Philip | |
|---|---|
| regent of Cyprus | |
| Reign | 1218 - |
| Born | 1180 |
| Died | 1227 |
| Noble family | House of Ibelin-Jaffa |
| Spouse(s) | Alice of Montbéliard |
| Issue | Maria, nun John (jurist), count of Jaffa and Ascalon |
| Father | Balian of Ibelin |
| Mother | Maria Komnene |
Philip of Ibelin (1180-1227) was a leading nobleman of the Kingdom of Cyprus. As a younger son of Balian of Ibelin and the dowager queen Maria Komnene, he came from the high Crusader nobility of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[1]
Life
Philip is first mentioned in 1206, when he and his older brother John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut accompanied their niece Alice[Note 1] to Cyprus for her marriage to Hugh I of Cyprus. Both brothers moved their power base to the island permanently before 1217, probably after coming into conflict with King John of Jerusalem. In 1218 Hugh I of Cyprus died and Philip was made steward (i.e. regent) to Henry I of Cyprus during his minority - in this position he was instrumental in the house of Ibelin's rising dominance over the island.[2]
Marriage and issue
Philip married Alice of Montbéliard (died after 1244), a sister of Odo of Montbéliard.[2] They had two children:
- Maria of Ibelin († after 1244), became a nun, for whom in 1244 Alice funded the establishment of St Theodor monastery in Nicosia.[3]
- John of Ibelin († 1266), Count of Jaffa[2]
Notes
- ↑ Alice was the grand-daughter of their mother, Maria Kommene, by her first marriage
Bibliography
- Steven Runciman: A History of the Crusades. 1951.
- Kenneth M. Setton, Robert Lee Wolff, Harry W. Hazard: A History of the Crusades, Volume II. The Later Crusades, 1189-1311. 2006.
References
- ↑ Boas, Adrian (2015-10-14). The Crusader World. Routledge. ISBN 9781317408321.
- 1 2 3 Schrader, Helena P. (2018-08-23). Rebels Against Tyranny: Civil War in the Crusader States. Wheatmark, Inc. ISBN 9781627876247.
- ↑ Cyprus Today. Public Information Office. 2006.