colorful and ...
As the highest-ranking lord remaining in Jerusalem, according to the chronicler Ibn al-Athir, Balian was seen by the Muslims as holding a rank "more or less equal to that of a king." [5] Balian found the situation in Jerusalem dire. The city was filled with refugees fleeing Saladin's conquests, with more arriving daily.